AP English Flashcards

7804257769	Didactic	A term used to describe fiction, nonfiction, or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking	0
7804263646	Adage	A folk saying with a lesson	1
7804266513	Aphorism	A terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle. Can be a memorable summation of the author's points	2
7804286874	Ellipsis	The deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author.	3
7805590595	Euphemism	A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts. Can be used for political correctness or an exaggerated correctness to add humor.	4
7805617848	Figurative Language	Writing that is not meant to be taken literally	5
7805627939	Analogy	a comparison of one pair of variables to a parallel set of variables. When a writer uses this skill, he or she argues that the relationship between the first pair of variables is the same as the relationship between the second pair of variables.	6
7805655342	Hyperbole	An exaggeration	7
7805658611	Idiom	A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally	8
7805672707	Metaphor	Making an implied comparison, not using "like," "as," or other such words.	9
7805695017	Metonymy	Replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept	10
7805710157	Synecdoche	A kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa	11
7805728216	Simile	Using words such as "like" or "as" to make a direct comparison between two very different things	12
7805763111	Synesthesia	A description involving a "crossing of the senses."	13
7805786242	Personification	Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human	14
7805796584	Allegory	A story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, and events represent qualities or concepts. The interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth	15