AP Language List 6 Flashcards

5271097927	non sequitur	"it does not follow" these statements do not follow the fundamental principles of logic and reason, when a difference is created between the principle idea and the conclusion	0
5271109887	objective description	words in this type of description are "neutral" or "description" because they aren't likely to carry any emotional charge, convey information, but not that much feeling about that information	1
5271131270	onomatopoeia	a literary device wherein the sound of a word echoes the sound it represents	2
5271138291	oxymoron	a combination of contradictory terms	3
5271143377	parable	a brief story, told or written in order to teach a moral lesson	4
5271149573	paradox	a statement that is self contradictory because it often contains two statements that are both true, but in general, cannot be true at the same time	5
5271213539	parallel syntax/ parallelism	a pattern of language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition	6
5271227134	paraphrase	a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form as for clearness; rewording	7
5271238617	parody	imitates another work of art to make light or make fun of it in some way	8
5271256070	passive voice	the subject receives the action expressed in the verb; the subject is acted upon	9
5271266985	pathos	means persuading by appealing to the readers emotions	10
5271291715	pedantic	overly concerned with minute details or formalism, characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules	11
5271315242	pedestrian	lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, commonplace; prosaic or dull	12
5271352128	personification	a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas	13