AP Language and Composition terms Flashcards

8061693441	Anaphora	In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence I order to achieve an artistic effect.	0
8061697384	Juxtaposition	Is a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.	1
8061698378	Parallelism	Is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter.	2
8061698379	Cumulative Sentence	Is known as a "loose sentence," that starts with an independent clause or main clause, which is simple and straight, provides main idea, and then adds subordinate elements or modifiers.	3
8061701990	Periodic Sentence	Has the main clause or predicate at the end.	4
8061703207	Litotes	Derived from a Greek word meaning "simple", is a figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions.	5
8061703208	Antithesis	Literal meaning opposite, is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.	6
8061704450	Metonymy	It is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated.	7
8061706582	Synecdoche	Is a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part.	8
8061706583	Aphorism	Is a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner.	9
8061709001	Paradox	Is from the Greek word "paradoxon" that means contrary to expectations, existing belief or perceived opinion. It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth.	10