AP Lang pink packet Flashcards

10739109985	anecdote	A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.	0
10739109986	style	the overall manner in which an individual writer expresses ideas	1
10739109987	Syllogism	a logical argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise	2
10739109988	Synecdoche	using one part of an object to represent the entire object	3
10739109989	pedantic	describing an excessive display of learning or scholarship	4
10739109990	satire	the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions	5
10739109991	non sequitur	an inference that does not logically follow the premise(s)	6
10739109992	ad hominem	an argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue	7
10739109993	Antithesis	a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced	8
10739109994	pathos	the quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow	9
10739109995	Imagery	concrete, sensory details which contribute to the themes or ideas of a work	10
10739109996	tautology	needless repetition which adds no meaning or understanding	11
10739109997	Syllepsis	the linking of one word with two other words in two strikingly different ways	12
10739109998	epiphany	A moment of sudden revelation or insight	13
10739109999	ellipsis	the omission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context	14
10739110000	Chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed	15
10739110001	Understatement	the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it really is	16
10739110002	Metaphor	a direct comparison of two different things which suggests they are somehow the same	17
10739110003	Alliteration	the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words	18