AP Language Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

7254949611	alliteration	Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence. ex. "Lead the Land we Love"	0
7254949612	allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. ex. "...command of Isaiah"	1
7254949613	anaphora	Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. "let both side...let both sides..."	2
7254949614	antimetabole	Repetition of words in reverse order. ex. "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"	3
7254949615	antithesis	An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses. ex. "support any friend, oppose any foe..."	4
7254949616	archaic diction	The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. ex. forebears	5
7254949617	asyndeton	A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions. Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words ex. "	6
7254949618	cumulative sentence	A sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on. ex. "	7
7254949619	hortative sentence	A sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action. ex. "let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us."	8
7254949620	imperative sentence	A sentence that requests or commands. ex. "ask not what your country...ask what you can do for your country"	9
7254949621	inversion	The reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase. (variation of the subject-verb-object order) ex. United there is little we cannot do...	10
7254949622	juxtaposition	Placing two elements side by side to present / emphasize a comparison or contrast. ex. ?	11
7254949623	metaphor	Compares two things without using like or as ex.	12
7254949624	oxymoron	A compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other. ex. peaceful revolution	13
7254949625	parallelism	Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. ex. let both sides explore...let both sides formulate... let both sides seek...let both sides unite	14
7254949626	periodic sentence	A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. Main clause withheld until the end ex.	15
7254949627	personification	Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea ex. with history the final judge of our deeds	16
7254949628	rhetorical question	A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer ex. Will you join in that historic effort?	17
7254949629	synecdoche	figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole	18
7254949630	zeugma	The use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings. ex. not as a call to bear arms, though arms we bear...	19