AP Language Literary Devices Flashcards
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| 14332632277 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 0 | |
| 14332632278 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 1 | |
| 14332632279 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 2 | |
| 14332632280 | Which is the antecedent in this sentence ? "John gave his money to Paulina" | John | 3 | |
| 14332632281 | Antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast in parallel structure | 4 | |
| 14332632282 | Juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 5 | |
| 14332632283 | What is the difference between antithesis and juxtaposition? | Antithesis must have parallel structure | 6 | |
| 14332632284 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 7 | |
| 14332632285 | Aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle | 8 | |
| 14332632286 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified value | 9 | |
| 14332632287 | Asyndeton | A device in which elements are presented in succession without conjunctions | 10 | |
| 14332632288 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 11 | |
| 14332632289 | Syntax | Sentence structure | 12 | |
| 14332632290 | Chiasmus | A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 13 | |
| 14332632291 | Example of Chiasmus | "Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You." | 14 | |
| 14332632292 | Example of Paradox | Your enemy's friend is your enemy. | 15 | |
| 14332632293 | example of aphorism | The simplest questions are the hardest to answer | 16 | |
| 14332632294 | example of antithesis | Speech is silver, but silence is gold. | 17 | |
| 14332632295 | example of juxtaposition | Heavy feather, Dark light | 18 | |
| 14332632296 | Conceit | an extended comparison or analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects | 19 | |
| 14332632297 | example of conceit | Love is like an oil change | 20 | |
| 14332632298 | Litotes | by making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 21 | |
| 14332632299 | Example of Litotes | It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain. | 22 | |
| 14332632300 | loose sentence | A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows | 23 | |
| 14332632301 | example of a loose sentence | I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall. | 24 | |
| 14332632302 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | 25 | |
| 14332632303 | example of periodic sentence | After he hurt all of those people, I don't think I could ever really trust him again. | 26 | |
| 14332632304 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it | 27 | |
| 14332632305 | example of metonymy | The pen is mightier than the sword | 28 | |
| 14332632306 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 29 | |
| 14332632307 | example of synecdoche | "Bread" stands for food; "hands" stand for helpers | 30 | |
| 14332632308 | Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair of series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 31 | |
| 14332632309 | invective | abusive language | 32 | |
| 14332632310 | how is invective used ? | to reduce someone's legitimacy or credibility | 33 |