AP Language Day 5 Notes 17-20 Flashcards
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An analogy is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar. Only read the information below to help you understand.
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Analogy
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It is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. Examples are found in literary works as well as in ordinary conversations.
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Parallelism
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It is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
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Allusion
4
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It is the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.
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Metonymy
