AP Language Chapter 2 Vocabulary Flashcards

8351076289	alliteration	Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence. ex. "Lead the Land we Love"	0
8351076290	allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. ex. "...command of Isaiah"	1
8351076291	anaphora	Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. "let both side...let both sides..."	2
8351076293	antithesis	An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses. ex. "support any friend, oppose any foe..."	3
8351076294	archaic diction	The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. ex. forebears	4
8351076295	asyndeton	A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions. Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words ex. "	5
8351076296	cumulative sentence	A sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on. ex. "	6
8351076297	hortative sentence	A sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action. ex. "let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us."	7
8351076298	imperative sentence	A sentence that requests or commands. ex. "ask not what your country...ask what you can do for your country"	8
8351076300	juxtaposition	Placing two elements side by side to present / emphasize a comparison or contrast. ex. ?	9
8351076301	metaphor	Compares two things without using like or as ex.	10
8351076302	oxymoron	A compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other. ex. peaceful revolution	11
8351076303	parallelism	Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. ex. let both sides explore...let both sides formulate... let both sides seek...let both sides unite	12
8351076305	personification	Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea ex. with history the final judge of our deeds	13
8351076306	rhetorical question	A figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer ex. Will you join in that historic effort?	14
8351076307	synecdoche	figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole	15