AP Language Set A Flashcards
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| 13618526536 | ALLITERATION | repetition of the same sound within nearby words; most often, repeated initial consonants | 0 | |
| 13618526537 | APOSTROPHE | addresses an abstraction, an inanimate object, or to the someone not present | 1 | |
| 13618526538 | HYPERBOLE | exaggeration for effect | 2 | |
| 13618526539 | MEIOSIS | understatement for effect | 3 | |
| 13618526540 | LITOTES | making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 4 | |
| 13618526541 | PERSONIFICATION | giving human characteristics to non-human things | 5 | |
| 13618526542 | IRONY (verbal and situational) | reversal of expectations or speaking in such a way as to imply the contrary of what one says | 6 | |
| 13618526543 | SARCASM | a mocking or derogatory statement, usually ironic, directed and intended to hurt another person | 7 | |
| 13618526544 | SATIRE | literary genre that uses irony, wit and sometimes sarcasm to expose humanity's vices and foibles, giving impetus to change or reform through ridicule | 8 | |
| 13618526545 | SIMILE | comparing two distinct things by using connective words such as like or as | 9 | |
| 13618526546 | METAPHOR | identify one object or idea with another in one or more aspects via representation or substitution | 10 | |
| 13618526547 | METONYMY | substituting the word in mind with an object closely related to it (White House for President) | 11 | |
| 13618526548 | SYNECDOCHE | a part of something is used to represent the whole of something (all hands on deck) | 12 | |
| 13618526549 | ANAPHORA | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences | 13 | |
| 13618526550 | ANTIMETABOLE | repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order (similar to chiasmus) | 14 | |
| 13618526551 | ANTITHESIS | balancing contrasting terms against each other for emphasis | 15 | |
| 13618526552 | ZEUGMA | one word is used to mean two different things simultaneously | 16 | |
| 13618526553 | ANASTROPHE | reversal of word order to make a point | 17 | |
| 13618526554 | ANTECEDENT | the original noun, noun phrase or clause referred to later in the text by other means (pronouns, metaphors, etc.) | 18 | |
| 13618526555 | APPOSITIVE | a noun or noun phrase that further describes a nearby noun or pronoun | 19 | |
| 13618526556 | PHRASE | group of words without a verb (always dependent on other words to make a complete sentence) | 20 | |
| 13618526557 | CLAUSE | group of words with a verb (independent clauses are complete sentences; dependent clause require an independent clause to make a complete sentence) | 21 | |
| 13618526558 | SIMPLE SENTENCE | sentence containing one independent clause | 22 | |
| 13618526559 | COMPOUND SENTENCE | sentence containing multiple independent clauses | 23 | |
| 13618526560 | COMPLEX SENTENCE | sentence containing at least one independent and at least one dependent clause | 24 | |
| 13618526561 | FRAGMENT | incomplete sentence (can be effective depending on the purpose) | 25 | |
| 13618526562 | SUBORDINATION | the use of a conjunction to make the meaning of one clause dependent on another clause | 26 | |
| 13618526563 | PASSIVE VOICE | when the object of the verb is the subject of the sentence. (The homework is read by Sam.) | 27 | |
| 13618526564 | ACTIVE VOICE | when the subject is doing the action. (Sam reads the homework.) | 28 | |
| 13618526565 | ANECDOTE | a short account of a particular incident or event | 29 | |
| 13618526566 | EUPHEMISM | the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt | 30 | |
| 13618526567 | JUXTAPOSITION | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 31 |