Foundations Test Flashcards
AP LANG
a reference to someone or something known from history, literature, religion, politics, etc.
Allusion
widely used by the Puritan writers,uses simple sentences and everyday language, & stresses clarity of expression.
Plain Style
an old imaginative pattern that appears across cultures and is repeated through time
archetype
figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrast of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences.
Antithesis
drawing comparisons between two things to show similarity in certain respects
Analogy
the reversal of the normal word order (subject-verb-object) in a sentence or phrase order
inversion
the use of grammatically similar nouns, phrases, or clauses for special effect
Parallelism
loaded words with strong emotional appeal
Pathos
the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences,commonly in conjunction with parallelism.
Anaphora
a short tale narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident
Anecdote
a statement that seems to say two opposite things but that may be true
Paradox
a combination of contradictory terms appearing in conjunction
Oxymoron
the arrangement of words & phrases to create well-formed sentences
syntax
word choice of an author
diction
technique by which the author conveys his attitude toward his subject.
tone
