Literary Test #2, AP Literature Flashcards

8669254782	anithesis	a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced -example: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong	0
8669280089	apostrophe	a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or some abstraction -example: Cars, please get me to work	1
8669294507	asyndeton	a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions -example: "I came. I saw. I conquered." -Julius Caesar, excludes and	2
8669313544	maxim	a concise statement, often offering advise; an adage -example: its better to be safe than sorry	3
8669324942	metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it -example: Lend me your ears	4
8669340907	non-sequitur	an inference that does not follow logically from the premises -example: My refrigerator is acting up. I'd better read that book by Friday.	5
8669362528	parenthetical	a comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to quality or explain -example: Uncle Charlie, when he was told about the escaped fleas, broke out in a blush.	6
8669381176	polysyndeton	the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural -example: Today, my teacher gave me math homework and science homework and reading homework and a project to complete!`	7
8669407290	sarcasm	harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule -example: I work 40 hours a week to be this poor	8
8669419524	satire	the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions -example: "dont shoot"--says someone with a gun	9
8669454576	solecism	non-standard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules -example: we should keep this between you and I (should be you and me)	10
8669471997	syllepsis	a construction in which one word is used in two different senses -examples: "When I address Fred I never have to raise either my voice or my hopes."	11
8669484679	synecdoche	using one part of an object to represent the entire object -example: The word "sails" is often used to refer to a whole ship.	12