AP Language Chapter 2 Flashcards

8901716005	Antithesis	Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction.	0
8901716006	Cumulative sentence	Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on.	1
8901716010	Imperative sentence	Sentence used to command or enjoin.	2
8901716011	Juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasise similarities or differences.	3
8901716012	Metaphor	Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.	4
8901716014	Oxymoron	Paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another.	5
8901716016	Parallelism	Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related word , phrases, or clauses.	6
8901716017	Periodic sentence	Sentence whose main clause is held until the end.	7
8901716018	Personification	Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea.	8
8901716022	Zeugma	Use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings.	9
8901771761	hortative sentence	sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action	10
8901771762	Inversion	Inverted order of words in a sentence (variation of subject-verb-object order)	11
8901771763	rhetorical question	Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer	12
8901771764	Synedoche	Figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole	13
8901777311	archaic diction	old-fashioned or outdated choice of words	14
8901857190	Diction	Speakers choice of words	15
8901857191	Syntax	The arrangement of words in a sentence and sentences in a paragraph	16
8901857192	Tone	The speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience.	17
8901857193	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	18
8901857194	Metaphor	Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as	19
8901857195	Hyperbole	Extreme exaggeration	20
8901857196	Pacing	The speed or tempo of an author's writing, how quickly the author reveals details	21
8901857197	compound sentence	two or more independent clauses	22
8901857198	complex sentence	A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause	23
8901857199	Imagery	Descriptive language that appeals to the senses	24
8901857200	Satire	Use of sarcasm or irony to criticize	25