AP Lang Terms

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was like the sun.'

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Metonymy

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A figure of speech in which an actual word or idea is replaced with a related word or concept. Example: 'The White House issued a statement.'

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Figurative Language

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Writing that is not meant to be taken literally, often used to create vivid imagery or express complex ideas. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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Antithesis

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A contrast of ideas and words in a balanced or parallel construction. Example: 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'

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Analogy

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A comparison of one pair of things to a parallel set of things, used to argue that the relationship between one set is the same as the relationship between the second set. Example: 'Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get.'

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a river.'

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-human things. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. Example: 'Deafening silence.'

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally. Example: 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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Idiom

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'Kick the bucket' means to die.