AP Language and Composition Flashcards

2557682121	Oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	0
2557684762	Paradox	a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.	1
2557689130	Mock Heroic	imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject.	2
2557690864	Cliche	a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.	3
2557692259	Colloquilism	a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.	4
2557696859	Dialect	a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.	5
2557696860	Vernacular	the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.	6
2557697611	Invective	insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.	7
2557697612	Anathema	something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.	8
2557698835	Antecendet	a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another.	9
2557717017	Apostrophe	Apostrophe is a rhetorical term for breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing.	10
2557717024	Personification	Giving something human like characteristics.	11
2557719277	Motif	a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.	12
2557719278	Conceit	a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.	13
2557720914	Ambiguity	uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.	14
2557725731	Juxtaposition	he fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.	15
2557737186	Metonymy	the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant.	16
2557737187	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.	17
2557739409	Periodic Sentence	A periodic sentence has the main clause or predicate at the end. This is used for emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the final point is made. It can also create suspense or interest for the reader.	18
2557739410	Litotes	ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary	19
2557740087	Hyperbole	Extreme exaggeration	20
2557742174	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	21
2557743958	Parable	a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.	22
2557743959	Homily	a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon.	23
2557744830	Didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.	24
2557748957	Pedantic	an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish	25
2557771590	Parody	an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.	26
2557772362	Satire	the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.	27
2557772363	Bathos	an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous.	28
2557773667	Anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.	29
2557773668	Vignette	a brief evocative description, account, or episode.	30
2557774544	Syllogism	an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion	31
2557774545	Inductive Reasoning	Inductive reasoning is a logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion. Inductive reasoning is often used in applications that involve prediction, forecasting, or behavior.	32
2557776016	Deductive Reasoning	Deductive reasoning is a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. Deductive reasoning is sometimes referred to as top-down logic. Its counterpart, inductive reasoning, is sometimes referred to as bottom-up logic.	33