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Literary Test #2, AP Literature Flashcards

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8669254782anithesisa statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced -example: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong0
8669280089apostrophea figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or some abstraction -example: Cars, please get me to work1
8669294507asyndetona construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions -example: "I came. I saw. I conquered." -Julius Caesar, excludes and2
8669313544maxima concise statement, often offering advise; an adage -example: its better to be safe than sorry3
8669324942metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it -example: Lend me your ears4
8669340907non-sequituran inference that does not follow logically from the premises -example: My refrigerator is acting up. I'd better read that book by Friday.5
8669362528parentheticala comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to quality or explain -example: Uncle Charlie, when he was told about the escaped fleas, broke out in a blush.6
8669381176polysyndetonthe use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural -example: Today, my teacher gave me math homework and science homework and reading homework and a project to complete!`7
8669407290sarcasmharsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule -example: I work 40 hours a week to be this poor8
8669419524satirethe use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions -example: "dont shoot"--says someone with a gun9
8669454576solecismnon-standard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules -example: we should keep this between you and I (should be you and me)10
8669471997syllepsisa construction in which one word is used in two different senses -examples: "When I address Fred I never have to raise either my voice or my hopes."11
8669484679synecdocheusing one part of an object to represent the entire object -example: The word "sails" is often used to refer to a whole ship.12

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