AP language final terms test Flashcards
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| 9797555097 | Denotation | A word's primary or literal significance. | 0 | |
| 9797555098 | Connotation | A word's cultural meaning. | 1 | |
| 9797555099 | Syntax | The arrangement of words to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 2 | |
| 9797555104 | Metonymy | One term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated. | 3 | |
| 9797555105 | Sarcasm | A use of irony to mock/convey contempt. | 4 | |
| 9797555106 | Euphemism | A mild or indirect word substituted for one considered to be too blunt. | 5 | |
| 9797555107 | Hyperbole | "My new car goes faster than the speed of light." | 6 | |
| 9797555108 | Situational Irony | The Pelican being friends with the fish in the tanks in the dentist's office is an example of: | 7 | |
| 9797555109 | Allegory | A narrative featuring Mr. Misery, with daughters named Hope, Faith, and Love might be categorized as a(n): | 8 | |
| 9797555110 | Euphemism | Term used to "soften" something that might not be socially acceptable. | 9 | |
| 9797555111 | Didactic | Intended to teach, specifically in regards to morality. | 10 | |
| 9797555112 | Aesthetic | Concerned with beauty, or the appreciation thereof. | 11 | |
| 9797555113 | Abstract | Existing in thought or idea only. | 12 | |
| 9797582556 | Maxim | A short statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct. | 13 | |
| 9797617309 | antithesis | The use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences within parallel grammatical structures. | 14 | |
| 9797621446 | parallelism | The repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect. | 15 | |
| 9797627840 | Analogy | Strong rhetorical devices used to make rational arguments and support ideas by showing connections and comparisons between dissimilar things. | 16 | |
| 9797636209 | Verisimilitude | A faithful representation of real life. | 17 | |
| 9797655834 | Chiasmus | Parallelism that involves specific inversion of words in consecutive clauses. | 18 | |
| 9797664482 | Bombast | Writing or speech that is meant to sound sincere or meaningful but is empty and rather meaningless. | 19 | |
| 9797692562 | Assonance | Two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds. | 20 | |
| 9797701070 | Aesthetic | Concerned with beauty, or the appreciation thereof. | 21 | |
| 9797706277 | Abstract | Existing in thought or idea only. | 22 | |
| 9797711335 | Alliteration | Repetition of similar first syllables. | 23 | |
| 9797717018 | malaproprism | The unintentional use of a word that resembles the word intended but has a very different meaning. | 24 | |
| 9800725064 | Euphemism | A mild or indirect word substituted for one considered to be too blunt. | 25 |