AP Lang. Highly Missed Literary Devices

character or idea that is the oposite and is placed in juxtaposition

extended metaphor, comparing different objects in a fanciful and extreme way

two words with opposite meaning combined into one phrase

unnecessary and distracting repetition done over and over and over

affirmative idea expressed by the negation of the opposite

a flashback; to restore or do over

religious discourse or sermon

statement that seems contadictory but is true

to anticipate and answer before asked; to occur before expected

description using the part of something to represent the whole

story or scene that show rural life in its innocence and serenity

understatement dealing with a significant issue

writing a series of words twice, reversing the order the second time

style in which one thing represents another thing or in which characters take on symbolic meaning

to address an absent or dead character

raising a question then immediately answering it