14670488331 | Allegory | a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for something else | 0 | |
14670494700 | Alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another; occurs mostly at the beginning of words | 1 | |
14670500652 | Allusion | a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or pop culture | 2 | |
14670505007 | Atmosphere | the mood or feeling in a literary work; is usually created through descriptive details and evocative language | 3 | |
14670508292 | Connotation | all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests | 4 | |
14670512260 | Contrast | comparison showing differences | 5 | |
14670513254 | Denotation | the literal, dictionary definition of a word | 6 | |
14670515052 | Diction | a writer's or speaker's choice of words; chooses a writer's style | 7 | |
14670521715 | Euphemism | mild or vague expression substituted for a harsher or more direct one | 8 | |
14670523524 | Hyperbole | a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement | 9 | |
14670526932 | Imagery | the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | 10 | |
14670532726 | Impressionistic | seeking to convey a brief impression or emotion without close realistic detail | 11 | |
14670540321 | Inference | to draw an understanding or conclusion from what was said or a particular event | 12 | |
14670542400 | Irony | a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality | 13 | |
14670544337 | Verbal irony | occurs when a writer says one thing but means another | 14 | |
14670545525 | Situational irony | occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate | 15 | |
14670548587 | Dramatic irony | occurs when the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not | 16 | |
14670550822 | Juxtaposition | Placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast | 17 | |
14670556321 | Metaphor | a figure of speech that makes a comparison without using like or as | 18 | |
14670559792 | Mood | the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work | 19 | |
14670564614 | Motif | a recurring object, theme, idea | 20 | |
14670571208 | Onomatopoeia | figure of speech that imitates natural sounds in words | 21 | |
14670576601 | Oxymoron | figure of speech that combines two apparently dissimilar ideas to create a paradox | 22 | |
14670582585 | Paradox | figure of speech which appears to be self-contradictory but upon further examination contains a degree of truth | 23 | |
14670596263 | Persona | a character created as the speaker in an essay or the narrator of a story | 24 | |
14670606769 | Personification | the assigning of human characteristics, form, or sensibilities to a nonliving thing | 25 | |
14670611222 | Point of view | the stance/vantage point from which an author presents the actions of the story | 26 | |
14670612864 | Prose | All forms of written expression which do not have a regular rhythmic pattern | 27 | |
14670624531 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. | 28 | |
14670629243 | Rhetorical Question | a structural device for initiating or continuing a discussion; a device for adding emphasis | 29 | |
14670632159 | Simile | a comparison using like or as | 30 | |
14670636253 | Syntax | the way words are arranged in a sentence, including punctuation, sentence length, and word order | 31 | |
14670650032 | Theme | the central idea or insight of a work of literature; the idea the author wishes to convey to his/her reader | 32 | |
14670650033 | Thesis | The central theme of an argumentative essay; sentence containing the main idea/purpose of an essay | 33 | |
14670650034 | Tone | the feeling associated with a writing; determined by the author's attitude toward his/her topic and/or audience | 34 | |
14670648597 | Theme | the central idea or insight of a work of literature; the idea the author wishes to convey to his/her reader | 35 | |
14670648598 | Thesis | 36 |
AP English Summer Terms Flashcards
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