AP Language Vocab #2 Flashcards

4926852562	anecdote	a short account of an interesting event to illustrate a point	0
4926853297	aphorism	a short, asute statement of a general truth or moral principle. THE SIMPLEST QUESTIONS ARE THE HARDEST TO ANSWER	1
4926856357	apostrophe	direct address either to an absent person or to an abstract or inanimate entity; often the effect is one high formality.	2
4926874788	caricature	a representation in which a subject's distinctive features are exaggerated deliberately to produce a comic or grotesque effect.	3
4926905332	didactic	refers to works that are designed to promote a moral, religious, or philosophical theme or doctrine.	4
4926910456	Euphemism	the use-in place of a blunt term for something disagreeable or offensive - of a term that is vaguer or less colloquial. FIRING- DOWNSIZING.	5
4926915970	exposition	background information	6
4926921963	extended metaphor	a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work	7
4926929732	invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. 300 LB MAN	8
4926935960	Litotes	special form of understatement in which something is asserted by denying its opposite.	9