ap language term list Flashcards

7589160276	alliteration	the sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables	0
7589182325	anaphora	the regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses	1
7589189630	asyndeton	a syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose	2
7589208438	diction	the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose or effect	3
7589218861	epistrophe	in rhetoric, the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences	4
7589238684	ethos	in rhetoric, the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator	5
7589253878	hyperbole	overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention	6
7589262265	imagery	any sensory detail or evocation in a work to evoke a feeling, to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object. involves any or all of the five senses	7
7589275820	juxtaposition	the location of one thing adjacent to another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose	8
7589553458	litote	a figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement	9
7589562825	metaphor	one thing pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy. an implicit comparison or identification of one thing with another, without the use of like or as	10
7589577835	pathos	that element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow. in argument or persuasion it tends to be the evocation of pity	11
7589591485	rhetoric	the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking	12
7589591486	rhetorical question	a question the is asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered	13
7589596480	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part signifies a whole	14