AP Language Terms (Part 4) Flashcards

5004423158	Verbal Irony	Occurs when a speaker makes a contradiction to what he says.	0
5004426008	Situational Irony	When incongruity appears when something is supposed to happen but something else occurs. Has to do with the theme of the story.	1
5004426009	Dramatic Irony	Stylistic, and useful device used for plot, and creating situations where the audience knows the hidden information of the story. (causes of conflicts & resolution).	2
5004432635	Litotes	A figure of speech, meaning an understatement that uses double negatives, or a positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions.	3
5004435480	Loose Sentence (Non-Periodic Sentence)	Begins with a main clause that is followed by phrases/or clauses that add information to the main or independent clause.	4
5004435481	Metaphor	Comparing two things and making by implying one thing is another thing. Ex: The curtain of the night.	5
5004437950	Metonymy	A figure of speech consisting the name for one thing that of another and of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated.	6
5004437951	Mood	A temporary state of mind or feeling.	7
5004437952	Narrative	A report of related events presented to an audience by arranged words in a logical sequence.	8
5004444283	Onomatopoeia	Words that sound like their meaning. Ex: Bam! Pow!	9