8901716005 | Antithesis | Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction. | 0 | |
8901716006 | Cumulative sentence | Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on. | 1 | |
8901716010 | Imperative sentence | Sentence used to command or enjoin. | 2 | |
8901716011 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasise similarities or differences. | 3 | |
8901716012 | Metaphor | Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as. | 4 | |
8901716014 | Oxymoron | Paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another. | 5 | |
8901716016 | Parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related word , phrases, or clauses. | 6 | |
8901716017 | Periodic sentence | Sentence whose main clause is held until the end. | 7 | |
8901716018 | Personification | Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea. | 8 | |
8901716022 | Zeugma | Use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings. | 9 | |
8901771761 | hortative sentence | sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action | 10 | |
8901771762 | Inversion | Inverted order of words in a sentence (variation of subject-verb-object order) | 11 | |
8901771763 | rhetorical question | Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer | 12 | |
8901771764 | Synedoche | Figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole | 13 | |
8901777311 | archaic diction | old-fashioned or outdated choice of words | 14 | |
8901857190 | Diction | Speakers choice of words | 15 | |
8901857191 | Syntax | The arrangement of words in a sentence and sentences in a paragraph | 16 | |
8901857192 | Tone | The speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience. | 17 | |
8901857193 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 18 | |
8901857194 | Metaphor | Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as | 19 | |
8901857195 | Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration | 20 | |
8901857196 | Pacing | The speed or tempo of an author's writing, how quickly the author reveals details | 21 | |
8901857197 | compound sentence | two or more independent clauses | 22 | |
8901857198 | complex sentence | A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 23 | |
8901857199 | Imagery | Descriptive language that appeals to the senses | 24 | |
8901857200 | Satire | Use of sarcasm or irony to criticize | 25 |
AP Language Chapter 2 Flashcards
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