AP Word Wall #2 Flashcards
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| 15321526976 | alliteration | the occurrence of the same consonant letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 0 | |
| 15321526977 | anaphora | The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses | 1 | |
| 15321526978 | assonance | when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds | 2 | |
| 15529699350 | euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 3 | |
| 15529699351 | cacophony | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds | 4 | |
| 15529702152 | consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 5 | |
| 15592314181 | connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 6 | |
| 15592316787 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 7 | |
| 15592319823 | alliteration | An example is "The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,The furrow followed free;" | 8 | |
| 15592336954 | anaphora | example: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..." | 9 | |
| 15592374386 | Cacophony | "I detest war because cause of war is always trivial." | 10 | |
| 15592382066 | cacophony | uses consonants in combinations that require explosive delivery (e.g., p, b, d, g, k, ch-, sh- etc.). | 11 | |
| 15592396636 | euphony | involves the use of long vowel sounds, which are more melodious than consonants, and the use of harmonious consonants, such as l, m, n, r, and soft f and v sounds. as well as soft consonants or semi-vowels, including w, s, y, and th or wh, extensively to create more pleasant sounds | 12 | |
| 15592424726 | assonance | example "Men sell the wedding bells." | 13 | |
| 15592690104 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 14 | |
| 15592694126 | Polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 15 | |
| 15592697789 | Asyndeton example | "Without looking, without making a sound, without talking" | 16 | |
| 15592727692 | polysyndeton example | They read and studied and wrote and drilled. I laughed and talked and flunked. | 17 | |
| 15592951128 | connotation | "He's such a dog." - In this sense, the word dog connotes shamelessness, or ugliness. | 18 | |
| 15592954415 | denotation example | Chick- literally means a "baby bird" | 19 | |
| 15656002661 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 20 | |
| 15656005939 | epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 21 |