AP literature Flashcards

12645247579	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole	0
12645247580	constonance	Repeatedly ending constant sounds when the vowel sounds differ	1
12645247581	Conceit	a comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature	2
12645247582	Anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines	3
12645247583	Asyndeton	leaves conjunctions out	4
12645247584	Epistrophe	Phrase repetition @ end of a successive clause	5
12645247585	elegly	Passionate expression of grief	6
12645247586	Aphorism	a concise statement of a truth or principle	7
12645247587	Dialect	a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group	8
12645247588	didactic	instructive	9
12645247589	Antithesis	the direct opposite, a sharp contrast	10
12645247590	epitaph	an inscription on a tombstone or burial place	11
12645247591	deductive reasoning	the process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations	12
12645247592	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	13
12645247593	Ethos	Ethical appeal	14
12645247594	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	15
12645247595	colloquial	informal spoken language or conversation	16
12645247596	Litotes	understatement	17
12645247597	Chiamus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed	18
12645247598	Apostrophe	address to an absent or imaginary person	19
12645247599	Connotation	the implied or associative meaning of a word	20