AP Literature Terms Flashcards

5962949600	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, wheels for car; band aid for adhesive bandage	0
5962954665	metonymy	a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which is is related, let's go to bed for going to sleep	1
5962964613	sanguine	cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident	2
5962972453	rhetoric	the undue use of exaggeration or display, bombast; the ability to use language effectively	3
5962975760	pragmatic	of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations; advocating behavior that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma	4
5962982436	sycophant	a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite	5
5962982437	didactic	intended for instruction; morally instructive	6
5962987355	mawkish	characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; having a mildly sickening flavor	7
5962990610	egregious	extraordinary in some bad way; outrageous	8
5962993768	ameliorate	to make or become better, more bearable, more satisfactory	9