9880430399 | Syllogism | A three part argument ( If A - B - then C) | 0 | |
9880435222 | Anaphora | Repetition at the START of a sentence | 1 | |
9880437466 | Epistrophe | Repetition at the END of a sentence | 2 | |
9880440296 | Litotes | The statement of what something is NOT to explain what it is | 3 | |
9880454821 | Catharsis | A refreshed feeling of (sometimes spiritual) renewal | 4 | |
9880467032 | Peripeteia | Reversal of fortune | 5 | |
9880469860 | Dramatic irony | When the audience knows more than the reader | 6 | |
9880472435 | Juxtaposition | Placement of things side-by-side for contrast | 7 | |
9880474929 | Hypotaxis | Build-up of dependent clauses to support other suboordinate clauses | 8 | |
9880567845 | Parataxis | Build-up of independent clauses | 9 | |
9880575123 | Inductive | Build up of examples to prove a point | 10 | |
9880578239 | Deductive | Claim based argument | 11 | |
9880582891 | Loose Sentence | Independent clause followed by a series of dependent clauses | 12 | |
9880587735 | Periodic Sentence | Series of dependent clauses and finished with an independent clause | 13 | |
9880599292 | Synesthesia | A blurring of the senses | 14 | |
9880855632 | Apostrophe | To speak to a person or symbol who is absent (O! Holy One) | 15 | |
9880894582 | Conceit | A far-fetched metaphor | 16 | |
9880894583 | Euphemism | An indirect expression in an attempt not to be blunt or harsh | 17 | |
9880900164 | Onomatopeia | A word that sounds how it's read (Plip Plop) (Scoff) | 18 | |
9880904973 | Asyndeton | Lack of conjunctions between items | 19 | |
9880912714 | Polysyndenton | Conjunction between items for emphasis | 20 | |
9880916349 | Hyperbole | exaggeration for effect | 21 | |
9880919305 | Alliteration | Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words | 22 | |
9880931609 | Assonance | Repetition of noun sounds | 23 | |
9881030359 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 24 | |
9881050619 | Anastrophe | The reversal of the natural order of words | 25 | |
11935893986 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 26 | |
11935941650 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea | 27 | |
11935957950 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 28 | |
11935961479 | Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 29 | |
11936036071 | dichotomy | comparing two things that are complete opposites | 30 | |
11936144947 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases | 31 | |
11936165329 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 32 | |
11936195741 | Meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry | 33 | |
11936381160 | Symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. | 34 | |
11936448686 | Irony | The deliberate use of opposite language | 35 | |
11936505674 | Ellipses | Indicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted / a trailing off to leave things up to interpretation | 36 |
AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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