AP Language Summer Terms Flashcards

6834894105	alliteration	the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words	0
6834897291	allusion	a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize	1
6834899868	analogy	an explanation of how two seemingly differing things are similar	2
6834904618	anaphora	the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive sentences.	3
6834904619	anecdote	A brief story focusing on a particular incident or event	4
6834906898	diction	the word choice made by a writer	5
6834906899	hyperbole	intentional exaggeration to create an effect	6
6834908521	imagery	language that appeals to one or more of the five senses	7
6834910084	inference	reasonable conclusions that can be drawn by the reader based upon text evidence	8
6834910085	juxtaposition	placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast	9
6834911885	metaphor	a direct comparison of two different things	10
6834911886	oxymoron	an expression that is self contradictory (e.g. Deafening Silence)	11
6834913978	parallelism	the purposeful use of sentences or clauses with similar syntactic structure	12
6834913979	rhetoric	the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner	13
6834917190	simile	a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"	14
6834917191	syllogism	a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is reached based on a major and minor premise (e.g. All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal)	15
6834919670	syntax	the arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence	16
6834919671	tone	the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience	17
6834921677	understatement	the deliberate representation of something as being less significant than it actually is.	18