Satire - AP Language Flashcards

7984817525	satire	form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly	0
7984822245	Horatian satire	gentle, amused, witty satire; mildly corrective	1
7984824191	Juvenalian satire	Formal satire in which the speaker attacks vice and error with contempt and indignation	2
7984827237	hyperbole	extreme exaggeration	3
7984829591	distortion	An exaggeration or stretching of the truth to achieve a desired effect.	4
7984831987	understatement	saying less than one means, for effect	5
7984833504	litotes	a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite	6
7984837489	innuendo	(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference (often in a derogatory sense)	7
7984839602	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	8
7984876530	invective	abusive language	9
7984878732	oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	10
7984882061	parable	(n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson	11
7984884410	allegory	A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.	12
7984886286	sarcasm	harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule	13
7984888507	verbal irony	A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant	14
7984888508	situational irony	what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate	15
7984891682	dramatic irony	when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't	16
7984895236	vices	patterns of behavior that are harmful to one's self or others	17
7984899067	follies	lack of good sense; foolishness	18