AP Lang Final Flashcards
Anaphora
Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared as a means of making a point (without the use of like or as)
Litote
This creates exaggeration by showing restraint. It is the opposite of hyperbole.
Personification
Giving human or animal attributes to non-human things
Syntax
The study of rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences.
- Sentence structure
anecdote
a short and amusing or interesting story about an incident, event or person
asyndeton
A style in which conjunctions are omitted, usually producing fast-paced, more rapid prose.
polysyndeton
The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed.
allusion
A reference to a (past, present or future) event, person, or place
analogy
a comparison between two different things in order to highlight some point of similarity.
colloquialism
a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. (slang)
irony
The use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning.
epistrophe
Ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses,
or sentences with the same word or words.
enumeration
A rhetorical term for the listing of details–a type of amplification and division.
simile
a comparison between things using the words “like,” “as,” or “than” in order to perceive its importance.
apostrophe
Address to something/someone directly within the text
antithesis
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses (similar sentence structure); a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
climax
In rhetoric, mounting by degrees through words or sentences of increasing weight with an emphasis on the high point or culmination of an experience or series of events.
hyperbole
An exaggeration that bolsters an argument
diction
Particular words an author uses (aka word choice)
ethos
Appeals to credibility (ethics)
pathos
An appeal to emotion
logos
Appeal to reason
anadiplosis
A repetition technique; a word or phrase from the previous line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next.
juxtaposition
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses (similar sentence structure); a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
alliteration
Repetition of an initial sound in close proximity
rhetorical question
A question whose answer is assumed
