AP Running notes (17-20) Flashcards
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Analogy
A
a comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to another thing that is different from it. It aims at explaining that idea by comparing it to something familiar.
2
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Parallelism
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The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter. “Like father, like son” “Easy come, easy go.”
3
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Allusion
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A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea. It is a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to spot the illusion and grasp its importance to the text.
4
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Metonymy
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It replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else in which it is closely associated.
