AP Language and Composition Glossary of Rhetorical Devices

Now I'm stranded in the center / of a living submarine.

• an idiom

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

Words that end in the same sound have this trait: The fairy named Mary was known for being merry - and hairy!

• repetition

• rhyme

• meter

• alliteration

Which sound device is being used in the following sentence? Down and down and down he fell into the deep recesses of the cave.

• Idiom

• Repetition

• Simile

• Hyperbole

a comparison of one thing as if it were another

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

What type of figurative device is the following line? His tears fell like raindrops in a storm.

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Idiom

the representation of an animal or object that has the personality, actions, or emotions of a human

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

Which of the following appeals to logic?

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

Which of the following pairs is an example of assonance?

• deep and dark

• smile and bright

• sale and buy

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• Only similes compare two unlike things.

• Only metaphors use like or as in the comparison

• Similes are literal statements

• Similes use like or as, while metaphors do not

Use of the word like or as to create a comparison between two things: “My love is like a red, red rose that’s newly sprung in June” (Robert Burns).

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole