AP Language Vocab Flashcards

5225654326	Satire	Targets human voices and follies, or social institutions and conventions, for reform or ridicule	0
5225654327	Simile	An explicit comparison using the words "like", "as", or "if"	1
5225654328	Style	An evaluation of the sum of the choices of an author makes in blending literary devices	2
5225654329	Subject complement	Word or phrase that follows a linking verb and complements the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it	3
5225654330	Subordinate clause	Contains both a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone	4
5225654331	Syllogism	A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises-major and minor-that inevitably lead to a second conclusion	5
5225654332	Symbol/ symbolism	Anything that represents or stands for something else	6
5225654333	Natural symbols	Use object and occurrences from nature to represent ideas commonly associated with them	7
5225654334	Conventional symbols	Those that have been invested with meaning by a group	8
5225654335	Literary symbols	Symbols that are sometimes conventional on the sense that they are found in a variety of works are generally recognized	9