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The Glossary of Literary Terms for the AP English Literature and Composition Test

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7168362200AbstractComplex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, seldom uses examples to support its points.0
7168362201AcademicDry and rhetorical writing; sucking all the life out of its subject with analysis.1
7168362202AccentIn poetry, the stressed portion of a word.2
7168362203AestheticAppealing to the senses; a coherent sense of taste.3
7168362204AllegoryA story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.4
7168362205AlliterationThe repetition of initial consonant sounds.5
7168362206AllusionA reference to another work or famous figure.6
7168362207Anachronism"Misplaced in time." An aspect of a story that doesn't belong in its supposed time setting.7
7168362208AnalogyA comparison, usually involving two or more symbolic parts, employed to clarify an action or a relationship.8
7168362209AnecdoteA Short Narrative9
7168362210AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause that determines what a pronoun refers to.10
7168362211AnthropomorphismWhen inanimate objects are given human characteristics. Often confused with personification.11
7168362212AnticlimaxOccurs when an action produces far smaller results than one had been led to expect.12
7168362213AntiheroA protagonist who is markedly unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, or any number of other unsavory qualities.13
7168362214AphorismA short and usually witty saying.14
7168362215ApostropheA figure of speech wherein the speaker talks directly to something that is nonhuman.15
7168362216ArchaismThe use of deliberately old-fashioned language.16
7168362217AsideA speech (usually just a short comment) made by an actor to the audience, as though momentarily stepping outside of the action on stage.17
7168362218AspectA trait or characteristic18
7168362219AssonanceThe repeated use of vowel sounds: "Old king Cole was a merry old soul."19
7168362220AtmosphereThe emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene20
7168362221BalladA long, narrative poem, usually in meter and rhyme. Typically has a naive folksy quality.21
7168362222BathosWriting strains for grandeur it can't support and tries too hard to be a tear jerker.22
7168362223PathosWriting evokes feelings of dignified pity and sympathy.23
7168362224Black humorThe use of disturbing themes in comedy.24
7168362225BombastPretentious, exaggeratedly learned language.25
7168362226BurlesqueBroad parody, one that takes a style or form and exaggerates it into ridiculousness.26
7168362227CacophonyIn poetry, using deliberately harsh, awkward sounds.27
7168362228CadenceThe beat or rhythm or poetry in a general sense.28
7168362229CantoThe name for a section division in a long work of poetry.29
7168362230CaricatureA portrait (verbal or otherwise) that exaggerates a facet of personality.30
7168362231CatharsisDrawn from Aristotle's writings on tragedy. Refers to the "cleansing" of emotion an audience member experiences during a play31
7168362232ChorusIn Greek drama, the group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it.32
7168362233ClassicTypical, or an accepted masterpiece.33
7168362234Coinage (neologism)A new word, usually one invented on the spot.34
7168362235ColloquialismA word or phrase used in everyday conversational English that isn't a part of accepted "school-book" English.35
7168362236Complex (Dense)Suggesting that there is more than one possibility in the meaning of words; subtleties and variations; multiple layers of interpretation; meaning both explicit and implicit36
7168362237Conceit (Controlling Image)A startling or unusual metaphor, or to a metaphor developed and expanded upon several lines.37
7168362238DenotationA word's literal meaning.38
7168362239ConnotationEverything other than the literal meaning that a word suggests or implies.39
7168362240ConsonanceThe repetition of consonant sounds within words (rather than at their beginnings)40
7168362241CoupletA pair of lines that end in rhyme41
7168362242DecorumA character's speech must be styled according to her social station, and in accordance to the situation.42
7168362243DictionThe words an author chooses to use.43
7168362244SyntaxThe ordering and structuring of words.44
7168362245DirgeA song for the dead. Its tone is typically slow, heavy, depressed, and melancholy45
7168362246DissonanceRefers to the grating of incompatible sounds.46
7168362247DoggerelCrude, simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme, like limericks.47
7168362248Dramatic IronyWhen the audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not48
7168362249Dramatic MonologueWhen a single speaker in literature says something to a silent audience.49
7168362250ElegyA type of poem that meditates on death or mortality in a serious, thoughtful manner.50
7168362251ElementsBasic techniques of each genre of literature51
7168362252EnjambmentThe continuation of a syntactic unit from one line or couplet of a poem to the next with no pause.52
7168362253EpicA very long narrative poem on a serious theme in a dignified style; typically deal with glorious or profound subject matter.53
7168362254EpitaphLines that commemorate the dead at their burial place.54
7168362255EuphemismA word or phrase that takes the place of a harsh, unpleasant, or impolite reality.55
7168362256EuphonyWhen sounds blend harmoniously.56
7168362257ExplicitTo say or write something directly and clearly.57
7168362258FarceExtremely broad humor; in earlier times, a funny play or a comedy.58
7168362259Feminine rhymeLines rhymed by their final two syllables. Properly, the penultimate syllables are stressed and the final syllables are unstressed.59
7168362260FoilA secondary character whose purpose is to highlight the characteristics of a main character, usually by contrast.60
7168362261FootThe basic rhythmic unit of a line of poetry, formed by a combination of two or three syllables, either stressed or unstressed.61
7168362262ForeshadowingAn event of statement in a narrative that in miniature suggests a larger event that comes later.62
7168362263Free versepoetry written without a regular rhyme scheme or metrical pattern63
7168362264GenreA sub-category of literature.64
7168362265GothicA sensibility that includes such features as dark, gloomy castles and weird screams from the attic each night.65
7168362266HubrisThe excessive pride or ambition that leads to the main character's downfall66
7168362267HyperboleExaggeration or deliberate overstatement.67
7168362268ImplicitTo say or write something that suggests and implies but never says it directly or clearly.68
7168362269In media resLatin for "in the midst of things," i.e. beginning an epic poem in the middle of the action.69
7168362270Interior MonologueRefers to writing that records the mental talking that goes on inside a character's head; tends to be coherent.70
7168362271InversionSwitching the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase.71
7168362272IronyA statement that means the opposite of what it seems to mean; uses an undertow of meaning, sliding against the literal a la Jane Austen.72
7168362273LamentA poem of sadness or grief over the death of a loved one or over some other intense loss.73
7168362274LampoonA satire.74
7168362275Loose sentenceA sentence that is complete before its end: Jack loved Barbara despite her irritating snorting laugh.75
7168362276Periodic SentenceA sentence that is not grammatically complete until it has reached it s final phrase: Despite Barbara's irritation at Jack, she loved him.76
7168362277LyricA type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation of and feelings about the world.77
7168362278Masculine rhymeA rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable (regular old rhyme)78
7168362279MeaningWhat makes sense, what's important.79
7168362280MelodramaA form of cheesy theater in which the hero is very, very good, the villain mean and rotten, and the heroine oh-so-pure.80
7168362281MetaphorA comparison or analogy that states one thing IS another.81
7168362282SimileA comparison or analogy that typically uses like or as.82
7168362283MetonymyA word that is used to stand for something else that it has attributes of or is associated with.83
7168362284NemesisThe protagonist's arch enemy or supreme and persistent difficulty.84
7168362285ObjectivityTreatment of subject matter in an impersonal manner or from an outside view.85
7168362286SubjectivityA treatment of subject matter that uses the interior or personal view of a single observer and is typically colored with that observer's emotional responses.86
7168362287OnomatopoeiaWords that sound like what they mean87
7168362288OppositionA pairing of images whereby each becomes more striking and informative because it's placed in contrast to the other one.88
7168362289OxymoronA phrase composed of opposites; a contradiction.89
7168362290ParableA story that instructs.90
7168362291ParadoxA situation or statement that seems to contradict itself, but on closer inspection, does not.91
7168362292ParallelismRepeated syntactical similarities used for effect.92
7168362293ParaphraseTo restate phrases and sentences in your own words.93
7168362294Parenthetical phraseA phrase set off by commas that interrupts the flow of a sentence with some commentary or added detail.94
7168362295ParodyThe work that results when a specific work is exaggerated to ridiculousness.95
7168362296PastoralA poem set in tranquil nature or even more specifically, one about shepherds.96
7168362297PersonaThe narrator in a non first-person novel.97
7168362298PersonificationWhen an inanimate object takes on human shape.98
7168362299PlaintA poem or speech expressing sorrow.99
7168362300Point of ViewThe perspective from which the action of a novel is presented.100
7168362301OmniscientA third person narrator who sees into each character's mind and understands all the action going on.101
7168362302Limited OmniscientA Third person narrator who generally reports only what one character sees, and who only reports the thoughts of that one privileged character.102
7168362303ObjectiveA thrid person narrator who only reports on what would be visible to a camera. Does not know what the character is thinking unless the character speaks it.103
7168362304First personA narrator who is a character in the story and tells the tale from his or her point of view.104
7168362305Stream of ConsciousnessAuthor places the reader inside the main character's head and makes the reader privy to all of the character's thoughts as they scroll through her consciousness.105
7168362306PreludeAn introductory poem to a longer work of verse106
7168362307ProtagonistThe main character of a novel or play107
7168362308PunThe usually humorous use of a word in such a way to suggest two or more meanings108
7168362309RefrainA line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.109
7168362310RequiemA song of prayer for the dead.110
7168362311RhapsodyAn intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise.111
7168362312Rhetorical questionA question that suggests an answer.112
7168362313SatireAttempts to improve things by pointing out people's mistakes in the hope that once exposed, such behavior will become less common.113
7168362314SoliloquyA speech spoken by a character alone on stage, meant to convey the impression that the audience is listening to the character's thoughts.114
7168362315StanzaA group of lines roughly analogous in function in verse to the paragraphs function in prose.115
7168362316Stock charactersStandard or cliched character types.116
7168362317Subjunctive MoodA grammatical situation involving the words "if" and "were," setting up a hypothetical situation.117
7168362318SuggestTo imply, infer, indicate.118
7168362319SummaryA simple retelling of what you've just read.119
7168362320Suspension of disbeliefThe demand made of a theater audience to accept the limitations of staging and supply the details with their imagination.120
7168362321SymbolismA device in literature where an object represents an idea.121
7168362322TechniqueThe methods and tools of the author.122
7168362323ThemeThe main idea of the overall work; the central idea.123
7168362324ThesisThe main position of an argument. The central contention that will be supported.124
7168362325Tragic flawIn a tragedy, this is the weakness of a character in an otherwise good (or even great) individual that ultimately leads to his demise.125
7168362326TravestyA grotesque parody126
7168362327TruismA way-too obvious truth127
7168362328Unreliable narratorWhen the first person narrator is crazy, a liar, very young, or for some reason not entirely credible128
7168362329UtopiaAn idealized place. Imaginary communities in which people are able to live in happiness, prosperity, and peace.129
7168362330ZeugmaThe use of a word to modify two or more words, but used for different meanings. He closed the door and his heart on his lost love.130
7168362331OdeA poem in praise of something divine or noble131
7168362332IambA poetic foot -- light, heavy132
7168362333TrocheeA poetic foot -- heavy, light133
7168362334SpondeeA poetic foot -- heavy, heavy134
7168362335PyrrhieA poetic foot -- light, light135
7168362336AnapestA poetic foot -- light, light, heavy136
7168362337AmbibranchA poetic foot -- light, heavy, light137
7168362338DactylA poetic foot -- heavy, light, light138
7168362339ImperfectA poetic foot -- single light or single heavy139
7168362340PentameterA poetic line with five feet.140
7168362341TetrameterA poetic line with four feet141
7168362342TrimeterA poetic line with three feet142
7168362343Blank Verseunrhymed iambic pentameter.143
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la technologie - AP Flashcards

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5978200135de haute technologiehigh tech0
5978200136de pointestate of the art1
5978200137fiablereliable2
5978202547innovateurinnovative3
5978202548séduireto appeal to4
5978205781sophistiquésophisticated5
5978205782s'abonnerto suscribe6
5978207391hebdomadaireweekly7
5978207392quotidiendaily8
5978209330un cherheurresearcher9
5978209331la r↨ussitesuccess10
5978211647le progrèsprogress11
5978211648le pionnierpioneer12
5978213977suivre le mouvementto jump on the bandwagon13
5978213978Les OGMGMO's14
5978215897la percéebreakthrough15
5978218179une découvertediscovery16
5978218180mettre au pointeto perfect17
5978218182l'analyseanalysis18
5978219896le clonagecloning19
5978221601la génétiquegenetics20
5978221602la gènegenes21
5978223198à l'essaion trial22
5978224547le logicelsoftware23
5978224548minitauriséminiaturized24
5978226286un savantscientist25
5978226287une scientifiquescientist26
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AP Calculus AB Knowledge Flashcards

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5927265525What conditions must be to satisfied for the Mean Value Theorem to be valid?f(x) is continuous in the interval [a, b] and differentiable in the interval (a, b)0
5927291337If the appropriate conditions are satisfied, what does the Mean Value Theorem guarantee?There is at least one point c in the interval (a, b) at which f'(c) = [f(b) - f(a)] / [b - a]1
5927331495LimitA limit is the value that a function or sequence "approaches" as the input or index approaches some value.2
5927340432Quotient rule?(vu'-uv')/v^23
5927374184When does a derivative not exist at 'x' (with a graph)?Corner Cusp Vertical Tangent Discontinuity4
5927374054What does a cusp look like?When a function becomes vertical and then virtually doubles back on itself. Such pattern signals the presence of what is known as a vertical cusp.5
5927429520What does a Vertical Tangent look like?vertical tangent image6
5927425147Difference RuleFunction - f - g Derivative - f' − g'7
5927412105Reciprocal RuleFunction 1/f Derivative −f'/f28
5927439158Chain Rule (Using ' )Function f(g(x)) Derivative f'(g(x))g'(x)9
5927436360Product RuleFunction - fg Derivative - f g' + f' g10
5927441734Chain Rule (Using d/dx)11
5927407152What does a Corner look like?Corner at (17, 600) and (18, 530)12
5927428879What does a jump discontinuity look like?13
5927355391Power RuleFunction - x^n Derivative - 〖nx〗^(n-1)14
5927404866Quotient RuleFunction (f/g) Derivative15
5927420015Sum RuleFunction - f + g Derivative - f' + g'16
5927412620How do I find an equation of a line tangent to a curve1.) Calculate the slope of a secant through P and a point Q nearby on the curve. 2.)Find the limiting value of a secant slope (if it exists) as Q approaches P along the curve. 3.)Define the slope of the curve at P to be this number and define the tangent to the curve at P to be the line through P with this slope.17
5927374400Derivative rules18
5927363897Power ruleX^2 --> 2X^2-1 ---> 2X19
5927394013How to find derivative?Solve a problem for (dy/dx). Solutions may involve power, product, chain or quotient rule.20
5927403404How do we handle negative exponents?Negative exponents are moved to the bottom of a fraction to make the exponent positive. When finding derivatives, it's easier to solve when you put a factor from the denominator of the fraction to the top with a negative exponent and use the power rule.21
5927385124Derivative of tangent inverse22
5927340260If the definition of the derivative is recognized, what does it guarantee?23
5927411235Types of discontinuityRemovable Discontinuity: when a point on the graph is undefined or does not fit the rest of the graph (there is a hole) Jump Discontinuity: when two one-sided limits exist, but they have different values Infinite Discontinuity:24
5927359572Product rule?uv'+vu'25
5927346396Rate of ChangeExpressed as a ratio between a change in one variable relative to a corresponding change in another. When the function y=F(x) is concave up, the graph of its derivative y=f'(x) is increasing. When the function y=F(x) is concave down, the graph of its derivative y=f'(x) is decreasing.26
5927402747Rules of Piecewise FunctionsA Piecewise function is made up of sub-functions that apply to a certain interval of the main function's domain. First look at the conditions on the right to see where x is. Then just plug that number into the equation.27
5927349754How do you interpret a velocity graph to determine speed?Velocity is the first derivative of position. In order to graph speed from velocity then you need to find the derivative of velocity from the graph. In order to do that you need to reflect the negative terms across the x-axis making them positive.28
5927330092Chain Rule(F o G)' (x) = f'(g(x)) *g' (x)29
5927413231What are discontinuities? When are limits nonexistent?Limits dont exist when the values from the left and righ are3 no equal30
5927353037What are the derivatives of trig functions?sin(x) = cos (x); cos (x) = -sin(x); tan(x) = sec^2(x)31
5927414455Unit CircleSince C = 2πr, the circumference of a unit circle is 2π. A unit circle is a circle with a radius of one. Frequently, especially in trigonometry, the unit circle is the circle of radius one centered at the origin (0, 0) in the Cartesian coordinate system.32
5927371672Find the derivative of the square root of f(x)The derivative of the square root of a function is equal to the derivative of the radical divided by the double of the root.33
5928360487What are the 1st and 2nd derivatives of displacement?1st derivative is velocity and the 2nd is acceleration. These are found by identifying the slope of displacement to find velocity, and slope of velocity to find acceleration34
5928402980Recognizing Implicit DifferentiationUsed when an equation contains a variable besides x For example: 3x + 4y = 12 derivative of y= dy/dx35
5928441699How do you find a Local Extrema?1. Find the first derivative of f using the power rule. 2. Set the derivative equal to zero and solve for x. x = 0, -2, or These three x-values are the critical numbers of f.36
5928645725how to find identify the original function of a graph37
5928431275Mean value theorem for derivativesif f(x) is continuous over [a,b] and differentiable over (a,b), then at some point c is between a and b.38
5928449385What is the derivative of a position function? How do you find where the function is decreasing?Speed/Velocity. The function is decreasing when y' is negative (below the x-axis)39
5928480638Second DerivativeTake first derivative. Then, find the derivative of the first derivative. f'(x), then f''(x).40
5928515180Derivative of e^xe^x * derivative of argument41
5928563352How do you determine the end behavior model of a polynomial function going to positive or negative infinity?take the variable with the largest exponent and substitute the variable with the limit42
5928421837Definition of a limitdefinition of a limit43
5928474284Product Ruleu*v' + v*u'44
5928490673Implicit differentitation(image)45
5928414416The derivative of the function f at the point x=a is the limit... if the limit exists.picture on email46
5928453200Power rule47
5928443461How do you find the absolute extrema of a function? How can you find the absolute extrema of a function on an interval with end points?Find critical points by funding where the first derivative is 0 or undefined, then plug in end points to f(x) and critical points to find extrema.48
5928456058Power RuleIf function f is f(x) = x^n, where n is any integer, then f' (x) = n·x^n-1.49
5928502058How do you find the limit of a piece-wise function?Step 1 Evaluate the one-sided limits for each function. Step 2 If the one-sided limits are the same, the limit exists. If the one-sided limits are different, the limit doesn't exist.50
5928452038Derivative of ydy/dx51
5928495587How do you find the derivative of an inverse function?If f and g are inverse functions, then f'(x)=1/(g'(f(x))52
5928444982When can removable discontinuities be fixed?Removable discontinuities can be "fixed" by re-defining the function.53
5928444378Finding the vertical asymptoteWhen the denominator of the function equals 0.54
5928447117When are limits nonexistent?Jump Discontinuities: both one-sided limits exist, but have different values. Infinite Discontinuities: both one-sided limits are infinite. Endpoint Discontinuities: only one of the one-sided limits exists. Mixed: at least one of the one-sided limits does not exist.55
5928422949Increasing FunctionsWhere the graph of the first derivative shows the original function being continuous, differentiable and increasing.56
5928465656What is point-slope form?57
5928444684f^-1 represents what?An inverse function58
5928417930What must be true for a limit to exist?limit from the left = limit from the right59
5928411017What is an inflection point?A point of a curve at which a change in the direction of curvature occurs.60
5928398255Where can you not draw a tangent line?A Corner61
5928401198What does a tangent line look like?A straight line that hits a curve at exactly one point62
5928437538How to find a vertical asymptote1. Set the denominator equal to zero 2. Simplify the fraction 3. Cancel out like terms on the top and the bottom63
5928433979How do you move a term from the denominator to the numerator?Make the power of the denominator negative than multiply the denominator by the numerator64
5928464376Extreme Value theoremIf f is continuous over a closed interval, then f has maximum an minimum values over that interval.65
5928571720critical pointsIs where there is a point in the domain of a function f at which f'=0 or f' does not exist is a critical point of f. *critical points are not always maximum and minimum values.66
5928400120What graph comes as a result of finding the derivative of a speed graph?Acceleration Graph67
5928424452Derivative of a function in f(x) notation68
5928516429How do you find the local extrema of a function?Find the first derivative and set it equal to zero69
5928533315When is a function decreasing?When the first derivative/ slope is negative70
5928568887When is the second derivative of a function negative?When the graph of the function is concave down71
5928586000When is the second derivative of a function positive?When the graph of the function is concave up72
5928554845When is a function increasing?When the first derivative/ slope is positive73
5928502980What graph comes as a result of finding the derivative of an position/displacement graph in absolute valuation?Speed Graph74
5928568134Why can't you draw a tangent line on a corner?You can't draw a tangent line because the tangent line from the left and the right will be going different directions.75
5928491570When is the Vertical asymptoteslim(x→0)⁡ (1/x)76
5928438815What graph comes as a result of finding the derivative of an acceleration graph?Jerk Graph77
5928527790What does removable continuity look like?78
5928542616Chain RuleWe use chain rule to find the derivative of the composition of two functions. formula : dy/dx f(g(x)) = f'(g(x))*g'(x)79
5928497855Mean Value TheoremF'(c)= f(b)-f(a)/b-a80
5928527281When is the horizontal asymptoteslim(x→∞) (1/x)81
5928395577What graph comes as a result of finding the derivative of a displacement graph?Velocity Graph82
5928539617What is a secant line? *Used in Mean Value TheoremA secant line is a straight line joining two points on a function. It is also equivalent to the average rate of change, or simply the slope between two points. The average rate of change of a function between two points and the slope between two points are the same thing.83
5928527646How do you find a local maxima on a graph?Set derivative equal to zero and solve for "x" to find critical points. Critical points are where the slope of the function is zero or undefined.84
5928611788Derivative of sine inverse1/sqrt(1-x^2)85
5928628564Derivative of cosine inverse- 1/sqrt(1-x^2)86
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Mega Vocabulary List AP Literature Flashcards

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6630314932aegisthe protection, backing or support of a particular person or organization0
6630318071ambivalenthaving mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something1
6630331978amorphouslacking definite form, unorganized2
6630335532antipathyhatred, intense dislike3
6630337417ardora strong feeling of eagerness or love4
6630339227auralof or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing5
6630341179autonomythe state of existing or acting separately from others; the right or power of a country to govern itself6
6630344717banalunoriginal, trite, overused7
6630346429cadenceregular beat or pattern (in poetic meter) the way a person's voice rises and falls when speaking8
6630352521cajoleto persuade someone to do something or to give you something by making promises or saying nice things9
6630355945capriciousgiven to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior10
6630358853cynicaldistrustful of others' motives, showing contempt for standard morality by taking advantage or others' scruples11
6630363616denounceto criticize harshly and publicly12
6630366430dichotomydivision into two parts, mutually exclusive parts13
6630369301dissipationan excessive way of living, foolishly spending money on only pleasure14
6630388080duplicitousdeceitful, two-faced15
6630391152effusiveshowing great emotion16
6630392743epigramshort, witty, clever saying or poem17
6630394398euphoricintensely happy or confident18
6630394399exhortto strongly urge, to earnestly advise19
6630396956farcea humorous work about ridiculous situations or events20
6630399742forebodinga feeling that something bad will happen21
6630403609impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of22
6630405357impingeto move into an area beyond acceptable limits, to gradually take or take over what is not yours23
6630408813indolencelaziness24
6630410890integralnecessary to make a whole complete, essential, fundamental25
6630418035introspectiveinward-looking, self-examining26
6630419565labyrinthineof, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth27
6630423820laconicusing very few words28
6630425805marginalizeto push to the side29
6630427812obliquenot direct, not stated directly30
6638805788palpableeasily seen, heard, perceived31
6638807324pastoralhaving to do with the country, set in the country32
6638810726pathosthe quality of an event or especially a work of literature to evoke pity or sorrow33
6638815929paucitysmall in number, not enough34
6638817758pietyreverence for God, (religious undertones)35
6638819918polemica strong verbal or written attack on someone or something36
6638822643rapscallionrascal37
6638829794reconditedealing with intellectual subjects, little known, obscure38
6638831556reproofan expression of blame or disapproval39
6638833000repudiateto refuse or accept, or to refuse to associate with40
6638834905sanguineoptimistic, always cheerful41
6638835966sinisterevil, or giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen42
6638860739superciliousbehaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others43
6638863322terseusing few words, to the point44
6638865523timorousnervousness, fear, lack of confidence45
6638867475transcendentgoing beyond ordinary limits, extraordinary, supreme46
6638869506tropea word or expression used in the figurative sense, a figure of speech47
6638872885verboseusing too many words, overly wordy48
6638874767verisimilitudethe appearance of being too true or real49
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Ogden's AP Literature Vocabulary Lesson 1 Flashcards

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7672741624Euphemismsubstituting a word or phrase that makes something sound better than it actually is0
7672741625Dysphemismsubstituting a more harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant word or phrase that makes something sound worse than it actually is1
7672741626Hyperbolea figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis2
7672741627Understatedpresented or expressed in a subtle and effective way3
7672741628Formal (diction)using language suitable for formal situations e.g. press conferences, presentations4
7672741629Colloquialwords or expressions used in ordinary language by common people; conversational5
7672741630Referential (diction)word choice that references facts, data, statistics, or previous documents (lacking emotion)6
7672741631Emotiveword choices used to evoke emotion; emotional language7
7672741632Latinatewhen word choices are abstract, polysyllabic, elevated, thinking words, "of the mind"8
7672741633Anglo Saxonword choices that are concrete, shorter, guttural/blunt, feeling/reactionary words, "of the body"9
7672741634Figurativesomething that is not to be interpreted literally, but that instead uses a symbolism, metaphor, allegory, or a likeness10
7672741635Literaltaking words at their meaning in their usual or most basic sense without symbolism, metaphor, allegory or a likeness11
7672741636Jargonlanguage used in a particular trade or group that would be meaningless to others12
7672741637Dialectlanguage specific to a region or social group; a variety of a language which has different pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary than the standard language of the culture13
7672741638Clichéan often repeated or used phrase or statement that has been used so much it has become trite and kind of meaningless14
7672741639VulgaritySomething, such as an act or expression, that offends good taste or propriety; making explicit and offensive reference to sex or bodily functions; coarse and rude15
7672741640CacophonousHaving a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant16
7672741641Anaphorarepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, lines of verse, paragraphs etc.17
7672741642RhetoricRhetoric is the art of using words well when speaking or writing18
7672741643Lucidthinking clearly; clarity of thought19
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AP Literature Terms Quiz Flashcards

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4139552855metaphorwhen a word/phrase is not literally applicable ex. my brother was boiling mad0
4139555738apostrophespeaking to something that can't respond1
4139942835Puna joke exploiting the possible different meanings of a word ex. a horse is a stable animal2
4139947549anaphorarepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences. ex. this is... this is... this is...3
4139955567juxtapositioncomparing two ideas to develop contrasts ex. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times4
4139959360oxymorontwo opposite ideas together ex. jumbo shrimp, open secret5
4139963170synecdochewhen a part of something represents a whole, vice versa ex. Southeast Polk won first place6
4139968409Zeugmablending together grammatically and logically different ideas ex. she broke my playstation and my heart7
4139973879Metonymyfigure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else that it is closely associated with ex. the pen is mightier than the sword8
4140112208ironywhen words are used where their intended meaning is different from their actual meaning ex. the name of the big dog was Tiny9
4140119545assonancetwo or more words repeat the same vowel sound ex. men sell the wedding bells10
4140122100consonancerepeating beginning letters in a sentence or phrase ex. she ate seven sandwiches11
4140124493euphemismpolite expresssions which replace words that are considered harsh ex. she passed away instead of she died12
4140133509parallelismuse of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same ex. like father, like son13
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