ap language and comp Flashcards

8446175912	Allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference	0
8446181683	Anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	1
8446186319	Antithesis	a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else	2
8446191551	Asyndeton	he omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence	3
8446200435	Cumulative Sentence	is a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases	4
8446211340	Diction	the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing	5
8446218534	Ethos	the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations	6
8446225006	Foils	A foil is another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes	7
8446228600	Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally	8
8446235364	Independent Clause	clause that can stand alone as a sentence	9
8446241056	Juxtaposition	the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect	10
8446245286	Logos	literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic	11
8446260458	Metaphor	a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable	12
8446265987	Paradox	a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true	13
8446270533	Pathos	a quality that evokes pity or sadness	14
8446278071	Periodic Sentence	has the main clause or predicate at the end	15
8446283814	Personification	the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form	16
8446289812	Polysyndeton	literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed	17
8446297497	Rhetoric	the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques	18
8446299899	Syntax	the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language	19
8446303884	Tone	is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience	20