List Five- AP Language Flashcards

5471033293	allegory	an extended narrative in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story	0
5471033294	antithesis	a direct juxtaposition of structurally parallel words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast	1
5471033295	asyndeton	a deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related clauses	2
5471035827	chiasmus	a sentence arrangement in which the arrangement of ideas in the second phrase or clause is a reversal of the first	3
5471035828	connotation	implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind	4
5471035829	diction	word choice intended to convey a certain effect; creates tone, attitude, style, and meaning	5
5471038056	epigraph	the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme	6
5471038057	euphony	a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose	7
5471039934	false analogy	when two cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them	8
5471039935	generalization	when a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts a claim is certain rather than probable	9
5471042418	hypophoria	when a writer poses a question and immediately follows with an answer	10
5471042419	invective	a verbally abusive attack	11