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AP Lang Literature Terms 2 Flashcards

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4910259013InvectiveAbusive language0
4910259014AnecdoteShort often humorous story to illustrate a point or introduce1
4910259015SimileA comparison of two unlike things using like, as, than. M2
4910259016SymbolSomething that stands for its self and something other than itself3
4910259017Parallel structureThe repetition of grammatical structure4
4929692149HyperboleExtreme exaggeration5
5272623624AnalogyAsks the reader to see a resemblance between two things that are actually very different (Comparison)6
5272623625Logical fallacyMistake in reasoning7
5272623626Ad Hominen argument(Literally means to the man) Attacks your opponent and ignores the issue at hand8
5272623627Ad populum argumentAn appeal to the majority9
5272623628Post hoc, ergo procter hoc fallacyAfter this, therefor because of this10
5279408569AlliterationReputation of consonant sounds M11
5279408570AssonanceReputation of vowel sounds M12
5279408571EuphemismSubsitute words for something that might be offensive M13
5279408572MetonymyReferring to something by substituting it with something it is associated with Ex: the crown declared several new words M14
5279408573MetaphorA direct comparison saying that one is the other (no like or as) M15
5316868729AnthesisParallel structure that uses contrasting ideas M16
5316868730ImageryWords that Appeals to all senses17
5316868731MoodThe feeling created in the reader18
5316868732ParodyWhen you ridicule or make fun of a work by imitating its style19
5316868733Rhetorical questionA question that you don't expect to be answered20
5338535349ElegyWork that expresses sorrow and morns something or someone lost21
5338535350ForeshadowingA hint about something that will happen22
5338535351OnomatopoeiaA word that sounds like what it represents M23
5338535352PunA play on words24
5338535353AmbiguityBeing unclear25
5408625376ApotheosisThe elevation of someone or something to such a high level it appears god like26
5408625377Point of viewPerspective from which a story is told27
5408625378SatireRidiculing or making fun of a human vice (something we are dependent apon that's not a good thing) to affect a change28
5408625379IronyThe difference between appearance and reality29
5408625380Dramatic ironyWhen the audience knows something that the characters don't30
5408625381Situational ironyWhen things turn out differently than we expect31
5408625382Verbal ironySaying the opposite of what you mean32
5445087850AtmosphereEmotional feeling with a type of work33
5445099582ColloquialismEveryday speech (Slang, informal, conversational)34

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