AP Literature Midterm Flashcards

8452440236	simile	comparison of 2 things using like/as	0
8452447387	metaphor	a word or phrase is applied to an object/action without using like/as	1
8452455144	personification	giving human characteristics to a non-human objet	2
8452458960	hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally	3
8452495112	onomatopoeia	words that sound like sounds ("boom")	4
8452499651	alliteration	same letter or sound at the beginning of words	5
8452509564	allusion	indirect reference	6
8452509567	literal	represents the exact meaning of the word	7
8452518614	figurative	metaphorical meaning	8
8452522341	irony	meaning the opposite	9
8452536629	paraphrase	express in other words	10
8452539602	theme	topic of the work of literature	11
8452542265	attitude	feelings towards someone/something	12
8452547044	connotation	idea or feeling that a word invokes	13
8452553547	characterization	creation or construction of a fictional character	14
8452559912	dialogue	conversation between 2 characters	15
8452565226	adjective	describes or clarifies a noun	16
8452568620	adverb	word/phrase that modifies a verb/adjective	17
8452577599	aestheticism	exaggerated devotion to art, music, o poetry	18
8452585230	allegory	symbolic narrative	19
8452594886	analogy	similarity between like features of 2 things	20
8452599129	asyndeton	the omission or absence of conjunctions in a sentence	21
8452612813	polysyndeton	use of several conjunctions in succession	22
8452639331	claim	state that something is the case without providing evidence	23
8452647206	concession	thing that is granted	24
8452649907	counterargument	set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea developed in another argument	25
8452666566	diction	choice and use of words in writing	26
8452672719	juxtaposition	two things placed together with contrasting effect	27
8452677357	oxymoron	contradicting terms appear in conjunction	28
8452682672	paradox	seemingly absurd statement that when investigated may prove to be true	29
8452686797	ethos	appeal to ethics	30
8452689427	pathos	appeal to emotion	31
8452692335	logos	appeal to logic	32
8452716602	parallelism	use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning...	33
8452727272	rhetoric	the art of writing	34
8452731559	satire	dark humor	35
8452738230	rhetoric question	a question that does not need an answer	36
8452740823	syllogism	form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions	37
8452762300	synecdoche	a part represents a whole	38
8452773992	syntax	arrangement of words to create well-formed sentences	39
8452782747	imagery	use of language that appeals to at least one human sense	40
8452788879	summarize	give a brief statement of the main points	41