AP Language Final Exam Flashcards
repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
anaphora
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared as a means of making a point
metaphor
creates exaggeration by showing restraint; opposite of hyperbole
litote/understatement
giving human or animal attributes to non-human things
personification
the study of rules of grammar that define the formation of sentences
syntax
a short, amusing or interesting story about an incident, event or person
anecdote
a style in which conjunctions are omitted, usually producing fast-paced, more rapid prose (I came, I saw, I conquered)
asyndeton
the use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed. IN other words, a sentence using a lot of conjunctions (and, by, or etc.)
polysyndeton
a reference to a past, present, or future event, person, or place
allusion
a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
analogy
a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation; slang
colloquialism
the use of words to express something other than and often the opposite of the literal meaning
irony
ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word or words
epistrophe
a rhetorical term for the listing of details, a type of amplification and division
enumeration
a comparison between things using the words “like” “as” or “than” in order to perceive its importance
simile
