AP Lang Literature Terms 2 Flashcards

4910259013	Invective	Abusive language	0
4910259014	Anecdote	Short often humorous story to illustrate a point or introduce	1
4910259015	Simile	A comparison of two unlike things using like, as, than. M	2
4910259016	Symbol	Something that stands for its self and something other than itself	3
4910259017	Parallel structure	The repetition of grammatical structure	4
4929692149	Hyperbole	Extreme exaggeration	5
5272623624	Analogy	Asks the reader to see a resemblance between two things that are actually very different (Comparison)	6
5272623625	Logical fallacy	Mistake in reasoning	7
5272623626	Ad Hominen argument	(Literally means to the man) Attacks your opponent and ignores the issue at hand	8
5272623627	Ad populum argument	An appeal to the majority	9
5272623628	Post hoc, ergo procter hoc fallacy	After this, therefor because of this	10
5279408569	Alliteration	Reputation of consonant sounds M	11
5279408570	Assonance	Reputation of vowel sounds M	12
5279408571	Euphemism	Subsitute words for something that might be offensive M	13
5279408572	Metonymy	Referring to something by substituting it with something it is associated with Ex: the crown declared several new words M	14
5279408573	Metaphor	A direct comparison saying that one is the other (no like or as) M	15
5316868729	Anthesis	Parallel structure that uses contrasting ideas M	16
5316868730	Imagery	Words that Appeals to all senses	17
5316868731	Mood	The feeling created in the reader	18
5316868732	Parody	When you ridicule or make fun of a work by imitating its style	19
5316868733	Rhetorical question	A question that you don't expect to be answered	20
5338535349	Elegy	Work that expresses sorrow and morns something or someone lost	21
5338535350	Foreshadowing	A hint about something that will happen	22
5338535351	Onomatopoeia	A word that sounds like what it represents M	23
5338535352	Pun	A play on words	24
5338535353	Ambiguity	Being unclear	25
5408625376	Apotheosis	The elevation of someone or something to such a high level it appears god like	26
5408625377	Point of view	Perspective from which a story is told	27
5408625378	Satire	Ridiculing or making fun of a human vice (something we are dependent apon that's not a good thing) to affect a change	28
5408625379	Irony	The difference between appearance and reality	29
5408625380	Dramatic irony	When the audience knows something that the characters don't	30
5408625381	Situational irony	When things turn out differently than we expect	31
5408625382	Verbal irony	Saying the opposite of what you mean	32
5445087850	Atmosphere	Emotional feeling with a type of work	33
5445099582	Colloquialism	Everyday speech (Slang, informal, conversational)	34