AP Unit 5 Flashcards

7117144637	adage / aphorism/ maxim	a saying/proverb containing a truth or common wisdom based on an experience	0
7117145513	apostrophe	a rhetorical figure in which the speaker directly addresses a person who is dead or absent, an imaginary or nonhuman entity, or a place or concept. Often the object is being personified.	1
7117145514	conceit	a startling or unusual comparison developed and expanded through several lines; an extended metaphor	2
7117146227	humanism	a belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity	3
7117146897	transcendentalism	a movement that emphasizes individual conscience, social reform, and the primacy of intuition in the pursuit of spiritual and moral truths	4
7117146898	wit	the quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant comments that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene	5
7117147330	rhetorical devices	a technique used to convey a meaning with the goal of persuading the audience from a different perspective	6
7117147331	parallelism	repeated syntactical similarities used for effect	7
7117147771	antithesis	a rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentence that creates perfect balance. i.e. "Float like a butterfly; sting like a bee."	8
7117147772	didactic	a tone that is instructive because it provides information for a particular purpose; sometimes used to indicate a condescending tone	9
7117147773	subtext	the implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a literary work	10
7117149775	autobiography	an account of a person's own life	11
7117149776	objectivity	treatment of a subject in an impersonal/outside view of the event	12
7117149966	subjectivity	treatment of a subject using the personal/inside view of an observer, typically colored with the observer's emotional responses	13
7117151561	explication	the interpretation/analysis of a text	14
7117151567	syllepsis	the use of a word understood differently in relation to two or more other words. "The ink, like our pig, keeps running out of the pen."	15
7117153536	sentiment	a synonym for view or feeling; also refined and tender emotion in literature	16
7117153537	rhapsody	an intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise	17
7117154893	ode	a lyric poem usually marked by a serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject	18
7117157305	parenthetical	term used to describe words that are unnecessary or interrupting the normal syntactical flow of a sentences	19