AP Notes 18- 24

Question 1

Parallelism

Answer 1

The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same, or similar in their construction, sound, or meaning.

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical culture, literary or political significance.

Question 3

Metonymy

Answer 3

A figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something with which it closely relates. (Crown=King/Queen)

Question 4

Anaphora

Answer 4

The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect.

Question 5

Epistrophe

Answer 5

Derived from a Greek word that means turning upon, which indicates the same word returns at the end of each sentence.

Question 6

Asyndeton

Answer 6

Derived from a Greek word which means unconnected. It is a stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy.

Question 7

Polysyndeton

Answer 7

Comes from a Greek word meaning “Bound Together”. It makes use of coordinating conjunctions like “and”, “or”, “but”, and “nor”. (Mostly “and” and “or”.)