AP Terms Set 5 Flashcards

7616758143	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.	0
7616810585	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer.	1
7616818139	Chiasmus	A rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are parallel in syntax but reverse in the order of analogous words.	2
7616872854	Colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.	3
7616878222	Didactic	A work having the primary aim of instructing or teaching.	4
7616891335	Euphemism	A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.	5
7616915331	Hypophora	One or more questions are asked then answered, often at length.	6
7616930990	Invective	An emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack, using strong, abusive language.	7
7616955319	Juxtaposition	When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast.	8
7617098511	Loose Sentence	A main idea (independent clause) comes first followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.	9
7617116784	Pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.	10
7617148285	Periodic Sentence	A sentence that makes its central meaning in a main clause at the end.	11
7617171180	Semantics	The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words.	12
7617186558	Synecdoche	A metaphor in which the part stands for the whole, the whole for the part, etc.	13
7617220470	Undertone	An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of a piece	14