AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

Ap Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
5154017978ParallelismSimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases or clauses0
5154017979IsocolonA succession of phrases in equal length and corresponding structure1
5154017980ClimaxMounting by degrees through words or sentences of increasing weight in parallel construction with an emphasis on the high point or culmination of series or events or of an experience2
5154017981AnithesisJuxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases3
5154017982JuxtapositionAn act of positioning close together4
5154017983ParadoxA statement that appears to contradict itself5
5154017984OxymoronThe yoking of two t take that are ordinarily contradictory6
5154017985SegueTo move smoothly and unhesitatingly from one state, m comfortable took, situation, or element to another7
5154017986EllipsisOmission of one or more words, which must be supplied by the listener or reader8
5154017987AsyndetonOmission of conjunctions between words, phrases or clauses9
5154017988AppositionPlacing side by side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first10
5154017989ParenthesisInsertion of some verbal unit in a position they interrupts the normal syntactic flow of the sentence11
5154017990PolysyndetonStyle that employs a great many conjunctions12
5154017991AnaphoraRepetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of the successive clauses or verses13
5154017992EpistropheRepetition of a word or phrase at the end of several clauses14
5154017993AnalogyComparison between two things15
5154017994PersonificationInvesting abstractions or inanimate objects with human qualities or abilities16
5154017995AllusionAn instance of indirect reference17
5154017996PunA play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words18
5154017997EuphemismSubstitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit19
5154074841MetonymySubstitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is meant20
5154074842PeriphrasisTo talk around something21
5154074843ApostropheTalking to something that can not talk back to you22
5154074844MotifA recurrent thematic element in an artistic of literary work23
5154074845ArchetypeThe original model of which all other similar persons, objects or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned or emulated24

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!