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AP LANGUAGE WEEK 2 Flashcards

5037514802	Cadaverous	Gaunt;haggard;corpse-like	0
5037514803	Callow	Immature; inexperienced;unfledged	1
5037514804	Candid	Frank;unprejudiced;outspoken	2
5037514805	Captious	Quick to find petty faults;quibbling;hard to please	3
5037514806	Carnal	Pertaining to fleshy appetites; sensual; sexual	4
5037514807	Carnivorous	Flesh-eating	5
5037514808	Caustic	Corrosive;stinging;sarcastic	6
5037514809	Clandestine	Secret;furtive;underhand	7
5037514810	Complacent	Smug;self-satisfied	8
5037514811	Craven	Cowardly;chicken-hearted	9
5037514812	Culpable	At fault;deserving blame	10
5037514813	Cursory	Hasty;superficial;with little attention to details	11
5037514814	Dastardly	Cowardly;sneaky and mean	12
5037514815	Debonair	Jaunty;urbane;pleasantly gracious	13
5037514816	Defamatory	Slanderous;snitching the reputation	14
5037514817	Deferential	Very respectful;courteous	15
5037514818	Deft	Skillful and neat in action	16
5037514819	Defunct	Deceased;dead; no longer existing	17
5037514820	Degenerate	Deteriorated;sunk to an inferior condition	18
5037514821	Deleterious	Harmful;injurious to health	19
5037514822	Delusive	Misleading;false;deceptive	20
5037514823	Derisive	Ridiculing;mocking	21
5037514824	Derogatory	Belittling; disparaging	22
5037514825	Destitute	Extremely poor	23
5037514826	Desultory	Random; disconnected; passing fitfully from one thing to another	24

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AP English Language Devices Flashcards

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4914977140	Rhetoric	The entire process of written communication; tools that enable a writer to present ideas to an audience effectively	0
4914990635	Style	The way an author presents his/her ideas through the use of diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all create a style	1
4915009207	Ad hoc	A Latin phrase which means "for this [purpose]" A specific action taken to solve a specific problem	2
4915030768	Analogy	A comparison between two different things in order to highlight some point of similarity	3
4915040279	Anecdote	A story told by the author to illustrate a point	4
4915044669	Connotation	Images rather than the literal meaning; may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes	5
4915057730	Colloquialism	Slang or informality in speech or writing	6
4915065095	Denotation	The literal meaning of a word, devoid of emotion	7
4915070169	Euphemism	A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts; "passed away" instead of "died"	8
4915086342	Juxtaposition	Placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast	9
4915108452	Pacing	The movement of a piece from on point to another	10
4915111130	Point of view	The method of narration in a literary work	11
4915118976	First person narrator	Tells us a story using "I", and is the character in the story. Can be the protagonist, participant, or observer	12
4915131372	Third person narrator	Tells us a story using "He/She/It"	13
4915141271	Third person omniscient POV	the narrator, with godlike knowledge, presents the thoughts and actions of any or all characters	14
4915143008	Third person limited-omniscient POV	Presents the feelings of only one character, and only the actions of the other characters	15
4915163082	Pun	A play on words for comedic effect; When the girl was married,, she got a new name and a dress	16
4915171124	Repetition	The duplication of any element of language for emphasis and effect	17
4915189879	Structure	The organization and form of a literary work	18
4915195016	Suspense	Leaving the audience uncertain or tense about the upcoming events	19
4915203340	Syllogism	Deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises; Snow is wet, when it snows, the streets get wet	20
4915219425	Alliteration	The repetition of initial consonant sounds; Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers	21
4915225564	Assonance	The repetition of words beginning with vowels; men sell th wedding bells	22
4915247849	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it; A news release claims that "the White House declared" rather than "the President declared"	23
4915273441	Apostrophe	An exclamatory figure of speech	24
4915277652	Anaphora	The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses	25
4915294387	Antithesis	The contrast of thoughts in two phrases, clauses, or sentences; Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed	26
4915322285	Antimetabole	The identical or near repetition of words in one phrase, or clause in reverse order in the next phrase or clause; Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country	27
4915358698	Zeugma	A figure of speech made when one part of speech is related to another part of speech in a way that is consistent in terms of grammar but incongruous in terms of meaning;	28
4915384965	Epistrophe	The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. It places emphasis on the last word; This nation is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people	29
4915405018	Asyndeton	A style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses; They dove, splashed, floated, swam, snorted	30
4915413790	Litotes	A figure of speech in which rather than making a certain statement directly, a speaker expresses it even more effectively, or achieves subtle emphasis; "That was no big deal" means "That was nothing"	31
4915436617	Apposition	When two elements are placed side by side, with one element serving to define or modify the other. They are said to be in apposition; my town Franklin Square	32
4915449224	Paradox	A statement or group of statements that leads to a contradiction or a situation which defines intuition	33

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AP Language: Unit 2 Definitions Flashcards

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7269600457	Ameliorate	to improve, to make better, correct a flaw or shortcoming	0
7269602948	Aplomb	poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity	1
7269604991	Bombastic	pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas	2
7269627311	Callow	without experience; immature, not fully developed; lacking sophistication and poise; without feathers	3
7269629650	Drivel	saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose; foolish, aimless talk or thinking; nonsense; to let saliva flow from the mouth; to utter nonsense or childish twaddle; to waste or fritter away foolishly	4
7269672583	Epitome	a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality	5
7269675485	Exhort	to urge strongly, advise earnestly	6
7269747590	Ex officio	by virtue of holding a certain office	7
7269750995	Infringe	to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds	8
7269753747	Ingratiate	to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others	9
7269756160	Interloper	one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder	10
7269760187	Intrinsic	belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part	11
7269764315	Inveigh	to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval	12
7269794378	Lassitude	weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	13
7269875707	Millennium	a period of 1000 years; a period of great joy	14
7269876983	Occult	secret, hidden from view; not detectable by ordinary means; mysterious, magical, uncanny; to hide, cover up; eclipse; matters involving the supernatural	15
7269884142	Permeate	to spread through, penetrate, soak through	16
7269885448	Precipitate	to fall as moisture; to bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distinct form to; characterized by excessive haste; moisture; the product of an action taking place	17
7269891256	Stringent	strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste	18
7269895052	Surmise	to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; likely idea that lacks definite proof	19

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AP English Language Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary for AP English Language

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5857487866	Ad Hominem Argument	Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issues at hand	0
5857487867	Allegory	Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts	1
5857487868	Alliteration	The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words	2
5857487869	Allusion	A reference, usually oblique or faint, to another thing, idea, or person	3
5857487870	Ambiguity	Uncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation	4
5857487871	Analogy	The correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different	5
5857487872	Anecdote	A short story used to illustrate a point the author is making	6
5857487873	Antecedent	Every pronoun refers back to a previous noun or pronoun	7
5857487874	Antithesis	An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses	8
5857487875	Apostrophe	A figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object is addressed by a speaker	9
5857487876	Appositive	A word or phrase that follow a noun or pronoun for emphasis or clarity	10
5857487877	Assonance	A type of internal rhyming in which vowel souds are repeated	11
5857487878	Asyndeton	When the conjunctions (such as "and" or "but") that would normally connect a string of words, phrases, or clauses are omitted from a sentence	12
5857487879	Atmosphere	The emotional feeling -or mood- of a place, scene, or event	13
5857487880	Attitude	The feelings of a particular speaker or piece of writing toward a subject, person, or idea	14
5857487881	Contrast	Oppositions	15
5857487882	Colloquial Language	Slang or common language that is informal	16
5857487883	Connotative	The interpretive level of a word based on associated images rather than the literal meaning	17
5857487884	Deductive Argument	The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example	18
5857487885	Diction	An author's choice of words	19
5857487886	Didactic	Writing which has the purpose of teaching or instructing	20
5857487887	Elegy	A work that expresses sorrow	21
5857487888	Ellipses	Indicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted	22
5857487889	Ethos	Refers to generally ethics, or values	23
5857487890	Euphemism	A mild or pleasant sounding expression that substitutes for a harsh, indelicate, or simply less pleasant idea	24
5857487891	Exposition	Writing or speech that is organized to explain	25
5857487892	Figurative Language	All uses of language that imply an imaginative comparison	26
5857487893	Foreshadowing	A purposeful hint placed in a work of literature to suggest what may occur later in the narrative	27
5857487894	Hyperbole	A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis	28
5857487895	Imagery	A mental picture that is conjured by specific words and associations	29
5857487896	Inductive Argument	Creating a case by providing specific examples and drawing a conclusion based on the evidence they provide	30
5857487897	Irony	When a situation produces and outcome that is the opposite of what is expected	31
5857487898	Juxtaposition	When two contrasting things are placed next to each other for comparison	32
5857487899	Logos	The use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument	33
5857487900	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared directly	34
5857487901	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it	35
5857487902	Mood	The prevailing or dominant feeling of a work, scene, or event	36
5857487903	Onomatopoeia	An effect created by words that have sounds that reinforce their meaning	37
5857487904	Oxymoron	Two contradictory words in one expression	38
5857487905	Paradox	A seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth	39
5857487906	Parallelism	A literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactical structures	40
5857487907	Parody	An effort to ridicule or make fun of a literary work or an author by writing a comic imitation of the work	41
5857487908	Pathos	A sympathetic feeling of pity or compassion evoked by an artistic work	42
5857487909	Periodic Sentence	Presents the main clause at the end of the sentence, for emphasis	43
5857487910	Persona	The character created by the voice and narration of the speaker of a text	44
5857487911	Personification	A figure of speech in which ideas or objects are described as having human qualities or personalities	45
5857487912	Point of View	The particular perspective from which a story is told	46
5857487913	Pun	A play on words	47
5857487914	Repetition	The reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis	48
5857487915	Rhetoric	The art and logic of a written or spoken argument to persuade, to analyze, or to expose	49
5857487916	Rhetorical Strategy	The way an author organizes words, sentences, and overall argument in order to achieve a particular purpose	50
5857487917	Rhetorical Devices	The specific language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy (diction, imagery, or syntax)	51
5857487918	Rhetorical Question	A question that is asked for the sake of argument	52
5857487919	Satire	To ridicule or mock ideas, persons, events, or doctrines	53
5857487920	Selection of Detail	The specific words, incidents, images, or events the author uses to create a scene or narrative	54
5857487921	Simile	A commonly used figure of speech that compares one thing with another using the words "like" or "as"	55
5857487922	Speaker	The narrator of a story, poem, or drama	56
5857487923	Syllogism	A form of deductive reasoning in which pieces of evidence are used to create a new conclusion	57
5857487924	Symbol	Something that stands for something else	58
5857487925	Synonym	A word that has the same, or nearly the same, meaning as another word	59
5857487926	Syntax	The way words are arranged in a sentence	60
5857487927	Tension	A feeling excitement and expectation the reader or audience feels because of the conflict, mood, or atmosphere of the work	61
5857487928	Theme	The central idea	62
5857487929	Tone	Attitude	63
5857487930	Understatement	When an author assigns less significance to an event or thing than it deserves	64
5857487931	Zeugma	When a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them	65

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AP Language: Starred Terms Flashcards

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4986607929	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an obstruction in addition to the literal meaning. In some allegories an author may intend the characters to personify an obstruction like hope or freedom. The allegorical meaning usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence.	0
4986607930	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses and absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer. The effect may add familiarity or emotional intensity.	1
4986607931	Colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writing, colloquialisms give a work a conversational, familiar tone. Colloquial expressions in writing include local or regional dialect.	2
4986607932	Connotation	The nonliteral associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. Connotations may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes.	3
4986607933	Denotation	The strict, literal dictionary definition of the word devoid of any emotion attitude or color.	4
4986607934	Diction	Related to style diction refers to the writers word choices especially with regard to their correctness clearness or effectiveness. Needs to be paired with an adjective.	5
4986607935	Euphemism	A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. Maybe use to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement.	6
4986607936	Litotes	A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite. Litotes is the opposite of hyperbole.	7
4986607937	Paradox	A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.	8
4986607938	Parallelisms	Also referred to as parallel construction or parallel structure. Referring to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words phrases sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity. Can involve repetition of a grammatical elements such as a preposition or verbal phrase. Used to attract the readers attention add emphasis and organization or simply provide a musical rhythm.	9
4986607939	Anaphora	Subset of parallel structure. When the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences is used. Examples include Martin Luther King Jr.'s I have a dream speech.	10
4986607940	Satire	A work that targets human voices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. Regardless of whether or not the work aims to perform human behavior satires best scene of the style of writing rather than a purpose for writing. It can be recognized by many devices used effectively by the satirist: irony wit parody caricature hyperbole understatement and sarcasm.	11
4986607941	Subordinate Clause	Also referred to as the dependent clause the subordinate clause depends on the main clause to complete its meaning as it does not express a complete thought. Easily recognized by phrases like: although because unless if even though sense as soon as well who when where how and that.	12
4986607942	Syllogism	Also referred to as syllogistic reasoning or syllogistic logic it is a deductive system of formal logic that presents to premises one called the major and one called the minor that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.	13
4987647355	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which part of something is used to represent the whole, or occasionally the whole is used to represent a part. Ex: referring to a car as wheels.	14
4987647356	Understatement	The ironic minimalizing of fact. Presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic.	15

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AP Language Vocabulary #4 Flashcards

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6633861352	Ubiquitous	everywhere at the same time; simultaneous	0
6633867398	Pernicious	wicked, deadly, very destructive	1
6633869599	Utopian	perfect society, ideal place	2
6633876718	Multifaceted	many sides, many views	3
6633878084	Impregnable	able to resist attack	4
6633886442	Edification	improvement morally	5
6633891687	Pejoratively	tend to make worse, disparage	6
6633893765	Pragmatism	concerned with practical results	7
6633897768	Abject	miserable, hopelessness, very bad	8
6633902647	Inanities	lack of sense and ideas, silliness, folly, vacuity, senselessness	9
6633913156	Logical Fallacy	a mistake in reasoning	10
6633918654	Lyrical	songlike, characterized by emotions, subjectivity and imagination	11
6633936516	Metaphor	a figure of speech in which one thing is referred to as another (my love is a fragile flower)	12
6633943194	metonymy	a figure of speech that uses the name of an object, person, or idea to represent something with which is associated, such as using "the crown" to refer to a monarch.	13
6633994091	Mode	the method or form of a literary work; the manner in which a work of literature is written	14
6634011447	mood	similar to tone; the primary emotional attitude of a work.	15
6634030493	moral	the lesson drawn from a fictional or nonfictional story	16
6634487698	Motif	Main theme or subject of a work that is elaborated on in the development of the piece; a repeated pattern or idea	17
6634509919	Narration	The telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse	18
6634518463	Negative-Positive	Sentence that begins by stating what is NOT true, then by ending by stating what is true.	19
6634527921	Non-sequitur	Latin for "it does not follow." When one statement isn't logically connected to another	20
6634534311	Objectivity	An impersonal presentation of events and characters; writers attempt to remove hisself/herself from any subjective, personal involvement in a story	21
6634574153	Onomatopoeia	The use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss" "buzz" "slam" "boom"	22
6634590991	Oversimplification	When a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument	23
6634603690	Oxymoron	A figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases, such as "wise fool" "bitter-sweet" "pretty ugly" "jumbo shrimp" "cold fire"	24
6634618596	Pacing	The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another	25
6634626587	Parable	A short tale that teaches a moral; similar to but shorter than allegory	26
6634636162	Paradox	A statement that seems to contradict itself but turns out to have a rational meaning	27
6634653737	Parallelism	The technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form. "We shall fight... We shall fight... We shall fight..."	28
6634671383	Parody	A work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating or exaggerating its elements. Can be mocking or humorous.	29
6634679472	Pathos	The aspects of a literary work that elicit sorrow or pity from the audience; an appeal to emotion	30
6635840234	Pedantic	a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing; scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant.	31
6635853984	Personification	the attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or inanimate object	32
6635864500	Persuasion	a form of argumentation, one of the four modes of discourse; language intended to convince through appeals to reason or emotion.	33
6635903623	Point of View	the perspective from which a story is presented;	34

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AP English Language and Composition Flashcards

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4914841247	Rhetoric	The study of effectiveness and persuasiveness of language	0
4914841248	Argument	Make an original and controversial claim, justify it, recognize the development of it as an ongoing process, and combining truth seeking persuasion in a final outcome of product like an essay or speech	1
4914841249	Dialect Thinking	The process of listening to and considering multiple perspectives (a natural and important part of making an argument)	2
4914841250	Five Canons of Rhetoric	Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, Delivery	3
4914841251	Invention	The process of coming up with ideas for making an argument	4
4914841252	Arrangement	The way in which a text is organized	5
4914841253	Style	Appropriate and effective use of language (inclusive of starred definitions below)	6
4914841254	Memory	Used by classical rhetoricians and speakers to create unique techniques to memorize their speeches	7
4914841255	Delivery	The act of delivering speeches orally before a live audience	8
4914841256	Two Main Types of Arguments	Non-Artistic, Artistic	9
4914841257	Non-Artistic	Arguments that do not require invention, such as laws, witnesses, contracts, or oaths	10
4914841258	Artistic	Arguments that the speaker must invent	11
4914841259	Three Types of Persuasive Appeals/Three Points on the Rhetorical Triangle	Logos, Ethos, Pathos	12
4914841260	Logos	Greek for "word"; Focuses attention on the quality of the message (RT: Logic - Message/Topic)	13
4914841261	Ethos	Greek for "Character"; Focuses attention on the author's character as it is projected in the message (RT: Credibility - Speaker/Writer)	14
4914841262	Pathos	Greek for "suffering" or "experience"; Focuses attention on the values and beliefs of the intended audience (RT: Emotions - Audience)	15
4914841263	Parts of Classical Structure	Exordium, Narratio, Proposito, Partitio, Confirmatio, Refutatio/Confutatio, Peroratio	16
4914841264	Exordium	An attention grabber that should capture the audiences attention and create exigence for the topic of the text's argument: Inquisitive, Paradoxical, Corrective, Preparatory, Narrative	17
4914841265	Narratio	An explanation of the issue and any needed background information	18
4914841266	Proposito	The thesis, claim, or argument	19
4914841267	Partitio	The outline statement that previews the structure of the major points	20
4914841268	Confirmatio	The main body of the text that presents and supports each reason to support the thesis, claim, or argument	21
4914841269	Refutatio/Confutatio	Summary and/or response to opposing views; Refutes or concedes to opposing views	22
4914841270	Peroratio	A conclusion that brings closure, sums up an argument and main points, and leaves a strong impression as a final appeal to the audience	23
4914841271	Inquisitive	"Does history repeat it self?"	24
4914841272	Paradoxical	"As I type this, highly civilized men are flying above, trying to kill me"	25
4914841273	Corrective	The peanut is in fact a fruit	26
4914841274	Preparatory	"Beginnings are apt to be shadowy, and so it is with the beginnings of that great mother of life, the sea"	27
4914841275	Narrative	An anecdote	28
4914841276	Parallelism*	Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words	29
4914841277	Antithesis*	The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas often and parallel structure	30
4914841278	Alliteration*	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words EX. Please Paint Patrice Purple	31
4914841279	Assonance*	The repetition of a vowel sounds in non-rhyming words that are close together EX. Try to Light the Fire	32
4914841280	Anaphora*	A repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses	33
4914841281	Metaphor and Extended Metaphor*	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable; Implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics EX. The Curtain of Night	34
4914841282	Simile*	A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid EX. Brave as a Lion	35
4914841283	Imagery*	Tactile - relating to the sense of touch Visual - relating to the sense of sight Gustatory - relating to the sense of taste Auditory - relating to the sense of hearing Olfactory - relating to the sense of smell	36
4914841284	Synecdoche*	A part stands for the whole. EX. "All hands on deck!"	37
4914841285	Personification*	Giving human attributes/characteristics to something that is not human EX. "My alarm clock is screaming!"	38
4914841286	Hyperbole*	Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally EX."He is fifty feet tall!"	39
4914841287	Rhetorical Question*	Asking a question not for an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something indirectly EX. "What is the difference between a joke and a rhetorical question?"	40
4914841288	Hypophora*	Asking a question and answering it	41
4914841289	Irony*	Words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning of the word	42
4914841290	Connotation*	An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning	43
4914841291	Denotation*	The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests	44
4914841292	Oxymoron*	Juxtaposing two ordinarily contradictory terms	45
4914841293	Repetition*	The action of repeating something that has already been said or written	46
4914841294	Syntax*	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language	47
4914841295	Diction*	The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing	48
4914841296	Rhetorical Situation	The environment or situation which gave birth to the text and formulated it in such a way that it is effective for a particular audience, fulfills its purpose, and communicates a relevant and convincing message	49
4914841297	Kairos	Greek word for "right time," "season," or "opportunity"; For an argument to be persuasive, its timing must be effectively chosen and its tone and structure in right proportion or measure (connected to RT)	50
4914841298	Genre	A reoccurring type or pattern of argument	51
4914841299	Cultural Context	The culture of the audience and the culture of the writer, speaker, or creator	52
4914841300	Text Types	Non-Fiction (Non-Literary), Fiction (Literary)	53

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AP English Language Flashcards

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5144579486	Ambiguity	Uncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation	0
5144579487	Allegory	story or poem in which characters, settings and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.(Ex:Animal Farm, Dante's Infermo, Lord of the Flies)	1
5144582220	Antithesis	An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses	2
5166583957	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells").	3
5166589504	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	4
5166592821	Anecdote	A brief recounting of a relevant episode. Used in fiction and nonfiction. Develops point or injects humor. Commonly used as an illustration for an abstract point being made. Example: Mark Twain is famous for his short anecdotes about growing up in Missouri intertwined with humor and an abstract truth about human nature.	5
5207056438	Diction	the style of writing and word choice of the author adjective never alone	6
5207061122	Colloquial / colloquiallism	slang or informal language Ex: "hella" "af" "triggered" "omg" "salty"	7
5207063018	Connotation	feeling or idea attached to a word	8
5207063019	Denotation	literal meaning	9
5236858813	Caricature	a drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person's appearance is exaggerated	10
5236858814	Clause	a part of a sentence that has its own subject and verb	11
5236860032	Atmosphere		12
5290111305	Conceit		13
5290111306	Chiasmus	balancing clauses	14
5290113287	Apostrophe	A figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object can't talk back	15

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8869410245	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically.	0
8869410246	Antecedent	Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	1
8869410247	Antithesis	Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.	2
8869410248	Aphorism	Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben Franklin	3
8869410249	Apostrophe	"Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..."	4
8869410250	Colloquial/Colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.	5
8869410251	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.	6
8869410252	Euphemism	correctional facility = jail between jobs = unemployed	7
8869410253	Homily	This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	8
8869410254	Invective	An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	9
8869410255	Metonymy	a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.	10
8869410256	Anaphora	The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.	11
8869410257	Pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish	12
8869410258	Prose	one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.	13
8869410259	Semantics	The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words.	14
8869410260	Syllogism	A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.	15
8869410261	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.	16
8869410262	Synesthesia	When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another.	17
8869410263	Apologia	A written or spoken defense of one's beliefs and actions.	18
8869410264	Epigram	A brief witty statement.	19
8869410265	Digression	The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work.	20
8869410266	Ellipsis	The omission of a word or several words.	21
8869410267	Ad Hominem	Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument.	22
8869410268	Anachronism	A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.	23
8869410269	Didactic	Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.	24
8869410270	Fallacy	An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.	25
8869410271	Hubris	Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall.	26
8869410272	Alliteration	Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words	27
8869410273	Litotes	A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.	28
8869410274	Paradox	A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.	29
8869410275	Non Sequitur	A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.	30
8869410276	Anecdote	A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.	31
8869410277	Jargon	Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.	32
8869410278	Taciturn	Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation.	33
8869410279	Dogmatic	Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.	34
8869410280	Pernicious	Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.	35
8869410281	Bellicose	Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.	36
8869410282	Voracious	Craving or consuming large quantities of food.	37
8869410283	Zealous	Having or showing zeal.	38
8869410284	Tacit	Understood or implied without being stated.	39
8869410285	Innuendo	An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.	40
8869410286	Lackadaisical	Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.	41
8869410287	Consecrate	Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose.	42
8869410288	Chiasmus	A type of parallelism in which elements are reversed. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."	43
8869410289	Loose Sentence	A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence.	44
8869410290	Petulant	Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.	45
8869410291	Periodic Sentence	A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.	46
8869410292	Exhort	Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.	47
8869410293	Cloistered	Kept away from the outside world; sheltered.	48
8869410294	Sarcasm	Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."	49
8869410295	Independent Clause	A complete sentence.	50
8869410296	Dependent Clause	Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.	51
8869410297	Allusion	A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.	52
8869410298	Satire	A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.	53
8869410299	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	54
8869410300	Coup de Grace	The "death blow"--the culminating event in a bad situation.	55
8869410301	Coup d'Etat	Literally "blow to the state"--a violent overthrow.	56
8869410302	Faux Pas	A social misstep or inappropriate action.	57
8869410303	Laissez-Faire	Literally "allow to do"--letting things run their natural course; hands off.	58
8869410304	En Masse	In a body as a whole; as a group.	59
8869410305	Proprietary	Characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property.	60
8869410306	Propriety	The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs.	61
8869410307	Imminent	About to happen.	62
8869410308	Eminent	Famous, outstanding, distinguished.	63
8869410309	Ego	According to Freud, the decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle.	64
8869410310	Superego	According to Freud, that facet of the psyche that represents the internalized ideals and values of one's parents and society	65
8869410311	Id	Literally the "It"--our base impulses, driven by selfishness and greed, for example.	66
8869410312	Hamartia	A character's error in judgment that contributes to one's downfall.	67
8869410313	Orwellian	The manipulation of language and ideas to control and obstruct the truth.	68
8869410314	Autonomos	Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else.	69

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4887819671	Alliteration	Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables	0
4887819672	Allusion	Brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art	1
4887819673	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive paragraph	2
4887819674	Antimetabole	Repetitionof words in reverse order	3
4887819675	Antithesis	Opposition or contrast of idea or words in a parallel context	4
4887819676	Archaic diction	Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words	5
4887819677	Aysndeton	Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, words	6
4887819678	Cumulative sentence	Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on.	7
4887819679	Hortative sentence	Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, action	8
4887819680	Imperative sentence	Sentence used to command or enjoin	9
4887819681	Inversion	Inverted order of words in a sentence	10
4887850373	Juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences	11
4887850374	Oxymoron	Paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another	12
4887850375	Parallelism	Similarities of structure in a pair of series of related words or clauses	13
4887850376	Periodic sentence	Sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end	14
4887850377	Personification	Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea	15
4887850378	Rhetorical question	Figure of speech in the form of question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer	16
4887850379	Synedoche	Figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole	17
4887850380	Zeugnis	Use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings	18

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