AP Language Flashcards

6818536421	Cumulative Sentence	Begins with subject and verb followed by modifying elements at the end	0
6818536422	Apostrophe	A writer breaks the flow of writing to directly address a person or personified object	1
6818536423	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more clauses within the same sentence	2
6818536424	Anadiplosis	A rhetorical trope formed by repeating the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next Watch your thoughts, they become your words	3
6818536425	Epistrophe	The repetition of the same word at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences	4
6818536426	Antithesis	Establishing a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them often in parallel structure Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country	5
6818536427	Chiasmus	A crossing parallelism where the second part is balanced with the first part in reverse order Word flop, no repeats What is learned unwillingly is gladly forgotten	6
6818536428	Antimetabole	Words are repeated in different grammatical forms, reversing the order to intensify the final formation Idea flop When the going gets tough the tough get going	7
6818690706	Archaism	Outdated language	8
6818690707	Zeugma	On his fishing trip he caught three fish and a cold When a word is used to modify two separate ideas with a different meaning to each	9
6818690708	Apposition	A noun followed by another noun that refers to the same thing My friend the doctor	10
6818690709	Tautology	The redundant or pointless use of words Today's modern technology	11
6818690710	Aphorism	A concise pithy statement of an opinion or general truth	12
6818690711	Hypophora	Asking and answering a question	13
6818690712	Paradox	An apparent contradiction of ideas or statements The only way to overcome death is to die	14
6818690713	Metonymy	Characteristic takes the place of the whole The crown refers to the king	15
6818690714	Synecdoche	Part refers to the whole All hands on deck	16
6818690715	Litotes	Ironical understatement for which the affirmative is expressed through the negation of the opposite Not unattractive	17
6818978809	Bombastic	Overly rhetorical	18
6818978810	Induction	Reach a general conclusion	19
6818978811	Deduction	Reach a specific conclusion	20
6818978812	Diatribe	An angry long speech the strongly criticizes someone or something	21
6818978813	Lampoon	A sharp satire against an individual or institution that severely ridicules their character or behavior	22
6818978814	Caricature	A description of an individual or institution that exaggerates it's faults	23
6818978815	Tongue in Cheek	Pretending to be serious while making a ridiculous comment	24
6818978816	Esoteric	Uderstood only by a select few	25
6818978817	Insolent	Boldly rude	26
6818978818	Insipid	Without distinctive qualities	27
6818978819	Obtuse	Not sensitive or observant	28
6818978820	Pedantic	Overly concerned with minute details, ostentatious	29
6818978821	Pretentious	Characterized by presumed dignity and importance	30
6818978822	Trite	Lacking in freshness	31
6818978823	Admonitory	Serves to give warning	32
6818978824	Morose	Gloomily ill humored	33
6818978825	Didactic	Intended for instruction	34
6818978826	Incredulous	Skeptical	35
6818978827	Staid	Sedate in character	36
6818978828	Obsequious	Showing servile complaisance	37
6818978829	Droll	Amusing in an odd way	38
6818978830	Jovial	Characterized by joyous humor	39
6818978831	Reverent	Being respecful	40
6818978832	Sardonic	Cynical and mocking	41
6818978833	Wry	Disdainful irony	42
6818978834	Caustic	Severely critical	43
6818978835	Surly	Rude or bad tempered	44
6818978836	Choleric	Extremely irritable	45
6818978837	Placid	Not easily upset	46
6818978838	Lugubrious	Sounding sad	47
6818978839	Effusive	Expressing feelings of gratitude	48
6818978840	Diffident	Modest or shy	49
6818978841	Didactic	Intending to instruct	50
6818978842	Cogent	Convincing, reasonable	51
6818978843	Imperious	Arrogantly overbearing	52
6818978844	Indolent	Lazy	53
6818978845	Poignant	Profoundly moving	54
6818978846	Egregrious	Offensive	55
6818978847	Flagrant	Shocking or noticeable	56
6818978848	Auspicious	Promising	57
6818978849	Dubious	Doubtful	58
6818978850	Spurious	Not genuine	59
6818978851	Ambivalent	Uncertain	60
6818978852	Tenuous	Weak	61
6818978853	Assiduous	Hardworking	62
6818978854	Pejoritive	Belittling	63