AP language Flashcards
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3641702905 | Liot | 0 | ||
3641702906 | Understament | 1 | ||
3641702907 | Euphony | Quality of being pleasing to the ear | 2 | |
3641702908 | Caciphony | Harsh discord of sounds | 3 | |
3641702909 | Invective | Verbal attack | 4 | |
3641747226 | Juxtaposition | Putting two things next to each other to contradict or contrast each other | 5 | |
3641747227 | Motif | Reoccurring object or signal with meaning | 6 | |
3641747228 | Paradox | Two true statements that are contradictory when put together | 7 | |
3650727748 | Irony | Contrast between bad things and what you would expect | 8 | |
3650727749 | Parody | Imitation with exaggeration | 9 | |
3650727750 | Satyr | Using humor or irony to point out vices or stupidity | 10 | |
3664854335 | Assonance | The repetition of a vowel sound | 11 | |
3664854336 | Consonance | A series of words or phrases starting with the same condiments | 12 | |
3664854337 | Anadiplosis | Repetition of the same word or phrase to end one clause and then again to begin the next "When you play, you play hard" | 13 | |
3664891681 | Antecedent | The word phrase or clause followed by a referring pronoun | 14 | |
3664891682 | Syllogism | If a equals B and B equals c then a equals c | 15 | |
3664891683 | Pedantic ???? | Obsessed with being literal in their time or meaning | 16 | |
3664922591 | Cliche | An overused statement | 17 | |
3664922592 | Colloquialism ??? | A form of slang that shouldn't be used for formal situations | 18 | |
3664922593 | Vernacular | Using a native language or a person or place | 19 |