Ap Flashcards

6646555826	Inference/infer	To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.	0
6646560733	Invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	1
6646565856	Irony/ironic	The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. is often used to create poignancy or humor.	2
6646571919	Juxtaposition	when two words of phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast	3
6646573358	Litotes	a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.	4
6646575946	Loose sentence	A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. If a period were placed at the end of the independent clause, the clause would be a complete sentence.	5
6646577067	Metaphor	A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.	6
6646578587	metonymy	A term from the 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.	7
6646578588	mood	The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. Setting, tone, and events can affect	8
6646579758	narrative	The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.	9
6646581645	Onomatopoeia	A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words	10
6646582860	Oxymoron	From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," an - is a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.	11
6646584129	paradox	A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.	12
6646584949	parallelism	It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. This can involve, but is not limited to, repetition of a grammatical element such as a preposition or verbal phrase.	13
6646909316	irony/ironic	situational, verbal, dramatic	14
6646915880	litotes	he's not a fool, Not common	15
6646922663	metonymy	a news release that claims "the White House declared" rather than "the President declared"	16
6646924943	onomatopoeia	buzz, hiss	17
6646930621	paradox	nobody goes to that restaurant because its too crowded	18
6646936772	parallelism	it was the best of times it was the worst of times	19