AP Lit term CRAM CARDS

A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief

a comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem.

instructive, moral-like, aesops fables

The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas

an argumentative ploy where the arguer sidesteps the question or the conflict, evades or ignores the real question.

The interpretation or analysis of a text

that which has been accepted as authentic

in rhetoric, the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences.

sytactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose

an assessment or analysis of something

a figure of speech/syntactical structure wherein the order of terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second.

A type or class of literature

movement from the specific to the general

general to the specific

a long sentence in which the main clause isnt completed until the end.

the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.

The location of one thing adjacent to or juxtaposed with another to create an effet, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose.

a figure of speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement

parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length.

attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail.

the art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking

the manner in which a writer combines or arranges words, shapes idea, and utilizes syntax and structure.

a figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole

the central or dominant idea of a work

a grammatically correct construction in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, is applied to two or more nouns without being repeated.