Vocab 7: AP Language: Semester 2 Flashcards

5973166412	narration	The telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse.	0
5973166413	pacing	the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another	1
5973166414	paradox	a statement that seems to contradict itself but that turns out to have a rational meaning Example: "I can resist anything but temptation." -Oscar Wilde	2
5973168225	metonymy	a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated Example: We must wait to hear from the crown until we make any further decisions.	3
5973168226	oversimplification	when a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument	4
5973168344	parallelism	the technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form Example: "...and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." - President Lincoln at Gettysburg	5
5973170312	mood	similar to tone; the primary emotional attitude of a work; syntax is an important factor	6
5973170313	oxymoron	a figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases	7