AP Language MC Vocab

Juxtaposition is...

• The figurative comparison between two unlike things

• Placing two things side by side, usually to show contrast

• oxymoron

• a comparison between seemingly unlike things

A statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true.

• Monologue

• Paradox

• Foil

• Dialogue

How is juxtaposition different from metaphor?

• A metaphor figuratively compares two unlike things; juxtaposition can be literal, and emphasizes contrast

• Juxtaposition figuratively compares two unlike things; metaphor can be literal, and emphasizes contrast

• Metaphor is sometimes meant to be taken literally; juxtaposition is never meant to be taken literally

• They are actually the same thing

Two ideas, places, or characters placed beside each other for contrasting effect.

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Juxtaposition

• Chiasmus

the placing of opposing or contrasting ideas and/or words within the same sentence or very close together to emphasize their disparity. 

• antithesis

• asyndeton

• diction

• polysyndeton

the use of many conjunctions; it slows the pace of the reader but the effect is to possibly overwhelm the reader with details thus connecting the reader and the persona to the same experience.

• asyndeton

• polysyndeton

• antithesis

• diction

In war the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor.

• Diction

• Parallelism

• Asyndeton

• Antithesis

What is a euphemism?

• A type of monkey

• When you try to be nice but are still mean

• Using an indirect phrase in place of an offensive one

• you phem is m

What is epanalepsis?

• a Greek word that means alliteration, where you repeat similar sounding words

• a Greek word which means repetition. It is when you repeat the same word at the beginning of a sentence or phrase at the end.

• a Greek word that means satire, where you make fun of a character's flaws and weaknesses

What is an oxymoron?

• A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

• A type of metaphor that uses exaggeration

• A statement that contradicts itself but is true

• A comparison between two unlike things