AP English Language Flashcards
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| 14617769952 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event "I didn't have any bus fare, but fortunately some good Samaritan helped me out!" |  | 0 |
| 14617808595 | Anadiplosis | repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause "They call for you: The general who became a slave; the slave who became a gladiator; the gladiator who defied an Emperor. Striking story." |  | 1 |
| 14617809709 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way As light as a feather. |  | 2 |
| 14617820224 | Anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses "Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better." |  | 3 |
| 14617822828 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words "Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?" |  | 4 |
| 14617828186 | Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing "In Minnesota, people may refer to a casserole as a hotdish." |  | 5 |
| 14617833431 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences "Ah, happy, happy boughs! that cannot shed Your leaves, nor ever bid the spring adieu." |  | 6 |
| 14617834123 | Ethos | beliefs or character of a group "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results." |  | 7 |
| 14617837749 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences "May God bless you." |  | 8 |
| 14617840885 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant "Passed away instead of died." |  | 9 |
| 14617841551 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. "He's running faster than the wind." |  | 10 |
| 14617856547 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality "A fire station burns down." |  | 11 |
| 14617858722 | Jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. "Bang for the buck" |  | 12 |
| 14617859130 | Logos | an appeal based on logic or reason "The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas." |  | 13 |
| 14617859805 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it "The pen is mightier than the sword." |  | 14 |
| 14617860739 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. "his is another fine mess you have got us into." |  | 15 |
| 14617863846 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. "Your enemy's friend is your enemy." |  | 16 |
| 14617864750 | Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses "She likes cooking, jogging, and reading." "She likes to cook, jog, and read." |  | 17 |
| 14617867175 | Pathos | emotional appeal "If we don't move soon, we're all going to die! Can't you see how dangerous it would be to stay?" |  | 18 |
| 14617870834 | periodic sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. "In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. " |  | 19 |
| 14617871894 | Polsyndeton | a style that employs a great many conjunctions "Let the whitefolks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets, and books, and mostly-mostly-let them have their whiteness." | 20 | |
| 14617872669 | rhetorical question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer "Is the pope Catholic?" |  | 21 |
| 14617873050 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. "The boy jumped happily." |  | 22 |
| 14617876308 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa The word "sails" is often used to refer to a whole ship. |  | 23 |
| 14617877879 | Thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. "Because many children are unable to vaccinate due to illness, we must require that all healthy and able children be vaccinated in order to have herd immunity." |  | 24 |
| 14617878574 | Tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels. Father: "We are going on a vacation." Son: "That's great!!!" |  | 25 |
| 14617879402 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. "I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain." |  | 26 |
| 14617880623 | Zuegma | use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings "She broke his car and his heart." |  | 27 |