14019276462 | Aphorism | An abrupt or blunt statement of known authorship which expresses a wise or clever observation about life. | 0 | |
14019292378 | didactic | having to do with the transmission of information in education, literature should give information and instruction, not just entertain | 1 | |
14019308705 | denouement | the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved. | 2 | |
14019313309 | farce | a play or comedy filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; ridiculous dialogue | 3 | |
14019332796 | incongruity | deliberate joining of opposites that are not appropriate for each other | 4 | |
14019346255 | Romanticism | 19th century artistic movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason | 5 | |
14019369550 | stream of consciousness | a style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind | 6 | |
14019379132 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 7 | |
14019388466 | tongue-in-cheek | humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally | 8 | |
14019393371 | Vernacular | the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. | 9 |
AP Vocab List 3 Flashcards
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