Ap English Language List Flashcards

14675302995	Allegory	A story that acts as an extended metaphor.	0
14675305665	Allusion	A brief reference to a historical or literature figure	1
14675307712	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or lots of words at the beginning of several phrases.	2
14675311152	Antithesis	a contrast or opposition between two things	3
14675313506	Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds	4
14675315166	Connotation	Any meaning a word conveys in addition to it's original meaning	5
14675325515	Diction	The authors choice and use or words in a text	6
14675330218	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	7
14675330590	Epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive phrases or sentences	8
14675333465	Ethos	Person relying on their character to get their point across	9
14675339742	figurative language	Using words to describe what you're saying without actually describing what you're saying.	10
14675343018	Hyperbole	over exaggeration	11
14675344854	image	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	12
14675345703	Isocolon	Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length	13
14675347316	Irony	When reality is different from what appears or is anticipated.	14
14675351652	Logos	Appeal to logic	15
14675353691	Litotes	understatement	16
14675355357	Metonymy	A metaphor that has something related to a second thing substituted for the second thing	17
14675358184	Pathos	Emotions	18
14675359726	Polyptoton	Repetion of words in different forms	19
14675365272	Prose	Literature in a non rhythm.	20
14675366287	Rhetoric	effective writing or speaking to accomplish a purpose	21
14675368671	Synecdoche	Metaphor where a part is subbed for the whole	22
14675370951	Syntax	how words are put together to form sentences	23
14675376705	Theme	Central idea of a work of literature	24
14675376706	Tone	The attitude towards the subject	25