AP Literature terms Flashcards
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| 5424465590 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 0 | |
| 5424465591 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 1 | |
| 5424465593 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 2 | |
| 5424465594 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 3 | |
| 5424465595 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 4 | |
| 5424465596 | Repartee | Quick, witty conversation | 5 | |
| 5424465597 | Metaphor | A direct comparison between two unlike things | 6 | |
| 5424465598 | Direct object | the object that receives the direct action of the verb | 7 | |
| 5424465599 | Appositive | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun | 8 | |
| 5424465600 | Subject | The topic addressed in a piece of writing | 9 | |
| 5424465602 | Indirect object | the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb | 10 | |
| 5424465603 | Tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization of the sentence | 11 | |
| 5424465604 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 12 | |
| 5424465605 | Rhymes | Words that sound alike | 13 | |
| 5424465606 | Capitalization | using capital, or upper-case, letters at the start of a sentence or for emphasis | 14 | |
| 5424465607 | Meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry | 15 | |
| 5424465608 | Paradoxical hyperbole | A contradictory statement that is exaggerated | 16 | |
| 5424465609 | Mixed metaphors | the mingling of one metaphor with another immediately following with which the first is incongruous | 17 | |
| 5424465610 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 18 | |
| 5424465611 | Circular reasoning | A logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with. The components of a circular argument are often logically valid because if the premises are true, the conclusion must be true. | 19 | |
| 5424465612 | Dramatic irony | When the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play | 20 | |
| 5424465613 | Allegory | A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself | 21 | |
| 5424465614 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 22 | |
| 5424465615 | Antithesis | Direct opposite | 23 | |
| 5424465616 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase | 24 | |
| 5424465617 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what is meant | 25 | |
| 5424465618 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 26 | |
| 5424465619 | Colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing | 27 | |
| 5424465620 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 28 | |
| 5424471364 | Insult | An attack or denunciation of an idea, person, or institution marked by abusive or negative language | 29 |