ap language Flashcards

6018848990	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. The Lord of the Flies is another allegorical text relating to the effects of war on society.	0
6018850730	Analogy	a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them heart and pump analogie	1
6018853135	Antecedent	Antecedent is the grammatical term used to refer to the noun that a pronoun replaces. her= jenny	2
6018855497	Aphorism	aphorism is a short, witty statement that expresses a truth. Typically, these statements are stated bluntly, An apple a day keeps the doctor away.	3
6018857297	Conceit	A conceit is a comparison between two very unlike things, whose dissimilarity is very obvious. Marriage is like getting a root canal.	4
6018865281	Genre/ generic conventions	Traditions for each genre. These help to define each genre; they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing CowBoys mean midwet	5
6018873433	Oxymoron	When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox. . jumbo shrimp and cruel kindness	6
6018879163	Paradox	A seemingly contradictory statement which is actually true. A rich man is no richer than a poor man	7
6018880703	Synesthesia	a sensory stimulus that evokes the subjective experience of another. Ex. seeing red ants makes you itchy	8
6018895245	Zeugma	Using a single verb to refer to two different objects in an ungrammatical but striking way, or artfully using an adjective to refer to two separate nouns, even though the adjective would logically only be appropriate for one of the two. She dug for gold and for praise	9