4910259013 | Invective | Abusive language | 0 | |
4910259014 | Anecdote | Short often humorous story to illustrate a point or introduce | 1 | |
4910259015 | Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using like, as, than. M | 2 | |
4910259016 | Symbol | Something that stands for its self and something other than itself | 3 | |
4910259017 | Parallel structure | The repetition of grammatical structure | 4 | |
4929692149 | Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration | 5 | |
5272623624 | Analogy | Asks the reader to see a resemblance between two things that are actually very different (Comparison) | 6 | |
5272623625 | Logical fallacy | Mistake in reasoning | 7 | |
5272623626 | Ad Hominen argument | (Literally means to the man) Attacks your opponent and ignores the issue at hand | 8 | |
5272623627 | Ad populum argument | An appeal to the majority | 9 | |
5272623628 | Post hoc, ergo procter hoc fallacy | After this, therefor because of this | 10 | |
5279408569 | Alliteration | Reputation of consonant sounds M | 11 | |
5279408570 | Assonance | Reputation of vowel sounds M | 12 | |
5279408571 | Euphemism | Subsitute words for something that might be offensive M | 13 | |
5279408572 | Metonymy | Referring to something by substituting it with something it is associated with Ex: the crown declared several new words M | 14 | |
5279408573 | Metaphor | A direct comparison saying that one is the other (no like or as) M | 15 | |
5316868729 | Anthesis | Parallel structure that uses contrasting ideas M | 16 | |
5316868730 | Imagery | Words that Appeals to all senses | 17 | |
5316868731 | Mood | The feeling created in the reader | 18 | |
5316868732 | Parody | When you ridicule or make fun of a work by imitating its style | 19 | |
5316868733 | Rhetorical question | A question that you don't expect to be answered | 20 | |
5338535349 | Elegy | Work that expresses sorrow and morns something or someone lost | 21 | |
5338535350 | Foreshadowing | A hint about something that will happen | 22 | |
5338535351 | Onomatopoeia | A word that sounds like what it represents M | 23 | |
5338535352 | Pun | A play on words | 24 | |
5338535353 | Ambiguity | Being unclear | 25 | |
5408625376 | Apotheosis | The elevation of someone or something to such a high level it appears god like | 26 | |
5408625377 | Point of view | Perspective from which a story is told | 27 | |
5408625378 | Satire | Ridiculing or making fun of a human vice (something we are dependent apon that's not a good thing) to affect a change | 28 | |
5408625379 | Irony | The difference between appearance and reality | 29 | |
5408625380 | Dramatic irony | When the audience knows something that the characters don't | 30 | |
5408625381 | Situational irony | When things turn out differently than we expect | 31 | |
5408625382 | Verbal irony | Saying the opposite of what you mean | 32 | |
5445087850 | Atmosphere | Emotional feeling with a type of work | 33 | |
5445099582 | Colloquialism | Everyday speech (Slang, informal, conversational) | 34 |
AP Lang Literature Terms 2 Flashcards
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