AP Flashcards

9873323881	Allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	0
9873323882	Paradox	an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth	1
9873323883	Aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	2
9873323884	Oxymoron	conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')	3
9873323885	Ellipsis	in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods	4
9873323886	Litotes	Employs an understatement by using double negatives	5
9873323887	Alliteration	Repetition of consonant sounds	6
9873323888	Parallelism	Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other	7
9873323889	Metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.	8
9873323890	Apostrophe	A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman	9
9873323891	Idiom	Example sentence: Getting an A on this test is a piece of cake.	10
9873323892	Metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it	11
9873323893	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant "passed away"	12
9873323894	epigram (n)	a short, witty saying	13
9873323895	epigraph (n)	quotation at the beginning of a literary work	14
9873323896	Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds	15
9873323897	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	16
9873323898	Anaphora (n)	repetition of a word or phrase at beginning of a line or sentence	17
9873323899	Polysendeton	Repetition of conjunctions	18
9873323900	epithet	descriptive name	19
9873323901	epitaph	(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone	20
9873323902	cacophony	harsh sounds	21