AP Language Flashcards

2518653781	Hyperbole	Purposeful exaggeration of the truth for effect	0
2518653782	Analogy	Extended metaphor or long simile in which an explicit comparison is made	1
2518653783	Rhetorical question	A question, not for the purpose of further discussion, but to assert an answer implicitly	2
2518653784	Antithesis	Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are juxtaposed through parallel structure	3
2518653785	Anaphora	Repeating words or set of words at beginning of successive sentences, clauses or phrases	4
2518653786	Epistrophe	Repeating words or set of words at end of successive sentences, clauses or phrases	5
2518653787	Anadiplosis	Repetition of the last word of a phrase or clause at the beginning of the next phrase or clause	6
2518653788	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	7
2518653789	Euphemism	The inclusion of a less offensive expression in place of a more offensive one	8
2518653790	Periodic sentence	A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. The independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone	9
2518653791	Colloquialism	Is the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing	10
2518653792	Aphorism	A pithy observation that contains a general truth. Similar to a proverb	11