AP Language Flashcards

2460952705	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole.	0
2460953552	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty").	1
2460953553	Chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.")	2
2460955005	Anaphora	A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.	3
2460956124	Anathema	(n) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation	4
2460959460	Parable	A metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life and told in a simple story or riddle; it uses comparisons to teach a moral or lesson.	5
2460962066	Parallelism	Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other	6
2460963189	Satire	A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by portraying it in an extreme way. It doesn't simply abuse (as in invective) or get personal (as in sarcasm). It targets groups or large concepts rather than individuals.	7
2460964873	Apostrophe	A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply	8
2460966390	Connotation	All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests; what comes to mind when a word is said.	9
2460966391	Denotation	Literal meaning of a word; dictionary definitions	10
2460969010	Inversion	A reversal of the usual order of words.	11
2460990972	Induction	A method of reasoning by which a writer collects a number of instances and forms a generalization that is meant to apply to all instances.	12
2460990973	Deduction	A form of reasoning that begins with a generalization, then applies the generalization to a specific case or cases.	13