AP Lang set 2 (figurative language - personification)

figurative language

opposite of "literal language". Not meant to be taken literally

analogy

comparison of one pair of variables to a parallel set of variables

hyperbole

exaggeration

idiom

a common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally

metaphor

making an implied comparison, not using "like", "as", or other such words

metonymy

replacing an actual word or idea with a related word or concept

synecdoche

a kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa

simile

using words such as "like" or "as" to make a direct comparison between two very different things

synesthesia

a description involving a "crossing of the senses"

personification

giving human-like qualities to something that is not human