1-20 AP Notes Flashcards
short simple narrative of an event, often used for humorous effect or to make a point
Anecdote
writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments: persuasive writing is a form
Argumentation
an extended narrative of an incident in pros or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities: wants a second meaning
Allegory
explanatory notes added to explain or give data
Annotation
presenting of two contrasting images, ideas are balanced by words, phrases, or clause to be or not to be
Antithesis
the art of effective or persuasive speech, especially the use of figures of speech and other techniques
Rhetoric
word or phrase used in everyday language, informal speech or writing
Colloquialism
words suggesting meaning based on the association in the readers mind with it
Connotation
repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity
Consonance
descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons appearance or facet of personality
Caricature
the quality of a piece of writing in which all parts contribute to the development of the central idea
Coherence
short often witty statement about life or a principle of truth
Aphorism
the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or thing or personified abstraction
Apostrophe
hard, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose
Cacophony
rhetorical device used of listing the details or a process of mentioning words or phrases step by step. clarify meaning
enumeration
comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to something quite different from it
analogy
use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same, or similar in their structure, sound, or meaning
Parallelism
a brief or indirect reference to a person, place, or idea of historical importance
allusion
a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with something that is closely related
metonymy
the deliberate repetition of the first part of a sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect
anaphora
same word returns at the end of a sentence
Epistrophe
stylistic device that intentionally eliminates conjunctions, usually with commas
asyndeton
adds coordinating conjunctions to join successive words or phrases where necessary
polysyndeton
