AP Terms #1 Flashcards

7327984451	alliteration	The sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables	0
7328034222	anadiplosis	repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause	1
7328038625	anaphora	The regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses	2
7328042411	antimetabole	a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first; it adds power through its inverse repetition	3
7328047384	antithesis	The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas	4
7328055601	apostrophe	An address or invocation to something inanimate	5
7328062931	assonance	The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words	6
7328071422	asyndeton	A syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose	7
7328083820	attitude	The sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing; the author's feelings toward his or her subject, characters, events, or theme. It might even be his or her feelings for the reader	8
7328092038	balanced sentence	the phrases or clauses balance each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning, or length	9
7328101791	chiasmus	A figure of speech and generally a syntactical structure wherein the order of the terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second	10
7328121147	colloquial	A term identifying the diction of the common, ordinary folks, especially in a specific region or area	11
7328134133	complex sentence	contains an independent clause and one or more subordinate, or dependent, clauses	12
7328144744	compound sentence	contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon or by a coordinating conjunction preceded by a comma	13
7328165819	compound-complex sentence	contains two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate, or dependent, clauses	14
7328179656	conceit	A comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem	15
7328190136	connotation	The implied, suggested, or underlying meaning of a word or phrase	16
7328203048	consonance	The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in intervening vowels	17
7328217489	dialect	The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group	18
7328232377	diction	The specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose or effect	19
7328239531	epanalepsis	repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause; it tends to make the sentence or clause in which it occurs stand apart from its surroundings	20
7328246437	epistrophe	In rhetoric, the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences	21
7328252745	eulogy	A speech or written passage in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person	22
7328269987	euphemism	An indirect, kinder, or less harsh or hurtful way of expressing unpleasant information	23
7328286971	extended metaphor	A series of comparisons within a piece of writing. If they are consistently one concept, this is also known as a conceit	24