AP Literature Group 4 Flashcards

7724158415	Parody	a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner	0
7724158416	Pedantic	boringly scholarly or academic or bookish; pompous; self-important; making a show of knowledge	1
7724158417	Periodic Sentence	A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end near the period.	2
7724160884	Personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	3
7724163867	Polysyndeton	Deliberate use of many conjunctions; the use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed	4
7724163868	Point of View	In literature it is the method of narration; the lens through which the reader sees the action; the perspective from which a story is told. It can also be a particular attitude or way of considering a matter from the author's perspective	5
7724175763	Predicate adjective	follows a linking verb and describes the subject	6
7724175764	Predicate nominative	Follows a linking verb and names or renames the subject	7
7724179230	Prose	written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure; any writing that is not poetry; ordinary writing as distinguished from verse	8
7724179231	Repetition	The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect.; word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity	9
7724179232	Rhetoric	The art of using language effectively and persuasively; from the Greek for "orator"	10
7724181424	Rhetorical modes	describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing; exposition, description, narration, argumentation	11
7724184552	Rhetorical questions (Erotesis)	questions asked for effect rather than answers; question you ask without expecting an answer	12
7724185539	Sarcasm	the use of irony to mock or convey contempt; harsh or cutting comment; scornful remark; a type of verba irony	13