AP Lang language terms Flashcards

14778022073	Antithesis	A contrast or opposition	0
14778022074	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	1
14778022075	Paradox	Statement that contradicts itself; however it still states a truth	2
14778022076	Allusion	A reference, usually to another literally work or to a historical event (biblical allusions are common)	3
14778022077	Anaphora	Word or phrase is repeated in the beginning of series	4
14778022078	Epistrophe	Word or phrase is repeated at the end	5
14778022079	Bathos	An abrupt transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect; anticlimax	6
14783479748	Conceit	An unusually far-fetched or elaborate metaphor or simile presenting a surprisingly apt parallel between two dissimilar things or feelings (elaborate metaphor)	7
14783479749	Euphemism	A more pleasant way of saying	8
14783479750	Hyperbole	Exaggeration for the sake of emphasis in a figure of speech not meant literally	9
14783902663	Metonomy	A figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing is referred to by something closely associated with it	10
14783902664	Synecdote	A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole	11
14783902665	Cumulative sentence (loose sentence)	Begins with standard sentence pattern and adds multiple details after it	12
14783902666	Periodic sentence	A long sentence in which the completion of the syntax is delayed until the end, usually after a series of balanced subordinate clauses	13
14783902667	Alliteration	Repetition of the same consonant sounds	14
14783902668	Assonance	The repetition of similar vowel sounds	15
14783902669	Consonance	The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels	16
14783902670	Zeugma	A figure of speech by which one word refers to two others	17
14783902671	Chiasmus	A figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of two parallel clauses is reversed in the second	18
14783902672	Antimetabole	The repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse order	19
14783902673	Litotes	A figure of speech by which affirmation is made indirectly by denying its opposite, usually with an effect of underestimate	20
14783902674	Ethos	The appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator	21
14783902675	Logos	The appeal of a text or speech based on the logical structure of its argument or ideas	22
14796991894	Pathos	The appeal of a text or speech to the emotions of the audience (possibly evoking pity)	23
14796991895	Tone	The writers or speakers attitude toward the subject matter	24
14807259774	Aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life	25
14807259775	Diction	Word choice	26
14807259776	Imagery	Language that appeals to the five senses	27
14807259777	Extended metaphor	A metaphor that compares two things at some length. Sometimes that comparison is carried throughout a paragraph, a stanza, or an entire selection	28
14807259778	Colloquialism	The use of informal expressions appropriate to everyday speech rather than to the formality of writing	29
14807259779	Allegory	A symbolic story	30
14807259780	Deductive reasoning	Reaches a conclusion by assuming a general premise (called the major premise) and applying that principle to a specific case (goes from general to specific)	31
14807259781	Elegy	A poem of mourning, usually about someone who has died	32
14807259782	Epitaph	Writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon a headstone	33
14807259783	Flashback	An earlier is inserted I the normal chronology of the narration	34
14807259784	Inductive reasoning	The process of generalizing on the basis of a number of specific examples and then presenting an inductive conclusion (goes from general to general)	35
14807259785	Irony	A discrepancy between appearances and reality (verbal, situational, dramatic)	36
14807259786	Isocolon	Parallel structure in which elements are similar not only on grammatical structure but also length	37
14807259787	Jargon	Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group	38
14807259788	Onomatopoeia	Words that imitate sounds	39
14807259789	Metaphor	Makes a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as	40
14807259790	Personification	Something nonhuman is given human characteristics	41
14807259791	Rhetoric	The art of using words to persuade I. Writing or speaking	42
14807259792	Satire	A type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about social change	43
14807259793	Simile	Comparison using like or as	44
14807259794	Symbolism	Anything that stands for or represents something else beyond it	45
14807259795	Syntax	Sentence structure	46
14807259796	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combined two usually contradictory terms	47
14807259797	Polysyndeton	Repetition of conjunctions	48
14807259798	Apostrophe	A rhetorical figure in which the speaker addresses a dead or absent person, or an abstraction or inanimate object	49
14807259799	Eulogy	A speech or written passage that honors a deceased person	50
14807259800	Rhetorical question	A question asked for the sake of persuasive effect rather than as a genuine request for information	51
14807259801	Juxtaposition	To place side by side	52
14807259802	Analogy	Illustration of an idea by a more familiar idea	53
14807259803	Epithet	A descriptive word or phrase that is frequently used to characterize a person or thing	54
14807259804	Understatement	A statement that says less than what is meant (opposite of hyperbole)	55
14807259805	Sonnet	A lyrical poem comprising fourteen rhyming lines of equal length	56
14807259806	Exposition	The setting forth of a systematic explanation of an argument about any subject; or the opening part of a play or story, in which we are introduced to the characters and their situation	57