5165080791 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction | 0 | |
5165082781 | Paradox | A statement of preposition that, despite sound reasoning from an acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory | 1 | |
5165084605 | Parallelsim | The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning etc. | 2 | |
5165084606 | Parody | An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect | 3 | |
5165084607 | Pathos | A quality that evokes a feeling (pity, sadness etc...) | 4 | |
5165086733 | Personification | The attribution of a personal nature of human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form | 5 | |
5165088662 | Point-of-view | The narrator's position in relation to the story being told. | 6 | |
5165088663 | Pun/wordplay | A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike that have different meanings | 7 | |
5165090713 | Repitition | The action of repeating something that has already been said or written | 8 | |
5165090714 | Rhetorical Question | Figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a rather rather than to elicit an answer | 9 | |
5165092407 | Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, of ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 10 | |
5165092408 | Simile | A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid | 11 | |
5165094001 | Structure | The arrangement of words and relations between the parts or element of a complex piece | 12 | |
5165094002 | Symbol | A thing that represents or stands foe something else, especially a material object representing something abstract | 13 | |
5165094003 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vise versa | 14 | |
5165096330 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in language | 15 | |
5165096331 | Theme | The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition, a topic | 16 | |
5165096332 | Tone | The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation | 17 | |
5165096333 | Transition | A passage in a piece of writing that smoothly connects two topics or sections to each other. | 18 | |
5165106312 | Understatement | The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is | 19 | |
5165108229 | Irony | The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect | 20 | |
5165108230 | Voice | A particular opinion or attitude expressed | 21 | |
5165108231 | Motif | A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary compostition | 22 | |
5165110146 | Mood | The atmosphere or pervading tine of something, especially a work of art. | 23 |
AP Language Literary Terms (B) Flashcards
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