AP Notes 5 (41-50) Flashcards
ADAGE
short, pointed and memorable saying based on facts. An adage expresses a general fact or truth about life. As it becomes popular it is then accepted as a universal truth. Ex. “God helps those who help themselves.”
PEDANTIC:
Pedantic comes from a French word, pedant, means “to teach or to act as pedagogue.” A
pedantic is someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, minute details in
order to make an arrogant and ostentatious show of learning. He could be a writer, a character,
feelings, tone or words. Sigmund Freud defines pedantic as, “The pedant is he who finds it
impossible to read criticism of himself without immediately reaching for his pen and replying to
the effect that the accusation is a gross insult to his person.”A pedant often corrects small
mistakes that are not very important in grand matters and, therefore, may annoy others around
him.
FLIPPANT
: lacking proper respect or seriousness. This is often associated with the
impatience of youth.
Synonyms
cute, facetious, flip, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smart-assed, smartypants,
wise, wiseass
Antonyms
earnest, sincere
Related Words
flighty, frivolous; cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impish, impudent, mischievous, playful, r
oguish, sassy, saucy, waggish; disrespectful, rude; breezy, casual, glib, inappropriate, t
houghtless
EVOCATIVE:
the use of language that “suggests” meanings other than the denotative. Language that
connects with emotions or feelings not associated with the actual meaning of a word.
SYNTACTIAL INVERSION
Inversion also called anastrophe in literary style and rhetoric the syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence as in english the placing of an adjective after the noun modifies it(“the form divine”) a verb before its subject (‘came the dawn”)
APPOSITION
A grammatical construction in which two elements normally noun phrases are placed side by side with one element serving to identify the other in a different way. the two elements are said to be an opposition
DIDACTIC
Frequently used for those literary texts which are overloaded with informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details.
CONCEIT
Conceit is a figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with
the help of similes or metaphors. Thus, conceit examples have a surprising or shocking effect on
the readers because they are novel comparisons unlike the conventional comparisons made in
similes and metaphors
PERIODIC SENTENCE
: A periodic sentence has the main clause or predicate at the end. This is used for
emphasis and can be persuasive by putting reasons for something at the beginning before the
final point is made. It can also create suspense or interest for the reader. Here are some examples
for reference. Consider what the strength of this type of sentence might be.
PARADOX
It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth.
It is also used to illustrate an opinion or statement contrary to accepted traditional ideas. A
paradox is often used to make a reader think over an idea in innovative way. Some memorable
examples are
