AP Language List #2 Flashcards

8067824977	denotation	the dictionary definition of a word.	0
8067827445	diacope	repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase	1
8067832752	diacope	Ex. We will do it, I tell you; we will do it. We give thanks to Thee, O God, we give thanks (Psalm 75:1)	2
8067835333	didactic	Greek for "teaching".	3
8067845071	enumeration	Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; the listing or detailing of the parts of something.	4
8067849902	enumeration	Ex. I love her eyes, her hair, her nose, her cheeks, her lips. " "Who's gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It's chocolate; it's peppermint; it's delicious. . . It's very refreshing!" - Kramer (Seinfeld).	5
8067854057	expletive	Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side	6
8067861517	expletive	Ex. In fact, of course, to be sure, indeed, I suppose, I hope, you know, you see, clearly, in any event, in effect, certainly, remarkably.	7
8067867060	euphemism	Greek for "good speech". A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept	8
8067876119	euphemism	Ex: "He passed away" instead of "He's dead"	9
8067880385	exposition	one of the four chief types of composition with the purpose of explaining something	10
8067892312	extended metaphor	a comparison developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work	11
8067902221	figure of speech	Ex: hyperbole, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, synecdoche, simile	12
8067908839	genre	any major category of literature	13
8067914895	homily	literally means "sermon," but more informally can include an serious sermon, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice	14
8067923413	hyperbole	exaggeration	15
8067926500	hypophora	Figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker	16
8067943472	hypophora	Ex. "When the enemy struck on that June day of 1950, what did America do? It did what it always has done in all its times of peril. It appealed to the heroism of its youth." - Dwight D. Eisenhower	17
8067945649	imagery	The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.	18