Ap Language Terms Flashcards
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| 7367497077 | Simple Sentence | A sentence that has one independent clause | 0 | |
| 7367509882 | Compound Sentence | A sentence that has 2 independent clauses joined by a conjunction | 1 | |
| 7367518388 | Complex sentence | A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses | 2 | |
| 7367556819 | Parallelism/ Balanced sentences | Sentences with similar grammatical structures | 3 | |
| 7367568261 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive clauses | 4 | |
| 7367575486 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 5 | |
| 7367587745 | Polysyndeton | Several conjunctions are used | 6 | |
| 7367592296 | Simile | The comparison using like or as | 7 | |
| 7367595585 | Metaphor | The comparison between 2 things with out using like or as | 8 | |
| 7367600712 | Personification | Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects | 9 | |
| 7367607252 | Anecdote | A short story about a real incident or person | 10 | |
| 7367613680 | Epigraph | A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter to suggest its theme | 11 | |
| 7367626478 | Epithet | An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a qualities or characteristic of the person or thing mentioned | 12 | |
| 7367644147 | Repetition | The action of repeating something | 13 | |
| 7367660705 | Allusion | An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it | 14 | |
| 7367666432 | Apostrophe | An exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person or thing | 15 | |
| 7367673350 | Connotation | An idea of feeling that a word invokes in addition to it's literal meaning | 16 | |
| 7367680845 | Rhetoric | Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect | 17 | |
| 7367687503 | Logos | A statement sentence or argument used to convince someone something based on logic | 18 | |
| 7367698764 | Pathos | Convincing your audience that you can be trusted | 19 | |
| 7367706143 | Ethos | Means to convince an audience of the authors credibility or character | 20 | |
| 7367713073 | Rhetorical question | A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer | 21 | |
| 7367721120 | Aphorism | An observation that contains a general truth | 22 | |
| 7367725290 | Irony | Expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite | 23 | |
| 7367731233 | Motif | A distinctive feature of dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition | 24 | |
| 7367737057 | Juxtaposition | The fact of 2 things being seen or placed together with contrasting effects | 25 | |
| 7367742683 | Analogy | A comparison between 2 things typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification | 26 |