AP Language Terms #1 Flashcards

4844370498	allegory	a narrative in which the characters, events, and setting demonstrates multiple levels of meaning and significance; often a universal symbol	0
4844370499	ambiguity	the multiple meanings, intentional or unintentional of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage	1
4844370500	anadiplosis	the repetition go the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause	2
4844370501	anaphora	the regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses	3
4844370502	anecdote	a short narrative detailing an event	4
4844370503	antithesis	the juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas	5
4844370504	aphorism	a concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief	6
4844370505	apostrophe	an address or invocation to something inanimate	7
4844370506	assonance	the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words	8
4844370507	begging the question	an argumentative ploy where the arguer side steps the question or the conflict, evades or ignores the real question	9
4844370508	chiasmus	a figure or speech and generally a structure wherein the order of the terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second	10
4844370509	coherence	a principale demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible	11
4844370510	conceit	a comparison of two unlikely things that is draw out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem	12
4844370511	consonance	the repetition of two or more consonants with a chance in intervening vowels	13
4844370512	critique	an assessment or analysis or something such as a passage of writing for determining what it is, what its limitations are, and how is conforms to the standard of the genre	14
4851862734	ambiguity	ex. the foreigners are hunting dogs	15
4851867151	allegory	ex. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe	16
4851871638	critique	ex. art review	17
4851875828	chiasmus	ex. is it not earth that makes us believe in man, but man that makes us believe in earth	18
4851883691	consonance	ex. that ship has sailed	19
4851886877	assonance	ex. we lIght fIre on the mountian	20
4851895821	aphorism	ex. actions speak louder than words	21
4851898297	conceit	ex. dead as a doornail	22
4851905563	begging the question	ex. 2= a number, 1= a number, so 2=1	23
4851910569	antithesis	ex. patience is bitter, but it has sweet fruit	24
4851913955	anaphora	ex. "i had a dream" MLK	25
4851919010	anecdote	ex. I hate anecdotes so much i punched a guy for telling one	26
4851925050	anadiplosis	ex. when we win, we win big	27
4851930659	apostrophe	ex. twinkle, twinkle, little star	28