AP English Literature Flashcards

6736279731	simple sentence	one independent clause one independent clause	0
6736290965	complex sentence	one independent clause and one depenent clause	1
6736296102	imperative sentence	features commands/ requests	2
6736299802	loose sentence	complex sentence in which the main clause comes first, followed by the other clause	3
6736306884	apostrophe	figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent/imaginary person or abstraction	4
6736318202	metonymy	substituting a name of one object with another closely associated with it (ex: pen = writing)	5
6736328449	allusion	reference to literary, mythological, historical event.	6
6736340433	iambic meter	ten syllables per line	7
6736343264	iambic pentameter	ten syllables per line with five pairs of unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable per line (characteristic of shakespeare)	8
6736359490	rhyming couplet	shakespearean style where the last two lines rhyme instead of every other, creates drama	9
6736396272	anaphora	repetition of words/phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences	10
6736405569	syllogism	3 part argument in which a decision is made based on a major then minor premise	11
6736428649	vacuous	showing lack of thought or intelligence	12
6736434828	red herring	An argument that distracts the reader by raising issues irrelevant to the case. It is like being given too many suspects in a murder mystery.	13
6736438855	fallacy	mistaken belief	14
6736443545	straw man	misrepresentation of an opponents position	15
6736452644	false syllogism	when the logic of the argument fails or is interpreted incorrectly	16
6736462224	irascible	tendency to be easily angered	17
6736467006	convivial	friendly or lively	18
6736470216	sardonic	grimly mocking or cynical	19
6736474348	arboreal	resembles a tree/plant/earth	20
6736484816	celestial	heavenly; divine	21
6736495707	allegorical	having both a literal and a figurative/ spiritual meaning (often in poetry)	22
6736503739	satirical	mocking/ ridiculing human vices/follies, usually ironic, witty, humorous, sarcastic	23
6736515954	icarus	greek mythology- flew to near to sun with wax wings and fell from the sky	24
6736529387	sisyphus	greek mythology- sinner condemned to roll a boulder up a hill only for it to roll down again for eternity, the cunning kind of Corinth	25
6736551708	prometheus	greek mythology- where he gives mankind fire against the wishes of the gods after creating mankind, punished by being strapped to a rock and having his liver eaten out every day for eternity	26
6736574904	apollo	greek god- pulls the usn across the sky in a chariot everyday	27
6736578068	orpheus	greek mythology- greatest musician and could charm all living things with his music	28
6736590087	capricious	characterized by impulse, unpredictable	29
6736601119	deleterious	harmful in a subtle, unexpected way	30
6736605094	surreptitiously	stealthy	31