AP Language Flashcards

13947280223	Alliteration	The repetition of beginning sounds and words.	0
13947280224	Allusion	A reference to literature, art, history, or a person.	1
13947280225	Analogy	Comparing two things or instances.	2
13947280226	Antithesis	Used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence.	3
13947280227	Consonance	Repetition of consonant two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase.	4
13947280228	Diction	Word choice (creates a mood or tone).	5
13947280229	Ellipsis	When one or more words are omitted from a sentence.	6
13947280230	Ethos	Ethical appeal	7
13947280231	Hyperbole	exaggeration	8
13947280232	Imagery	Painting a picture with words.	9
13947280233	Irony	Unexpected words and events	10
13947280234	Oxymoron	When two opposites are placed together for emphasis.	11
13947280235	Pathos	Appeal to emotions	12
13947280236	Personification	Giving human traits to nonhuman things	13
13947280237	symbol/symbolism	A thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents and abstract idea.	14
13947280238	Simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	15
13947280239	Metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	16
13947280240	Assertion	Argument or claim	17
13947280241	Counterargument	Example that weakens and author's point and supports an opposing one.	18
13947280242	Anecdote	A short story	19
13947280243	Digression	Off topic discussion	20
13947280244	Passive voice	Construction in which the subject and object are flipped. Associated with an impersonal tone.	21
13947280245	Paradox	A contradiction	22
13947280246	Synthesis	Combination of different elements into a unified whole.	23
13947280247	Juxtaposition	The placement of two opposing ideas next to one another to emphasize the contrast between them.	24
13947280248	Diatribe	A rant	25