AP Language Terms list 5 Flashcards

8922286875	antecedent	a word to which a pronoun refers	0
8922294255	bathos	insincere or overdone sentimentality	1
9113415538	cacophony	grating, inharmonious sounds	2
9113419262	digression	that portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic	3
9113430737	elliptical construction	a sentence containing a deliberate omission of words	4
9113447506	inductive reasoning	a method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization	5
9113456187	maxim	a saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth	6
9113462923	non sequitur	a statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before	7
9113473968	realism	the depiction of people, things, and events, as they really are without idealization or exaggeration effect	8
9113481908	wit	the quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene	9