AP Flashcards

9858383415	euphemism	an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive	0
9858383416	Foil	to prevent the success of	1
9858383417	imperative	extremely necessary; vitally important	2
9858383418	Juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	3
9858383419	Litotes	A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite	4
9858383420	Metonymy	is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated	5
9858383421	Paradox	an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth	6
9861355787	Polysyndeton	is a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect	7
9861355788	Rhetorical modes	describe the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking	8
9861355789	Satire	is a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule	9
9861355790	Syllogism	is a rhetorical device that starts an argument with a reference to something general, and from this it draws a conclusion about something more specific	10
9861355791	Syndeton	Syndeton includes the addition of multiple conjunctions, such as in this example: "He eats and sleeps and drinks	11
9861355792	Synesthesia	a technique adopted by writers to present ideas, characters, or places in such a manner that they appeal to more than one sense, like hearing, sight, smell, and touch at a given time.	12
9861492497	Tautology	is the repetitive use of phrases or words that have similar meanings. In simple words, it is expressing the same thing, an idea, or saying, two or more times	13