7724158415 | Parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner | 0 | |
7724158416 | Pedantic | boringly scholarly or academic or bookish; pompous; self-important; making a show of knowledge | 1 | |
7724158417 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end near the period. | 2 | |
7724160884 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 3 | |
7724163867 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions; the use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed | 4 | |
7724163868 | Point of View | In literature it is the method of narration; the lens through which the reader sees the action; the perspective from which a story is told. It can also be a particular attitude or way of considering a matter from the author's perspective | 5 | |
7724175763 | Predicate adjective | follows a linking verb and describes the subject | 6 | |
7724175764 | Predicate nominative | Follows a linking verb and names or renames the subject | 7 | |
7724179230 | Prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure; any writing that is not poetry; ordinary writing as distinguished from verse | 8 | |
7724179231 | Repetition | The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect.; word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity | 9 | |
7724179232 | Rhetoric | The art of using language effectively and persuasively; from the Greek for "orator" | 10 | |
7724181424 | Rhetorical modes | describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing; exposition, description, narration, argumentation | 11 | |
7724184552 | Rhetorical questions (Erotesis) | questions asked for effect rather than answers; question you ask without expecting an answer | 12 | |
7724185539 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt; harsh or cutting comment; scornful remark; a type of verba irony | 13 |
AP Literature Group 4 Flashcards
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