AP Language Flashcards

5873620826	Synecdoche	A literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. Example: "bread and butter" (for "livelihood"), "suits" (for "businesspeople"), and "boots" (for "soldiers")	0
5873626414	Malapropism	the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect Example: "dance a flamingo" should be "dance a flamenco"	1
5873632295	Harangue	lecture (someone) at length in an aggressive and critical manner / a lengthy and aggressive speech.	2
5873635388	Archetype	A very typical example of a certain person or thing	3
5873636726	Juxtaposition	The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.	4
5873640482	Zeugma	The use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way Example: On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold.	5
5873642881	Polysyndeton	A figure of speech in which several conjunctions are used to join connected clauses in places where they are not contextually necessary. Example: I ate the chicken, and the salad, and the turkey, and the wild rice, and the bread, and the mashed potatoes, and the cranberry sauce.	6
5873644212	Asyndeton	The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence (opposite of Polysyndeton) Example: I came, I saw, I conquered.	7
5873644213	Chiasmus	A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order. Example: "ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country".	8
5873645151	Diacope	A rhetorical term meaning repetition of a word or phrase with one or two intervening words. Example: "They will laugh, indeed they will laugh,"	9
5874268096	Antithesis	the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas, as in "Give me liberty or give me death."	10
5874278068	Euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. Example: "passed away" is a euphemism for "he died"	11
5878024415	Periodic Syntax	A periodic sentence has the main clause or predicate at the end.	12
5878024416	Anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines E.g. "My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration."	13
5878055540	Syllogism	an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions (premises); a common or middle term is present in the two premises but not in the conclusion, which may be invalid e.g. all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs	14
5878056058	epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.	15
6073802973	Metonymy	Replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated Is different from synecdoche since synecdoche refers to a thing by the name of one of its parts while metonymy describe another thing is closely linked to that particular thing, but is not a part of it. E.g. The pen is mightier than the sword. (Pen refers to written words and sword to military force.)	16
6606212284	Periodic Sentence	A long sentence that has the main point at the end	17
6606213127	Loose Sentence	A long sentence that has the main point at the beginning	18
6606235302	Denotation	the literal or primary meaning of a word	19
6606235716	Connotation	an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning.	20