14675302995 | Allegory | A story that acts as an extended metaphor. | 0 | |
14675305665 | Allusion | A brief reference to a historical or literature figure | 1 | |
14675307712 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or lots of words at the beginning of several phrases. | 2 | |
14675311152 | Antithesis | a contrast or opposition between two things | 3 | |
14675313506 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 4 | |
14675315166 | Connotation | Any meaning a word conveys in addition to it's original meaning | 5 | |
14675325515 | Diction | The authors choice and use or words in a text | 6 | |
14675330218 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 7 | |
14675330590 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive phrases or sentences | 8 | |
14675333465 | Ethos | Person relying on their character to get their point across | 9 | |
14675339742 | figurative language | Using words to describe what you're saying without actually describing what you're saying. | 10 | |
14675343018 | Hyperbole | over exaggeration | 11 | |
14675344854 | image | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 12 | |
14675345703 | Isocolon | Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length | 13 | |
14675347316 | Irony | When reality is different from what appears or is anticipated. | 14 | |
14675351652 | Logos | Appeal to logic | 15 | |
14675353691 | Litotes | understatement | 16 | |
14675355357 | Metonymy | A metaphor that has something related to a second thing substituted for the second thing | 17 | |
14675358184 | Pathos | Emotions | 18 | |
14675359726 | Polyptoton | Repetion of words in different forms | 19 | |
14675365272 | Prose | Literature in a non rhythm. | 20 | |
14675366287 | Rhetoric | effective writing or speaking to accomplish a purpose | 21 | |
14675368671 | Synecdoche | Metaphor where a part is subbed for the whole | 22 | |
14675370951 | Syntax | how words are put together to form sentences | 23 | |
14675376705 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature | 24 | |
14675376706 | Tone | The attitude towards the subject | 25 |
Ap English Language List Flashcards
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