10 AP Language terms Flashcards

14614852190	Metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it. Ex:The pen is mightier than the sword	0
14647004660	non sequitur	an inference that does not follow logically from the premises Ex: People generally like to walk on the beach. Beaches have sand. Therefore, having sand floors in homes would be a great idea	1
14647009418	pedantic	characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship Ex: Paul, a professor, was on a guided tour of a museum Several times throughout the tour, Paul interrupted the guide to interject his thoughts and opinions	2
14647016809	Philippic	a strong verbal denunciation. The term comes from the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedonia in the fourth century. Ex: A protester yelling at someone with opposite views.	3
14647020828	Polysyndeton	the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural Ex: I wore a sweater, and a hat, and a scarf, and a pair of boots, and mittens,	4
14647026007	Solecism	nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules Ex:I leaved work 15 minutes late	5
14647030714	Syllepsis	a construction in which one word is used in two different senses Ex: After he threw the ball, he threw a fit	6
14647031976	Syllogism	a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise Ex:All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal	7
14647034395	Synecdoche	using one part of an object to represent the entire object Ex: referring to a car as "wheels"	8
14647037864	Synesthesia	describing one kind of sensation in terms of another Ex: a loud color	9