AP Language Vocabulary Set 4 Flashcards
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| 5427228546 | Juxtaposition | Online Example: "Paradise Lost" places God and Satan's characteristics side by side literarydevices.net My Example: "A Miser Brothers' Christmas" Snow Miser v. Heat Miser | 0 | |
| 5427228547 | Litote | Online Example: They do not seem the happiest couple around. literarydevices.net My Example: She does not seem to be too cruel... | 1 | |
| 5427231123 | Loose Sentence | Online Example: I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall. examples.yourdictionary.com My Example: I went to a robotics competition, won, and brought home two trophies. | 2 | |
| 5427231124 | Metaphor | Online Example: My brother was boiling mad. literarydevices.net My Example: My face was a tomato. | 3 | |
| 5427233476 | Metonymy | Online Example: Let me give you a hand. literarydevices.net My Example: The class was hard at work. | 4 | |
| 5427233477 | Mode of Discourse | Online Example: Exposition, Narration, Description, Argument literarydevices.net My Example: Poem, Song | 5 | |
| 5427233478 | Mood | Online Example: "The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on." (From "Pickwick Papers" by Charles Dickens) literarydevices.net My Example: As she removed her ponytail holder, her silky brown hair cast a shimmering glow as it fell on her shoulder | 6 | |
| 5427235583 | Narrative | Online Example: "Animal Farm" by George Orwell literarydevices.net My Example: The Bible | 7 | |
| 5427235584 | Onomatopoeia | Online Example: The buzzing bee flew away. literarydevices.net My Example: Moo goes the cow on the green field. | 8 | |
| 5427236901 | Oxymoron | Online Example: Tragic comedy literarydevices.net My Example: My favorite: JUMBO shrimp :) | 9 | |
| 5427236902 | Paradox | Online Example: Your enemy's friend is your enemy. literarydevices.net My Example: I went outside and played video games. | 10 | |
| 5427238409 | Parallel Structure | Online Example: Ashley likes to ski, to swim and to jump. examples.yourdictionary.com My Example: We went to the park, played ultimate Frisbee, and then went out to eat. | 11 | |
| 5427238410 | Pathos | Online Example: "If we do not leave this place soon, we will end up yelling for help. We do not see anyone to help us here. So, leave this place and live" literarydevices.net My Example: Hurry! They're coming! The bulls are coming! There's a stampede! Run! | 12 | |
| 5427240351 | Periodic Sentence | Online Example: In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. examples.yourdictionary.com My Example: Although I worked hard, I did not finish my homework. | 13 | |
| 5427242722 | Personification | Online Example: The wind whispered through dry grass. literarydevices.net My Example: The clouds raced through the sky on the hot summer day. | 14 |