AP Language Terms Flashcards
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| 10719781209 | Repetition | the recurrent use of a word, phrase, or line | 0 | |
| 10719781210 | Anaphora | the repetition of a group of words at the beginning of successive phrases or sentences | 1 | |
| 10719781211 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a group of words at the end of successive phrases and sentences | 2 | |
| 10719781212 | Extended Metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two unlike things over a paragraph, stanza, or entire selection | 3 | |
| 10719781213 | Allusion | A reference to a person, place, event, literary work, or popular culture | 4 | |
| 10719781214 | Appeal to Authority | In a text, the reference to words, action, or beliefs of a person in authority as a means of supporting a claim, generalization, or conclusion. | 5 | |
| 10719781215 | Parallel Structure (Parallelism) | a set of similarly structured words, phrases or clauses that appears in a snetence or paragraph | 6 | |
| 10719781216 | Juxtaposition | the act of placing two things next to each other for comparing or contrasting them | 7 | |
| 10719781217 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 8 | |
| 10719781218 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 9 |