AP Language Pages 3-4 Flashcards

7214176244	Figure of Speech	A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. May include apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement.	0
7214188305	Generic Conventions	Traditions for each genre. Help to define each genre; ex. differentiate between essay and journalistic writing.	1
7214425866	genre	the major category into which a a literary work fits.	2
7214770131	homily	literally meaning, "sermon," but more informally. Can include serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	3
7214770132	hyperbole	figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Often have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is also possible. Often ______ produces irony	4
7214770759	imagery	sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. Uses terms related to the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory ______	5
7214770760	infer	to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented	6
7214772344	invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language	7
7214772345	irony	contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. Used to create poignancy or humor. Three major types.	8
7214773768	juxtaposition	placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast	9
7217386739	logical fallacy	A mistake in verbal reasoning which must be potentially deceptive; it must be likely to fool at least some of the people some of the time	10
7217415300	loose sentence	type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by the dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.	11
7217415301	metaphor	figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity	12
7217416275	metonymy	Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name," _______ is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it	13
7217416613	modes of discourse	This term encompasses the four traditional categories of written texts.	14
7217428684	exposition	refers to writing that intends to inform and demonstrate a point	15
7217428685	narration	refers to writing that tells a story or that relates a series of events	16
7217428686	description	refers to writing that creates sensory images, often evoking a moos or atmosphere	17
7217429158	argumentation	refers to writing that takes a stand on an issue and supports it with evidence and logical reasoning	18
7217416614	mood	grammatical and deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude. Indicative ______ is used only for factual sentences. Subjunctive ______ is used for a doubtful or conditional attitude. Imperative _______ is used for commands.	19
7217416615	narrative	the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events	20
7217417267	onomatopoeia	figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. simple examples include words such as buzz, hiss, hum, crack, whinny, and murmur	21
7217418063	oxymoron	figure of speech in which the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. "jumbo shrimp" "cruel kindness"	22
7217418064	paradox	statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. "fair is foul, and foul is fair"	23
7217418823	parallelism	grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.	24
7214280017	Homily	This term literally means "sermon" but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	25
7214281775	Hyperbole	A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. May use irony at the same time.	26
7214285074	Infer	To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented	27
7214289404	Invective	An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	28
7214297736	Irony	The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. Used to create poignancy or humor. Generally three types are used in language.	29