AP Language Terms - part 1 Flashcards

4254065895	sermon which can include a moral, serious talk, speech of lecture	homily	0
4254065896	literal, dictionary definition of a word	denotation	1
4254065897	drawing of a reasonable conclusion from the information presented	inference	2
4254065898	an implied, direct comparison	metaphor	3
4254065899	refers to grammatical framing of words, phrases, sentences, etc that show structural similarity	parallelism	4
4254065900	repetition of initial consonant sounds	alliteration	5
4254065901	an emotionally violent verbal attack using abusive language	invective	6
4254065902	a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy, where a clever but unusual comparison is made	conceit	7
4254065903	teaching	didactic	8
4254065904	a figure of speech which names one object as a substitute for another closely related	metonymy	9
4254065905	a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb	clause	10
4254065906	a device used to produce figurative language	figure of speech	11
4254065907	a statement that appears to be self-contradictory but on closer inspection contains some degree of truth	paradox	12
4254065908	a form of understatement that affirms the point by denying the opposite	litotes	13
4254065909	the word or phrase referred to by a pronoun	antecedent	14
4254065910	where natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of the words	onomatopoeia	15
4254065911	a major category in to which a literary work fits	genre	16
4254065912	the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	colloquial	17
4254065913	a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word or concept	euphemism	18
4254065914	where an author groups appraently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox	oxymoron	19