AP English Language terms "E" - "J" Flashcards
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| 9637206211 | epistrophe | The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. |  | 0 |
| 9637206212 | ethos | Credibility. |  | 1 |
| 9637206213 | euphemism | A polite or vague word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is thought of as too direct or rude (ex: He passed yesterday = died). |  | 2 |
| 9637206214 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. This is an implied comparison while an extended simile is explicit and uses "like, as, than". |  | 3 |
| 9637206215 | fallacy | A false or mistaken idea; an error in thinking. |  | 4 |
| 9637206216 | figurative language | Speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. |  | 5 |
| 9637206217 | hyperbole | An exaggeration. |  | 6 |
| 9637206218 | hypophora | Posing a query and answering it. |  | 7 |
| 9637206219 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste). |  | 8 |
| 9637206220 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality; something unexpected based on normal events. |  | 9 |
| 9637206221 | jargon | Specialized language; diction related to a field. |  | 10 |
| 9637206222 | juxtaposition | Placement of two things/phrases/ideas closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts (ex: juxtapose the coldness of one person w/the warmth and kindness of another). |  | 11 |
| 9637206223 | footnote | A note at the bottom of the page used to cite references or give more information. They often help the reader find further information in a bibliography written at the end of the essay/book/article. |  | 12 |
| 9637206224 | epigram | A brief & witty remark. Often seen in old writings & meant for a light-hearted laugh. Similar to an aphorism, but aphorisms express a serious general truth. |  | 13 |
| 9637206225 | epithet | An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned; often they have a negative connotation. |  | 14 |
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AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 9918446822 | Ad Hominem Argument | Latin for "to or against the person," this fallacy involves switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker |  | 0 |
| 9918446823 | Ad Populum (bandwagon appeal) | This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do." |  | 1 |
| 9918446824 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning |  | 2 |
| 9918446825 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something that is commonly known. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, or mythical. |  | 3 |
| 9918446826 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |  | 4 |
| 9918446827 | Analogy | A similarity or relationship between two things. It can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with something more familiar. |  | 5 |
| 9918446828 | antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun |  | 6 |
| 9918446829 | Antithesis | A figure of speech that involves an opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction. |  | 7 |
| 9918446830 | Appeal to False Authority | This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise on a subject is cited as an authority. |  | 8 |
| 9918446831 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction. |  | 9 |
| 9918446832 | Archaic Diction | Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words |  | 10 |
| 9918446833 | Asyndenton | Omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. |  | 11 |
| 9918446834 | Attitude | A writer's position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing. |  | 12 |
| 9918446835 | Caricature | A representation in which the subject's features are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect. |  | 13 |
| 9918446836 | Concession | An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable. |  | 14 |
| 9918446837 | Connotations | Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition. Connotations are positive or negative. |  | 15 |
| 9918446838 | Context | The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. |  | 16 |
| 9918446839 | Counterargument | An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward |  | 17 |
| 9918446840 | Chiasmus | A figure of speech based on inverted parallelism. It is a rhetorical figure in which two clauses are related to each other through a reversal of terms. |  | 18 |
| 9918446841 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order; a type of chiasmus, but not all chiasmus are antimetabole. |  | 19 |
| 9918446842 | Colloquialism | Slang or informality in speech or writing |  | 20 |
| 9918446843 | Claim | Also called an assertion or a proposition; states the argument's main idea or position. It differs from a topic or subject in that it must be arguable. |  | 21 |
| 9918446844 | Claim of Fact | A claim that asserts that something is true or not true. Ex. Test scores accurately measure a student's success! |  | 22 |
| 9918446845 | Claim of Value | A claim that argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong. Ex. Sugary candy is corrupting today's youth. |  | 23 |
| 9918446846 | Claim of Policy | A claim that proposes a change. Ex. Legalize underwater basketweaving! |  | 24 |
| 9918446847 | Closed Thesis | A statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews major points the writer intends to make. Ex. The three-dimensional characters, exciting plot, and complex themes of the Harry Potter series makes them legendary children's books. |  | 25 |
| 9918446848 | conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or a surprising analogy between two dissimilar objects. |  | 26 |
| 9918446849 | Concrete detail | Specific details, facts, or examples used to support the main idea of a text. |  | 27 |
| 9918446850 | denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word. |  | 28 |
| 9918446851 | diction | related to style, this device refers to the writer's word choices. Examples include, formal or informal, ornate or plain. |  | 29 |
| 9918446852 | didactic | An adjective describing something with the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially teaching moral or ethical principals |  | 30 |
| 9918446853 | ethos | A speaker's expertise, knowledge, experience, sincerity, and common purpose with the audience are examples of how a speaker demonstrates they are credible and trustworthy. | | 31 |
| 9918446854 | euphemism | a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts | | 32 |
| 9918446855 | extended metaphor | a metaphor developed at great length |  | 33 |
| 9918446856 | homily | This term literally means, "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |  | 34 |
| 9918446857 | hyperbole | a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |  | 35 |
| 9918446858 | imagery | the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions | | 36 |
| 9918446859 | infer | to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. Inferences are not directly stated. |  | 37 |
| 9918446860 | irony | the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. |  | 38 |
| 9918446861 | juxtaposition | placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas closely together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. |  | 39 |
| 9918446862 | logical fallacy | A mistake in verbal reasoning. The reasoning must be potentially deceptive. |  | 40 |
| 9918446863 | metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of unlike things that can make writing more vivid, imaginative, thought-provoking, and meaningful. |  | 41 |
| 9918446864 | mode of discourse: exposition | writing that intends to inform and demonstrate a point | 42 | |
| 9918446865 | mode of discourse: narration | writing that tells a story or relates a series of events | 43 | |
| 9918446866 | mode of discourse: description | writing that creates sensory images, often evoking a mood or atmosphere | 44 | |
| 9918446867 | mode of discourse: argumentation | writing that takes a stand on an issue and supports it with evidence and logical reasoning | 45 | |
| 9918446868 | onomatopoeia | a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sound of words |  | 46 |
| 9918446869 | parallelism/parallel construction/parallel structure | the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences or paragraphs to give structural similarity |  | 47 |
| 9918446870 | parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another work with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule |  | 48 |
| 9918446871 | pathos | a speaker's intent to inspire an emotional reaction in an audience |  | 49 |
| 9918446872 | personification | a figure of speech in which the author endows an inanimate object with human qualities or characteristics |  | 50 |
| 9918446873 | point of view--first person | The perspective from which a story is told, telling the story with the pronoun "I" and with the narrator as a character in the story. |  | 51 |
| 9918446874 | point of view--third person limited omniscient | A perspective from which a story is told, using pronouns like "he," "she," and "they," in which the narrator presents the feelings and thoughts of primarily one character. |  | 52 |
| 9918446875 | prose | A writing style (both fiction and nonfiction) that is written in ordinary language and most closely resembles everyday speech. |  | 53 |
| 9918446876 | repetition | The duplication of any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, sentence, or grammatical pattern. | 54 | |
| 9918446877 | rhetoric | Greek for "orator" describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively |  | 55 |
| 9918446878 | logos | employs logical reasoning, combining a clear idea with well-thought-out and appropriate examples and details |  | 56 |
| 9918446879 | rhetorical appeals | The persuasive device by which a writer tries to sway the audience's attention and response to a given work. |  | 57 |
| 9918446880 | oxymoron | a paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words |  | 58 |
| 9918446881 | persona | the face or character that a speaker shows to his or her audience |  | 59 |
| 9918446882 | polemic | An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others. Ex. No concession to other arguments. |  | 60 |
| 9918446883 | polysyndeton | The deliberate use of multiple conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. |  | 61 |
| 9918446884 | propaganda | The spread of ideas and information to further a cause, often misleading and for political purposes |  | 62 |
| 9918446885 | qualifier | words used to temper a claim, making it less absolute Ex. usually, probably, maybe, in most cases, most likely |  | 63 |
| 9918446886 | colloquial | Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing |  | 64 |
| 9918446887 | second-hand evidence | evidence that is accessed through research, reading, and investigation |  | 65 |
| 9918446888 | trope | artful diction; a figure of speech such as metaphor, simile, hyperbole, metonymy, or synecdoche |  | 66 |
| 9918446889 | metonymy | a figure of speech in which something is represented by another thing that is related to it or emblematic of it. |  | 67 |
| 9918446890 | synecdoche | figure of speech that uses a part to represent the whole. Ex. "All hands on deck!" |  | 68 |
| 9918446891 | zeugma/syllepsis | The use of a word to modify two or more words when it is appropriate to use only one of them or is appropriate to use each but in a different way. Ex. "To wage war and peace" or "On his fishing trip he caught three trout and a cold." |  | 69 |
| 9918446892 | rhetorical question | a question that is asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply |  | 70 |
| 9918446893 | satire | a work that uses exaggeration targets human vices and follies, or societal institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule |  | 71 |
| 9918446894 | simile | an explicit comparison, using "like" or "as" |  | 72 |
| 9918446895 | style | An evaluation of a sum of choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. |  | 73 |
| 9918446896 | syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents to premises--the first one called major and the second minor--that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. |  | 74 |
| 9918446897 | symbol | An object, action, character, scene, or idea that represents something more abstract. |  | 75 |
| 9918446898 | syntax | the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences; the formal term for sentence structure |  | 76 |
| 9918446899 | theme | the central idea or message of a work; should be expressed in complete sentences by combining the topic with a verb. Ex. Forgiveness is earned through sacrifice. |  | 77 |
| 9918446900 | thesis | the sentence or group of sentences that directly express the author's opinion, purpose, meaning or proposition |  | 78 |
| 9918446901 | tone | describes the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both. |  | 79 |
| 9918446902 | mood | The dominant impression or emotional atmosphere evoked by a text |  | 80 |
| 9918446903 | transition | a word or phrase that links different ideas or effectively signals a shift from one idea to another. | 81 | |
| 9918446904 | rhetorical strategies | A global term that refers to all the strategies an author can use. Ex. structure, purpose, style |  | 82 |
| 9918446905 | Begging the Question | A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt. It "begs" a question whether the support itself is sound. |  | 83 |
| 9918446906 | Either/Or Fallacy (false dilemma) | In this fallacy, the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices. |  | 84 |
| 9918446907 | First-hand evidence | Evidence based on something the writer knows, whether it's from personal experience or observations. | 85 | |
| 9918446908 | Hasty generalization | A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate information. Ex. Smoking isn't bad for you; my aunt smoked a pack a day and lived to be 90. |  | 86 |
| 9918446909 | periodic sentence | type of sentence that places the subordinate elements first with the main clause/primary point at the end of the sentence | 87 | |
| 9918446910 | occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written |  | 88 |
| 9918446911 | open thesis | A type of thesis statement that does NOT list all of the points the writer intends to cover in an essay. Ex. The popularity of the Harry Potter books demonstrates that both young and old readers value the fanciful world of wizardry. | | 89 |
AP English Language Vocab Flashcards
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| 7182124640 | Subject A Exam | college entrance writing exam for UC's | 0 | |
| 7182125657 | EPT (English Placement Test) | college entrance exam for CSU's | 1 | |
| 7182126082 | Diction | the word choice the author uses | 2 | |
| 7182127344 | Denotation/Denotative diction/Denotative Language | to denote (to say it); what the author says | 3 | |
| 7182127952 | Connotation/Connotative diction/Connotative Language | to connote (to imply/to suggest it); what the author says | 4 | |
| 7182129352 | Register/Language Register | the level of formality of diction | 5 | |
| 7182129881 | Colloquialism/colloquial diction/langauge | Slang/casual conversation | 6 | |
| 7182130371 | Literary Device | Figurative language tool author uses to fancy up language | 7 | |
| 7182135176 | Rhetorical Device | anything an author uses to manipulate the text to manipulate the audience | 8 | |
| 7182143127 | Literal Language | Denotation | 9 | |
| 7182143288 | Figurative Language | Connotation | 10 | |
| 7182143533 | Color symbolism | In AP, every color has a significance | 11 | |
| 7184701450 | Bullet thesis | 1 sentence introductory paragraph | 12 | |
| 7184701594 | Claim/argument | what the author believes | 13 | |
| 7184701816 | Author's purpose | why the author wrote it (to inform, explain, etc) | 14 | |
| 7184703584 | Rite of Passage (ROP) | Book or text that has a character shift or change (must include an epiphany) | 15 | |
| 7184704154 | Autobiographical | text by and about the author | 16 | |
| 7184704324 | Biographical | text about someone else | 17 | |
| 7184704745 | Expository text | text that explains something | 18 | |
| 7184704950 | Prose | any text that is NOT poetry or drama | 19 | |
| 7184705178 | Narrative text | text with a narrator | 20 | |
| 7184705283 | First Person | an "I" pov | 21 | |
| 7184705446 | Third Person | a "he/she" pov | 22 | |
| 7184705626 | perspective | point of view | 23 | |
| 7184705801 | Charting a text | using a graphic organizer to annotate or take notes on a text | 24 | |
| 7184706176 | Paraphrase | to put in your own words | 25 | |
| 7184706379 | Prompt | The essay's question | 26 | |
| 7184706556 | Extent of validity | How correct is it? | 27 | |
| 7196220789 | imagery | a description that focuses on at least one of the five senses | 28 | |
| 7196221343 | Christ imagery | when a character represents Jesus Christ (sacrifice/martyr, leader/protector, stigmata) | 29 | |
| 7196224820 | Stigmata imagery | pain in head, hands, or feet to represent JC | 30 | |
| 7196225390 | Symbolism | 1 thing represents another | 31 | |
| 7196225858 | Parallel incidents | repeated events | 32 | |
| 7196225859 | Simile | a comparison using like or as | 33 | |
| 7196226266 | Metaphor | a direct comparison without like or as | 34 | |
| 7196226622 | Personification | giving human attributes to objects | 35 | |
| 7196227126 | Overstatement | an over exaggeration | 36 | |
| 7196227800 | Understatement | an under exaggeration | 37 | |
| 7196228673 | Alliteration/Alliterative diction | words start with the same sound | 38 | |
| 7196229111 | Oxymoron/oxymoronic diction | 2 opposites side by side | 39 | |
| 7196230815 | Onomatopoeia/onomatopoetic diction | word that means a sound | 40 | |
| 7196230816 | Tone | author's emotion in a text | 41 | |
| 7196231567 | Mood | atmosphere- the reader's emotion | 42 | |
| 7257693698 | Pathetic Fallacy | (fig. dev.) when nature or the environment symbolizes the character's or author's emotion | 43 | |
| 7257694321 | Assonance | (fig. dev.) (sound/auditory dev) repetition of vowel sounds in the middle or ends of words | 44 | |
| 7257694878 | Consonance | (fig. dev.) (sound/auditory dev) repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or ends of words | 45 | |
| 7257695366 | Repetition | (struc. dev.) repeating or restating the same content or form to achieve emphasis | 46 | |
| 7257696083 | Euphony/euphonic diction | (fig. dev.) pleasant sounding words (L,S,D) | 47 | |
| 7257696666 | Cacophony/cacophonous diction | (fig. dev.) harsh sounding words (K,X,T) | 48 | |
| 7257696967 | Euphemism | (fig. dev.) sugarcoating | 49 | |
| 7257697482 | Allusion/alluding/to allude | (fig. dev.) hinting at some other source | 50 | |
| 7257697581 | Anthropomorphism | (fig. dev.) giving human qualities to animals | 51 | |
| 7257697887 | Hyperbole/hyperbolic diction | (fig. dev.) overstatement | 52 | |
| 7257698443 | Litote | (fig. dev.) understatement | 53 | |
| 7257702031 | Paradox/paradoxical structure | (struc. dev.) contrast/contradiction | 54 | |
| 7257702364 | Analogy/analogous structure | (struc. dev.) comparison/similarity | 55 | |
| 7257702724 | Extended metaphor | (fig. dev.) metaphor that goes beyond a sentence | 56 | |
| 7257705191 | Literary conceit | (fig. dev.) academic register for extended metaphor | 57 | |
| 7257705666 | Omniscient | All knowing | 58 | |
| 7257705794 | Omnipresent | Everywhere | 59 | |
| 7257705997 | Omnipotent | All-Powerful | 60 | |
| 7257706141 | Internal Citation | In ¶5, the author states "blah blah." | 61 | |
| 7257706779 | External Citation | The author states "blah blah" (¶5). | 62 | |
| 7257707531 | To deconstruct/deconstruction | to take apart a text | 63 | |
| 7257707704 | To annotate/annotation | to take notes DIRECTLY on a text | 64 | |
| 7257707980 | dialect | using different words depending on where people are from | 65 | |
| 7257708185 | Vernacular | "accent" based on race or where people are from | 66 | |
| 7257709406 | Jargon | Language specific to a career | 67 | |
| 7257710460 | Rhetorical question | a question with no answer | 68 | |
| 7257710628 | Rogatio | a question followed by the answer | 69 | |
| 7257711608 | Structure | organization in a sentence, ¶, or whole text | 70 | |
| 7257712110 | Ellipses/Elliptical structure | omitted info | 71 | |
| 7310053503 | Subject Verb Agreement | The subject and verb must match in a sentence Ex. Eudora Welty writes an essay. | 72 | |
| 7310062043 | Parallelism/Parallel Structure | (struc. dev.) He went to the beach new the park on a Sunday. | 73 | |
| 7310114555 | Elongated Sentence | (Struc. Dev) a sentence with more than or equal to 7 words in it | 74 | |
| 7310114556 | Telegraphic Sentence | (Struc. Dev.) a sentence with les than or equal to 3 words in it | 75 | |
| 7310114557 | Grounds | Concrete details-fact | 76 | |
| 7310114558 | Warrants | Commentary-opinions | 77 | |
| 7310114559 | Syntax | (Struc. Dev.) word order | 78 | |
| 7310114560 | Loose Sentence/Paragraph | (Struc. Dev.) a sentence/paragraph with the subject at the BEGINNING Ex. The church is on the corner. | 79 | |
| 7310114561 | Periodic Sentence | (Struc. Dev.) a sentence/paragraph with the subject at the END Ex. There is a church on the corner. | 80 | |
| 7310114562 | Anaphora/anaphoric structure | (Struc. Dev.) 2+ sentences that start with the same word/phrase | 81 | |
| 7310114563 | Epistrophe/epistrophic structure | (Struc. Dev.) 2+ sentences that end with the same word/phrase | 82 | |
| 7310114564 | Sense of immediacy (SOI) | When the author puts the reader "in" the text by using devices | 83 | |
| 7310114565 | Juxtaposition/to juxtapose | (Struc. Dev.) to contrast | 84 | |
| 7310114566 | Personal/narrative anecdote | (Struc. Dev.) a story about a personal experience | 85 | |
| 7310114567 | "Raison d' être" | Reason for being, purpose in life | 86 | |
| 7726875913 | Philosophical Assumption | the author's claim about how/what people should think, believe, or behave | 87 | |
| 7726880820 | Invective Tone/Diction | Verbally abusive | 88 | |
| 7726881845 | Dogmatic tone/diction | focusing on a belief more than logic | 89 | |
| 7726884374 | Homily | a sermon | 90 | |
| 7726887731 | (not vocab) Homiletic tone/diction | biblical language | 91 | |
| 7726891773 | Polysyndeton/Polysyndetic structure | this and this and this (connect phrases w/ conjugations and no punctuation) | 92 | |
| 7726899200 | Asyndeton/Asyndetic structure | this, this, and this (connect phrases w/ punctuation and no conjugations) | 93 | |
| 7726904260 | Predestination | God determines your destiny before you are born | 94 | |
| 7726906995 | Existentialism | Man has FREE WILL to make choices that determine his destiny | 95 | |
| 7726909537 | Didactic tone/diction | morally instructive | 96 | |
| 7726912329 | Laconic tone/diction | straightforward and to the point | 97 | |
| 7726914244 | Verbose tone/diction | wordy/overly descriptive | 98 | |
| 7726917859 | Monosyllabic diction | word with one syllable | 99 | |
| 7726919490 | Polysyllabic diction | multiple syllables | 100 | |
| 7726921320 | Objective tone/diction | factual/non emotional | 101 | |
| 7726922934 | Subjective tone/diction | emotional or opinion based | 102 | |
| 7798430995 | Antithesis/antithetical diction | direct opposite/paradox ex. black and white, heaven and hell | 103 | |
| 7798437048 | Staccato/staccatic structure | short and choppy ex. Toby is a dog. He's great. He's awesome. | 104 | |
| 7798448511 | Concrete diction | things you can see and touch (opposite of abstract diction) ex. friends | 105 | |
| 7798456523 | Abstract diction | an idea (opposite of concrete diction) ex. friendship | 106 | |
| 7798464656 | Pedestrian diction | colloquial language (opposite of pedantic diction) | 107 | |
| 7798468666 | Pedantic diction | intentionally using academic or intellectual diction to make yourself sound smart to make others sound dumb - arrogant (opposite of pedestrian diction) | 108 | |
| 7798478575 | Chronological order | in sequence from first to last (opposite of cyclical structure) | 109 | |
| 7798485748 | Cyclical structure | when a sentence, paragraph, or whole text starts the way it ends (opposite of chronological order) | 110 | |
| 7798498921 | Situational irony | when the unexpected happens | 111 | |
| 7798501966 | Verbal irony | puns, sarcasm, when you say one thing but mean something else | 112 | |
| 7798506111 | Dramatic irony | when the audience knows something that the character doesn't | 113 | |
| 7798512085 | Cliché | overly used expression | 114 | |
| 7798525710 | A motif | a reoccurring symbol | 115 | |
| 7798527971 | Archetype/archetypical characters | cliché kinds of characters | 116 | |
| 7798541128 | Personal/narrative aside | when the author/character gives additional info or speaks directly to the reader (breaking the 4th wall) | 117 | |
| 7890428572 | Invocation/ to invoke | to summon, request, call upon | 118 | |
| 7890430516 | Monotheism | belief in one god | 119 | |
| 7890433208 | Polytheism | belief in multiple gods | 120 | |
| 7890436908 | Theology | study of religion | 121 | |
| 7890436910 | Rationalism | the belief in logic over faith | 122 | |
| 7890440193 | Pantheism | belief that god exists in all things, especially in nature | 123 | |
| 7890446089 | Transcendentalism | belief in individual thought + belief in what goes beyond reality (Emerson and Thoreau) | 124 | |
| 7890454635 | Romanticism | belief in positive thought, all will end well | 125 | |
| 7890456478 | Dark romanticism | belief in negative thought, all will end poorly | 126 | |
| 7890461745 | Gothic | dark romanticism | 127 | |
| 7890464527 | Realism | describing the world exactly as it is | 128 | |
| 7890466275 | Dirty realism | describing blue collar (working class) life exactly as it is | 129 | |
| 7890469672 | Materialism | philosophy that puts value in what you own over what you know | 130 | |
| 7890473987 | Altruism | philosophy that people should do things for others without expecting anything in return | 131 | |
| 7890480345 | Classicism | philosophy that values Greek & Roman thought | 132 | |
| 7913903111 | Naturalism | scientific observation of nature | 133 | |
| 7913910065 | Sophism | intentionally using logic to one's own advantage, usually to deceive | 134 | |
| 7913923523 | Humanism | study of what makes us human | 135 | |
| 7913926532 | Internalization | the idea that people believe what they believe based on how they were raised | 136 | |
| 7913931418 | Platonic theory | Plato's phil ass | 137 | |
| 7913933495 | Consensus | agreement | 138 | |
| 7913939501 | Belletrism/Belletristic language | euphonic/ pretty sounding language | 139 | |
| 7913946247 | Purple prose | text that use belletrism | 140 | |
| 7913948662 | Primer prose | text that is simple, laconic, basic | 141 | |
| 7913952584 | Emulation/to emulate | to mirror the style of something/someone | 142 | |
| 7913956301 | Verisimilitude | very similar to reality | 143 | |
| 7913958569 | Vraisemblance | French version of verisimilitude | 144 | |
| 7913966132 | Epitome/to epitomize | the perfect example of something (ex. Toby is the epitome of perfection.) | 145 | |
| 7913970380 | Allegory | story that represents something else | 146 | |
| 7913977564 | Interrupted sentence | sentence that is interrupted | 147 | |
| 8706968081 | Erudite tone/diction | intellectual | 148 | |
| 8706973104 | Wit or witty term/diction | intellectually funny, sarcastic, comebacks | 149 | |
| 8706976347 | Repartee | comeback | 150 | |
| 8706979465 | Rodomontade | genre of literature- arrogant speech | 151 | |
| 8706983095 | Bellicose tone/diction | argumentative | 152 | |
| 8706985927 | Laudatory tone/diction | praising/admiring someone else | 153 | |
| 8706994030 | Frivolous tone/diction | silly, humorous, trivial | 154 | |
| 8706999562 | Nonchalant tone/diction | uncaring, apathetic | 155 | |
| 8707002272 | Avarice | greed | 156 | |
| 8707006921 | Impudent tone/diction | arrogant, cocky, cheeky | 157 | |
| 8707009860 | Cognizant | Aware | 158 | |
| 8707009863 | Op ed | opinion editorial | 159 | |
| 8707013348 | Snide remark | mean/cruel comeback | 160 | |
| 8707019924 | Brazen tone/diction | (female) bold, empowering, unexpected | 161 | |
| 8707022971 | Audacious tone/diction | the nerve, being bold | 162 | |
| 9166976549 | Logical fallacy | an error in logic | 163 | |
| 9166979864 | Either or reasoning | when an author gives you 2 opposing options without considering circumstances ex. You're either with us or against us | 164 | |
| 9166996994 | Casual relationship | cause and effect | 165 | |
| 9166999211 | Faulty relationship | when the effect is not logical based on the cause ex.If we legalize weed, more people will smoke. | 166 | |
| 9167008699 | Equivocation | misleading use of a word (malapropism) ex. Should women fear man-eating sharks? | 167 | |
| 9167017932 | Negative positive statement | sentence that begins negatively, ends positively, but the contradiction makes the whole sentence untrue ex. Everyone will fail but he will pass. | 168 | |
| 9167024944 | Misnomer | malapropism/equivocation | 169 | |
| 9167027620 | Syllogism | if A=C & B=C, then A=B ex. If all dogs have 4 legs, and a shih tzu has 4 legs, then a shih tzu is a dog. | 170 | |
| 9167038137 | Faulty syllogism | syllogistic reasoning that doesn't make sense ex. If she weighs the same as a duck, then she's made of wood (bc she can float), therefore she's a witch. | 171 | |
| 9167051977 | Appeal to false authority | source is not credible ex. using a 7 year old kid as testimony | 172 | |
| 9167057760 | Begging the question | when you have info that "begs the question"/ makes you wonder/assume a consequence ex. SUHi has the most AP exams. That begs the question, do we have a higher pass rate? | 173 | |
| 9167067138 | Circular reasoning | circumlocution or periphrasis | 174 | |
| 9167070221 | Bandwagon effect | following the crowd | 175 | |
| 9167075570 | A bias/ biased perspective | one sided prejudice, not based on fact | 176 | |
| 9167077718 | Non-sequitur | "It does not follow" ex. I went to Disney. I love puppies. | 177 | |
| 9613981559 | Pun | play on words | 178 | |
| 9613981560 | Horatian satire | form of satire that mocks society (haha funny) | 179 | |
| 9613989635 | Juvenalian Satire | form of satire that attacks society | 180 | |
| 9613993446 | Burlesque | grotesque exaggeration that satirizes society | 181 | |
| 9614012419 | Travesty | makes fun of a serious subject with frivolous tone | 182 | |
| 9614015758 | Double entendre | something that has 2 meanings, 1 sexual | 183 | |
| 9614092101 | nonce word | coming up with a new word | 184 | |
| 9614093058 | invective diction | language that attacks people | 185 | |
| 9614093823 | malapropism | incorrect use of a word for comic purposes | 186 | |
| 9614095278 | mock epic | parody of an epic poem using a stupid subject | 187 | |
| 9614097106 | sarcasm | saying one thing but meaning another | 188 | |
| 9614097964 | parody | comic imitation of text | 189 | |
| 9614098940 | neologism | nonce word | 190 | |
| 9614098949 | bathos | makes fun of a trivial subject using elevated diction | 191 | |
| 9614100690 | sardonic diction | sarcasm with cruel intent | 192 | |
| 9614101855 | temporal shift | change in time | 193 | |
| 9614102908 | pastoral shift | dealing with nature and animals | 194 | |
| 9614103939 | demotic tone | conversational, colloquial, pedestrian | 195 | |
| 9614105050 | ambivalent tone | indecisive | 196 | |
| 9614105913 | content | happy, satisfied | 197 | |
| 9614106792 | contemptuous tone | hateful, despising | 198 | |
| 9614106793 | apathetic tone | without emotion | 199 | |
| 9614109400 | empathetic tone | shared feelings with someone because you've experienced this | 200 | |
| 9614110850 | sympathetic tone | to care, feel sorry for, emotion | 201 | |
| 9614112182 | indignant tone | hostile, upset, pissed off | 202 | |
| 9614113368 | exhorative tone | offering advice | 203 | |
| 9614114952 | reverential tone | with great respect and admiration | 204 | |
| 9614116626 | candid tone | honest, straight forward, truthful | 205 | |
| 9614118063 | monochromatic atmosphere | 1 color | 206 | |
| 9614118877 | synthesia | when the author blends 2 or more of the senses (ex. I feel blue) | 207 | |
| 9614161437 | hedonism/hedonistic atmosphere | doing things because they feel good | 208 | |
| 9614163772 | anadiplosis | God said "Let there be light." Light there shall be. | 209 | |
| 9614165855 | Periphrasis | circumlocution | 210 | |
| 9614167830 | ipso facto | it is fact that | 211 | |
| 9614168828 | apostrophe | directly speaking to an abstraction (ex. Oh Liberty, give me death.) | 212 | |
| 9614170701 | epigram | witty one liner (verbal irony) | 213 | |
| 9614171547 | epigraph | a sentence/quote that is separate & comes before a text to hint at the theme/topic | 214 | |
| 9614173546 | Epitaph | tombstone inscription | 215 | |
| 9614175304 | epistle | elevated, belletristic, high class letter | 216 | |
| 9614176818 | balanced sentence | parallel sentence | 217 | |
| 9614177445 | ethos | ethical appeal to morality | 218 | |
| 9614178467 | pathos | emotional appeal | 219 | |
| 9614179158 | logos | logical appeal | 220 | |
| 9614180067 | tricolon | 3 independent clauses connected by punctuation | 221 | |
| 9614180867 | freight train | 3 independent clauses connected by conjunctions | 222 | |
| 9614183150 | hasty generalization | jumping to conclusions | 223 | |
| 9614183867 | post hoc ergo propter hoc | assume that because something happened, it will cause something else to happen | 224 | |
| 9614190808 | slippery slope | when event x happens, you assume event y will happen | 225 | |
| 9614191437 | premise/supposition | a belief or something assumed or supposed | 226 | |
| 9614193182 | faulty premise | belief known to be false | 227 | |
| 9614194244 | ad hominem | attack the person, not his ideas | 228 | |
| 9614195508 | enthymeme | a syllogism missing one premise | 229 | |
| 9614196861 | deductive reasoning | general to specific | 230 | |
| 9614197591 | inductive reasoning | specific to general | 231 | |
| 9614198147 | birdwalking | digression | 232 | |
| 9614198976 | red herring | the distraction | 233 | |
| 9614198977 | strawman | when someone is arguing a point that their opponent never made | 234 | |
| 9614200452 | footnote | added info @ bottom of text | 235 | |
| 9614201725 | et al | and others | 236 | |
| 9614201726 | sic | when the author intentionally spells a word wrong and uses "sic" to tell the reader he knows he spelled it wrong | 237 |
AP Language Vocabulary #7 Flashcards
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| 5593070791 | Abhor | To consider with horror and disgust | 0 | |
| 5593070792 | Allay | To relieve or lessen | 1 | |
| 5593070793 | Assert | To state or express positively | 2 | |
| 5593073868 | Assimilate | To consume and incorporate into | 3 | |
| 5593073869 | Buttress | To support or reinforce, to strengthen | 4 | |
| 5593073870 | Castigate | To chastise or punish | 5 | |
| 5593073874 | Concede | To acknowledge as true | 6 | |
| 5593076363 | Condemn | To express disapproval of to denounce | 7 | |
| 5593076364 | Condone | To overlook, forgive, or disregard w/out protest | 8 | |
| 5593076365 | Conjecture | To infer from incomplete evidence- to guess | 9 | |
| 5593076366 | Deign | To deem something barely worthy of oneself | 10 | |
| 5593078080 | Demean | To debase or degrade | 11 | |
| 5593078081 | Demonize | To transform into or as if into a demon | 12 | |
| 5593078082 | Denounce | To condemn openly | 13 | |
| 5593078083 | Deprive | To take something away from | 14 | |
| 5593080021 | Derive | To receive or obtain from a source | 15 | |
| 5593080022 | Detract | To distract | 16 | |
| 5593080023 | Devastate | To lay waste, ruin | 17 | |
| 5593080024 | Diffuse | To spread out, disperse in every direction | 18 | |
| 5593082878 | Disapprove | To have an unfavorable view of, to condemn | 19 | |
| 5593082879 | Discredit | To damage the reputation of; to disgrace | 20 | |
| 5593084696 | Dispel | To rid one's mind of | 21 | |
| 5593141491 | Distinguish | To recognize as being different or distinct | 22 | |
| 5593352925 | Dwell | To live as an inhabitant | 23 | |
| 5593352926 | Eliminate | To get rid of, remove | 24 | |
| 5593352927 | Emerge | To come forth or rise up as it from immersion | 25 | |
| 5593355998 | Engage | To employ; to obtain and hold the attention of | 26 | |
| 5593355999 | Engross | To occupy the attention of; absorb | 27 | |
| 5593356000 | Enhance | To increase or make greater | 28 | |
| 5593356001 | Escalate | To enlarge, increase or intesify | 29 | |
| 5593358565 | Espouse | To take in marriage; marry; to give one's support | 30 | |
| 5593358566 | Evoke | To call forth or summon | 31 | |
| 5593361116 | Exalt | To raise in rank, character, status; elevate | 32 |
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AP Language Vocabulary 3 Flashcards
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| 7437729434 | cower | recoil in fear; shrink away from (v) | 0 | |
| 7437733199 | enhance | make better, clearer (v) | 1 | |
| 7437738757 | harangue | noisy, attacking strength (n or v) | 2 | |
| 7437745773 | labyrinth | a maze (noun) | 3 | |
| 7437749959 | nullify | to counter, make unimportant (v) | 4 | |
| 7437753779 | plaintiff | petitioner in court (n) | 5 | |
| 7437756645 | replete | full (adjective) | 6 | |
| 7437759275 | tangible | can be touched (adj) | 7 | |
| 7437761935 | abrogate | deny, repeal (v) | 8 | |
| 7437765643 | blasphemy | speech which offends religious sentiments (n) | 9 |
AP Language Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
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| 7314043092 | abrasive | coarse (adj) | 0 | |
| 7314043093 | bilk | cheat (v) | 1 | |
| 7314043094 | covert | hidden (adj) | 2 | |
| 7314044755 | engender | cause (v) | 3 | |
| 7314044756 | nuance | something subtle (n) | 4 | |
| 7314044757 | plagiarism | taking credit for someone's elses work (n) | 5 | |
| 7314046093 | renown | fame (n) | 6 | |
| 7314046094 | tangent | going off the main subject (n) | 7 | |
| 7314046095 | abasement | humiliation (adj) | 8 | |
| 7314053358 | billowing | swelling (v) | 9 | |
| 7314066716 | ab, abs, a | aside, away | 10 | |
| 7314133185 | ambi | both | 11 | |
| 7314133186 | ante | before | 12 | |
| 7314134392 | anti | against | 13 |
AP Language Tone Words Flashcards
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| 8777544804 | afraid | feeling fear; frightened; apprehensive; or regretful realization; anzious, alarmed | 0 | |
| 8777544805 | allusive | containing an indirect reference to another work; casual reference | 1 | |
| 8777544806 | angry | wild and stormy; wrath; indignation; rage; ire; vitriol, fume | 2 | |
| 8777544807 | apologetic | an acknowledging and expressing regret for a fault, injury, insult, etc.; sorry, remorseful | 3 | |
| 8777544808 | audacious | too daring; reckless; bold; presumptuous; insolent; impudent; bantam, assuming | 4 | |
| 8777544809 | bantering | to tease or make fun of in a playful way; raillery, joshing | 5 | |
| 8777544810 | bitter | causing or showing sorrow, discomfort, or pain; grievous; sardonic; acrimonious, embittered | 6 | |
| 8777544811 | boring | wearying by being dull, uninteresting, etc.; monotonous, hackneyed | 7 | |
| 8777544812 | candid | honest, outspoken; unbiased, impartial; frank, genuine | 8 | |
| 8777544813 | childish | immature; silly; not fit for an adult; juvenile; puerile, pedomorphic | 9 | |
| 8777544814 | clinical | purely scientific; dispassionately curious; objective, detached | 10 | |
| 8777544815 | cold | without warmth of feeling; not cordial; chilling and gloomy; calm; unenthusiastic, icy | 11 | |
| 8777544816 | colloquial | words, phrases or idioms as used in conversation; informal, vernacular | 12 | |
| 8777544817 | compassionate | to have sorrow for suffering with helpful intent; pity, deep sympathy | 13 | |
| 8777544818 | facetious | lightly joking, usually at an inappropriate time; jacose, jocular | 14 | |
| 8777544819 | factual | having te nature of something true; genuine, accurate | 15 | |
| 8777544820 | fanciful | indulging in imagination or delusion; imaginative, whimsical | 16 | |
| 8777544821 | formal | high level of language utilizing high vocabulary, complex syntax, etc.; academic, pomp | 17 | |
| 8777544822 | frivolous | not properly serious or sensible; of little value or importance; trifling; trivial, paltry | 18 | |
| 8777544823 | giddy | having a whirling, dazed sensation; whirling; reeling, lightheaded | 19 | |
| 8777544824 | happy | favored by circumstances; having, showing, or sharing a feeling of great pleasure; joyous, pleased | 20 | |
| 8777544825 | hollow | lacking depth, worthless; not real or meaningful; loneliness; shallow, empty | 21 | |
| 8777544826 | humorous | funny; amazing; amusing; comical; droll; waggish, ribald | 22 | |
| 8777544827 | impartial | favoring none more than another; without prejudice; just; fair, unbiased | 23 | |
| 8777544828 | incisive | cutting into; sharp; keen; piercing; acute; trenchant, poignant | 24 | |
| 8777544829 | indignant | anger or scorn from injustice, cruelty, etc.; resentment, animus | 25 | |
| 8777544830 | inflammatory | rousing or likely to rouse excitement or violence; vehement, fiery | 26 | |
| 8777544831 | informal | casual, easy, unceremonious, or relaxed; colloquial, offhand | 27 | |
| 8777544832 | informative | giving instruction, knowledge or education; advisory, illuminating | 28 | |
| 8777544833 | insipid | not exciting or interesting; flavorless; dull, inane | 29 | |
| 8777544834 | benevolent | doing or inclined to do good; charitable | 30 | |
| 8777544835 | burlesque | broadly comic or satirical imitation as of writing, play, etc.; derisive caricature; low comedy | 31 | |
| 8777544836 | complimentary | conveying or epressing praise, commendation or admiration | 32 | |
| 8777544837 | concerned | interested; troubled or anxious | 33 | |
| 8777544838 | condescending | graciously willing to do something regarded as beneath one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way | 34 | |
| 8777544839 | confident | assured; certain; trustful | 35 | |
| 8777544840 | contemptuous | expressing disdain, or scorn, or intense disgust | 36 | |
| 8777544841 | contentious | tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome | 37 | |
| 8777544842 | cynical | denying the sincerity of people's motives and actions | 38 | |
| 8777544843 | detached | not involved by emotion; impartial | 39 | |
| 8777544844 | didactic | intended for teaching/instruction; too much inclined to teach others | 40 | |
| 8777544845 | disdainful | treating or regarding as beneath one's dignity; aloof contempt or scorn | 41 | |
| 8777544846 | dramatic | filled with action, emotion or exciting qualities | 42 | |
| 8777544847 | effusive | pour out freely; overflowing; express excessive emotion in unrestrained manner | 43 | |
| 8777544848 | elegiac | sad; mournful; plaintive | 44 | |
| 8777544849 | elusive | hard to grasp or retain mentally; baffling | 45 | |
| 8777544850 | flippant | frivolous and disrespectful; impertinent | 46 | |
| 8777544851 | informative | educational, instructional | 47 | |
| 8777544852 | irreverent | disrespect; lack of love or awe for something sacred | 48 | |
| 8777544853 | ironic | contrary to what is expressed or usual | 49 | |
| 8777544854 | insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful; impertinent | 50 | |
| 8777544855 | lugubrious | very sad or mournful to an exaggerated or ridiculous extent | 51 | |
| 8777544856 | mock-heroic | mocking or burlesquing a heroic manner, action or character | 52 | |
| 8777544857 | moralistic | adhering to a system of morals or perhaps imposing this system on others | 53 | |
| 8777544858 | objective | without bias or prejudice; detached; impersonal | 54 | |
| 8777544859 | patronizing | to treat in a condescending manner | 55 | |
| 8777544860 | pedantic | to stress minor or trivial points of learning | 56 | |
| 8777544861 | petty | relatively worthless; trivial; minor | 57 | |
| 8777544862 | pretentious | making claims, implicit or explicit, to some distinction or importance | 58 | |
| 8777544863 | restrained | limited; restricted; suppressed | 59 | |
| 8777544864 | sardonic | characterized by bitter or scornful derision | 60 | |
| 8777544865 | satiric | use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony to expose, attack or deride vices, follies, stupidities or abuses | 61 | |
| 8777544866 | scornful | filled with extreme indignant contempt; disdain; refusing or rejecting as wrong/disgraceful | 62 | |
| 8777544867 | sentimental | having or showing tender, gentle, or delicate feelings, but sometimes in an excessive or maudlin way; influenced more by emotion than reason | 63 | |
| 8777544868 | somber | dark and gloomy; earnest and solemn | 64 | |
| 8777544869 | sympathetic | looking upon with favor | 65 | |
| 8777544870 | taunting | challenging or reproachfull in a sarcastic, insulting or jeering manner | 66 | |
| 8777544871 | turgid | inflated, overblown or pmpous; bombastic | 67 | |
| 8777544872 | urgent | calling for hast; insistent | 68 | |
| 8777544873 | vibrant | throbbing with life; vigorous, energetic, radiant | 69 | |
| 8777544874 | whimsical | unpredictable, fanciful | 70 | |
| 8777544875 | pitiful | sorrow felt for another's suffering or misfortune; commiserate; condoling, sympathetic | 71 | |
| 8777544876 | playful | fond of fun; sportive; humorous, joking, or merry; fralicsome, waggish | 72 | |
| 8777544877 | proud | delight or satisfaction of oneself, achievements, possessions, etc. (can be haughty); arrogant, superior | 73 | |
| 8777544878 | sad | having, expressing, or showing low spirits; unhappy; sorrowful; mournful, melancholy | 74 | |
| 8777544879 | sarcastic | intent to hurt by taunting with mocking ridicule, veiled snickers, etc.; sardonic, caustic | 75 | |
| 8777544880 | seductive | tending to persuade to do wrong or evil; lead astray; tempting, enticing | 76 | |
| 8777544881 | sharp | harsh; biting; severe, as language, temper, criticism, etc.; harsh, acrimonious | 77 | |
| 8777544882 | shocked | any sudden disturbance or agitation of the mind or emotions (surprise, disgust, etc.); dazed, flabbergasted | 78 | |
| 8777544883 | silly | having or showing little sense, judgement, or sobriety; absurd; foolish, ludicrous | 79 | |
| 8777544884 | intimate | most private or personal; very close or familiar | 80 | |
| 8777544885 | joking | anything said or done that deserves laughter | 81 | |
| 8777544886 | joyful | feeling, causing, or indicating gladness | 82 | |
| 8777544887 | learned | showing knowledge of events or showing scholarly ability | 83 | |
| 8777544888 | mocking | to ridicule; mimic; with a sarcastic tone | 84 | |
| 8777544889 | mock-serious | imitation of a grave quality or manner; to imitate the earnest of an act | 85 | |
| 8777544890 | nostalgic | a wishing for something that happened long ago or is now far away; a bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations or the past | 86 | |
| 8777544891 | peaceful | free from strife; lacking noise or disorder; quiet | 87 | |
| 8777544892 | solemn | deeply earnest, serious, and sober | 88 | |
| 8777544893 | sweet | pleasing to the senses; agreeable; having a pleasing disposition; lovable | 89 | |
| 8777544894 | tired | weary, hackneyed, lack of sleep and rest | 90 | |
| 8777544895 | upset | to disturb the functioning of; to disturb emotionally or physically | 91 | |
| 8777544896 | vexed | disturbed, annoys especially in a petty way; to distress or afflict | 92 | |
| 8777544897 | zealous | motivated or filled by enthusiastic devotion or strong diligence; fervent; showing great emotion | 93 |
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