RMHS AP Language Vocabulary Week 10 Flashcards
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| 3410137163 | Virtuoso | n. a highly skilled performer. | 0 | |
| 3410139347 | Temerity | n. unwise boldness; rash or reckless behavior. | 1 | |
| 3410142122 | Volition | n. use of your own will, by your choice. | 2 | |
| 3410145078 | Torpor | n. sluggishness, lethargy; inability to think or act quickly adj. torpid. | 3 | |
| 3410149974 | Zenith | n. the highest point, or acme; point of culmination. | 4 | |
| 3410152318 | Reticence | n. quietness and restraint in personality adj. reticent, silent, restrained, reserved. | 5 | |
| 3410155870 | Respite | n. lime of relief from activity; rest, pause, lull. | 6 | |
| 3410160199 | Parsimony | n. extreme stinginess; thrift; penny pinching. | 7 | |
| 3410162677 | Nostalgia | n. a sentimental longing for a past time or state adj. nostalgic. | 8 | |
| 3410166080 | Predecessor | n. an ancestor; prior person in a position. | 9 | |
| 3410168282 | Lucid | adj. clear and distinct; sensible, intelligible | 10 | |
| 3410170011 | Elucidate | v. to explain fully and clearly. | 11 | |
| 3830919372 | Trepidation | n. fear, worry, apprehension. | 12 | |
| 3830923547 | Quandary | n. a feeling of puzzlement or doubt. | 13 |
AP Language & Composition Literary Terms Flashcards
A list of literary terms and definitions for APL&C. (Updated)
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| 6741758247 | Allegory | Using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | 0 | |
| 6741758248 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds, in two or more neighboring words. | 1 | |
| 6741758249 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, etc. | 2 | |
| 6741758250 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 3 | |
| 6741758251 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the replationship between them. | 4 | |
| 6741758252 | Anaphora | A sub-type of paralellism: the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences. | 5 | |
| 6741758253 | Antecedent | The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 6 | |
| 6741758254 | Antithesis | The opposite or contrast of ideas, the direct opposite. | 7 | |
| 6741758255 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. | 8 | |
| 6741758256 | Apostrophe | A firgure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or personified abstraction (such as liberty or love). | 9 | |
| 6741758257 | Assonance | The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words. | 10 | |
| 6741758258 | Asyndeton | A syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose; i.e., "Veni, vidi, veci." | 11 | |
| 6741758259 | Atmosphere | The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described. | 12 | |
| 6741758260 | Attitude | The sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing: the author's feelings toward his or her subject, chracters, events, or theme. | 13 | |
| 6741758261 | Canon | That which has been accepted as authentic. | 14 | |
| 6741758262 | Caricature | A verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comedic effect,a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics. | 15 | |
| 6741758263 | Chiasmus | A figure of speech and generally a syntactical structure wherein the order of the terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed int he second. | 16 | |
| 6741758264 | Claim | In argumentation, an assertion of something as fact. | 17 | |
| 6741758265 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 18 | |
| 6741758266 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. | 19 | |
| 6741758267 | Compare and Contrast | A mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared, contrasted, or both. | 20 | |
| 6741758268 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 21 | |
| 6741758269 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. | 22 | |
| 6741758270 | Consonance | The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels; i.e, pitter-patter, splish-splash. | 23 | |
| 6741758271 | Convention | A accepted manner, model, or tradition. | 24 | |
| 6741758272 | Critique | An assessment or analysis of something, for the purpose of determining what it is, what its limitations are, and how it conforms to the standard o fhte genre. | 25 | |
| 6741758273 | Deductive Reasoning | The method of argument in which specific statements and conclusions are drawn from general principals: movement from the general to the specific. | 26 | |
| 6741758274 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | 27 | |
| 6741758275 | Dialect | The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group. | 28 | |
| 6741758276 | Diction | The writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 29 | |
| 6741758277 | Didactic | Words having the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | 30 | |
| 6741758278 | Elegy | A poem or prose work that laments, or meditates upon the death of, a person or persons. | 31 | |
| 6741758279 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences. | 32 | |
| 6741758280 | Ethos | The appeal of a text to the credibility or character of the speaker, writer, or narrator. | 33 | |
| 6741758281 | Eulogy | A speech of written passage in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person. | 34 | |
| 6741758282 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. | 35 | |
| 6741758283 | Exposition | Writing that explains its own meaning or purpose. | 36 | |
| 6741758284 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occuring frequently in or throughout a work. | 37 | |
| 6741758285 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and its usually meant to be imaginative or vivid. | 38 | |
| 6741758286 | Figure of Speech | A device used to produce figurative language; many compare dissimilar things. Includes hyperbole, irony, metaphor, etc. | 39 | |
| 6741758287 | Flashback | An earlier event is inserted into the normal chronolgy of the narration. Also known as retrospection. | 40 | |
| 6741758288 | Generic Conventions | Traditions for each genre, which help define genre. | 41 | |
| 6741758289 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits. | 42 | |
| 6741758290 | Homily | Any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving spiritual or moral advice. | 43 | |
| 6741758291 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | 44 | |
| 6741758292 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | 45 | |
| 6741758293 | Inductive Reasoning | The method of reasoning or argument in which the general statements and conclusions are drawn from specific principles: movement from the specific to the general. | 46 | |
| 6741758294 | Inference | A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data. Think Sherlock Holmes. :) | 47 | |
| 6741758295 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 48 | |
| 6741758296 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. | 49 | |
| 6741758297 | Isocolon | Parallel structure in which the parallel element are similar not only in grammatical sructure but also in length. | 50 | |
| 6741758298 | Jargon | Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group. | 51 | |
| 6741758299 | Juxtaposition | The location of one thing adjacent to another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose. | 52 | |
| 6741758300 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite. | 53 | |
| 6741758301 | Logos | The appeal of a text to logic. | 54 | |
| 6741758302 | Loose Sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | 55 | |
| 6741758303 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. | 56 | |
| 6741758304 | Metonymy | A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 57 | |
| 6741758305 | Mode of Discourse | The way information is presented in written or spoken form. | 58 | |
| 6741758306 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere of emotional aura of a work. | 59 | |
| 6741758307 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an accout of an event or series of events. | 60 | |
| 6741758308 | Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | 61 | |
| 6741758309 | Oxymoron | A firgure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox. | 62 | |
| 6741758310 | Paradox | A statement that seems to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth of validity. | 63 | |
| 6741758311 | Parallelism | The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity. | 64 | |
| 6741758312 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or conduct of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 65 | |
| 6741758313 | Pathos | An appeal to emotion in a text or passage. | 66 | |
| 6741758314 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish. | 67 | |
| 6741758315 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceeded by a phrase that cannot stand alone. | 68 | |
| 6741758316 | Personification | A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. | 69 | |
| 6741758317 | Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told. | 70 | |
| 6741758318 | Prose | One of the major divisions of genre; refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. | 71 | |
| 6741758319 | Realism | Attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail. | 72 | |
| 6741758320 | Refutation | An argument technique wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and countered. | 73 | |
| 6741758321 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. | 74 | |
| 6741758322 | Rhetoric | The principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | 75 | |
| 6741758323 | Rhetorical Modes | This flexible terms describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. | 76 | |
| 6741758324 | Rhetorical Question | A question that is asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered. | 77 | |
| 6741758325 | Sarcasm | Bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. | 78 | |
| 6741758326 | Satire | A work that targets human vices or follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | 79 | |
| 6741758327 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. | 80 | |
| 6741758328 | Style | An evalutation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. OR, classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors. | 81 | |
| 6741758329 | Subject Complement | The word (with any accompanying phrases) or a clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it. | 82 | |
| 6741758330 | Subordinate Clause | This word group contains a subject and a verb, but it cannot stand alone; it does not express a complete thought. | 83 | |
| 6741758331 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. Since this is completely nonsensical, here's an example: Rose likes roses. Roses are flowers. Therefore, Rose likes flowers. | 84 | |
| 6741758332 | Symbolism | Anything that represents itself and stands for something else. It is usually something concrete - such as an object, action, character, or scene - that represents something more abstract. | 85 | |
| 6741758333 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part. | 86 | |
| 6741758334 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjunctive experiences of another. In literature, it refers to the practice of associating two or more different senses in the same image. | 87 | |
| 6741758335 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. | 88 | |
| 6741758336 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. | 89 | |
| 6741758337 | Thesis | The sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's purpose, opinion, meaning, or position. | 90 | |
| 6741758338 | Tone | Describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. | 91 | |
| 6741758339 | Transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas. | 92 | |
| 6741758340 | Understatement | The ironic minimalizing of fact, which presents something as less significant than it is. Can frequently be humerous or emphatic. | 93 | |
| 6741758341 | Voice | The aknowledged or unackowledged source of the words of the story; the speaker's or narrator's particular "take" on an idea based on a particular passage and how all the elements of the style of the piece come together to express his or her feelings. | 94 | |
| 6741758342 | Wit | Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. Humorous, while suggesting the speaker's verbal power in creating ingenious and perceptive remarks. Usually uses terse language that makes a pointed statement. | 95 | |
| 6741758343 | Zeugma | A grammatically correct construction in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, is applied to two or more nouns without being repeated. I.e., The thief took my wallet and the Fifth Avenue bus. | 96 |
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AP language Flashcards
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| 4725123502 | Alliteration | Repetition of an initial sound in two or more words of a phrase | 0 | |
| 4725125059 | Anaphora | Repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence | 1 | |
| 4725125995 | Anecdote | A short entertaining account of some happening personal or biographical | 2 | |
| 4725128663 | Antithesis | is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. | 3 | |
| 4725129963 | Archaism | Old style of language (imitation of) | 4 | |
| 4725131427 | Audience | A group assembled to hear and see a speaker | 5 | |
| 4725131903 | Colloquial | Used in informal conversation not formal or literary | 6 | |
| 4725133040 | Dialect | An individual's characteristics of speech | 7 | |
| 4725134106 | Diction | Expressing in words, choice of words (wording) | 8 | |
| 4725135308 | Ethos | (Ethics) convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader | 9 | |
| 4725136690 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 10 | |
| 4725137960 | Imagery | Visually description figurative language | 11 | |
| 4725139586 | Irony | Signifies the opposite (sarcasm) | 12 | |
| 4725140411 | Logos | (Logic) used to convince by employing reason or logic | 13 | |
| 4725141226 | Metaphor | Figure of speech a word or a phrase is applied to a object or action (not literal) | 14 | |
| 4725142713 | Mood | Evokes certain feelings to the reader | 15 | |
| 4725143014 | Onomatopoeia | Creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described (word that imitates the natural sound of a thing) | 16 | |
| 4725145019 | Oxymoron | Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (ex- cruel kindness or living death) combination with an adjective proceeded by a noun with the opposite meaning | 17 | |
| 4725150069 | Paradox | a statement that contradicts itself and still seems somehow true | 18 | |
| 4725150430 | Parallelism | Parts of the sentence are grammatically the same or similar in construction sound or meaning | 19 | |
| 4725151233 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response | 20 | |
| 4725152727 | Personae | Aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others | 21 | |
| 4725154696 | Personification | Figure of speech a thing an idea or an animal is given human attributes | 22 | |
| 4725155386 | Rhetoric | To convince influence or please an audience | 23 | |
| 4725156670 | Rhetorical question | Question that you ask without expecting a response | 24 | |
| 4725157318 | Sarcasm | Use of irony to mock | 25 | |
| 4725157780 | Satire | Technique to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual | 26 | |
| 4725158844 | Slang | Words that are not apart of standard vocab | 27 | |
| 4725159810 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole vice versa | 28 | |
| 4725160827 | Syntax | Determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence | 29 | |
| 4725161677 | Synthesis | Combining a number of different parts or ideas to come up with a new idea or theory | 30 | |
| 4725164707 | Thesis | A proposal or suggestions that is maintained by an argument | 31 | |
| 4725165894 | Tone | Attitude of a writer towards a subject or audience | 32 | |
| 4725166371 | Voice | Individual writing style of the author | 33 | |
| 4725166806 | Zeugma | Literary term for using one word to modify two other words in two different ways (when you use one word you link it to two different thoughts) (she broke his car and his heart) | 34 |
AP Language Set 4 Flashcards
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| 6673441497 | porter | a railroad employee who assists passengers |  | 0 |
| 6673452223 | prattle | idle talk, to go on and on meaninglessly |  | 1 |
| 6673456508 | precipitate | to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely; done quickly and without thought | 2 | |
| 6673478268 | precocious | characterized by exceptional early development or maturity, especially in mental development |  | 3 |
| 6673488131 | prerogative | privilege or right |  | 4 |
| 6673495096 | profligate | wasteful, extravagant, prodigal |  | 5 |
| 6673497194 | prostrate | to lay face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration |  | 6 |
| 6673505881 | prudent | careful and sensible; marked by sound judgement |  | 7 |
| 6673511367 | qualm(s) | an uncomfortable feeling of doubt about whether you are doing the right thing |  | 8 |
| 6673520303 | recitation | an event when one recited a literary work for an audience |  | 9 |
| 6673525024 | reiterate | to say or explain again |  | 10 |
| 6673530341 | resonant | strong and deep in tone or strongly reminiscent; evocative | 11 | |
| 6673540626 | rheumatism | any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues |  | 12 |
| 6673545914 | sated/satiety | satisfied, full (to satiate) |  | 13 |
| 6673550183 | scant | barely enough |  | 14 |
| 6673555900 | self-abasement | to put oneself down, to denigrate oneself |  | 15 |
| 6673558699 | sodden | drenched, soaked/ expressionless, stupid, or dull especially from being drunk |  | 16 |
| 6673566328 | tawdry | cheap, gaudy, trashy, tacky (ratchet) |  | 17 |
| 6673574290 | throes | condition of agonizing struggle or trouble (can be emotional or physical) |  | 18 |
| 6673580534 | timorous | fearful or shy/ timid |  | 19 |
| 6673582672 | torrent | an overwhelming number or amount/ a violently fast stream of water |  | 20 |
AP Spanish Literature Terms Flashcards
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| 6772864496 | vanguardismo | refers to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly in regard to art , the culture , the politics , philosophy and literature. |  | 0 |
| 6772864497 | surrealismo | an artistic movement emerged in France from Dadaism , in the early 1920s , around the personality of the poet André Breton. |  | 1 |
| 6772864498 | postmodernismo | Post-postmodernism is a term applied to a wide range of developments in critical theory , philosophy , architecture , art , the literature and culture emerging from and reacting to the postmodernism . Another recent similar term is metamodernism. |  | 2 |
| 6772864499 | neoclasicismo | emerged in the eighteenth century to describe such negative movement aesthetic that came to be reflected in the arts , intellectual principles of the Enlightenment , since the mid- eighteenth century had been going on philosophy , and consequently had been transmitted to all areas of culture . However, coinciding with the decline of Napoleon Bonaparte , Neoclassicism was losing favor for the Romanticism . |  | 3 |
| 6772864500 | costumbrismo | the literary or pictorial interpretation of local everyday life, mannerisms, and customs, primarily in the Hispanic scene, and particularly in the 19th century. |  | 4 |
| 6772864501 | culteranismo | a stylistic movement of the Baroque period of Spanish history that is also commonly referred to as Gongorismo (after Luis de Góngora). It began in the late 16th century with the writing of Luis de Góngora and lasted through the 17th century. |  | 5 |
| 6772864502 | conceptismo | a literary movement of the Baroque period of Portuguese and Spanish literature. It began in the late 16th century and lasted through the 17th century. Conceptismo is characterized by a rapid rhythm, directness, simple vocabulary, witty metaphors, and wordplay. | 6 | |
| 6772864503 | retruécano | Juegos de palabras; inversión de los términos de una cláusula o proposición en otra subsiguiente para que esta última choque con la anterior. | 7 | |
| 6772864504 | sinestesia | Descripción de una sensación o imagen por medio de sensaciones percibidas por distintos órganos sensoriales, por ejemplo, vista y olfato. | 8 | |
| 6772864505 | sinécdoque | Tipo de metáfora que usa una parte o cualidad de un objeto físico para representar todo el objeto. | 9 | |
| 6772864506 | polisíndeton | Repetición de conjunciones para alargar la frase o hacer más `solemne la expresión. | 10 | |
| 6772864507 | paradoja | Contraposición de dos conceptos contradictorios que expresan una verdad. | 11 | |
| 6772864508 | metonimia | Un tipo de metáfora en la que la imagen se asocia con lo representado, pero no es parte de ello; la metonimia hace que el destinatario del mensaje haga la asociación. | 12 | |
| 6772864509 | epíteto | Palabra o frase delante o después del nombre que sirve para caracterizar al personaje | 13 | |
| 6772864510 | cacofonía | Uso de palabras que combinan sonidos desagradables, ásperos y cortantes. | 14 | |
| 6772864511 | asíndeton | Omisión de conjunciones o palabras para suscitar viveza o energía. | 15 | |
| 6772864512 | ironía dramática | Circunstancia en la que el lector o espectador sabe algo desconocido por un personaje y sabe o sospecha lo que ocurrirá antes de que lo sepa el personaje. | 16 | |
| 6772864513 | silva | Poema no estrófico que combina versos de siete y once sílabas, entrelazados por rima consonante y versos libres. | 17 | |
| 6772864514 | narrador fidedigno | Narrador digno de confianza, cuyo entendimiento de los personajes o las acciones del relato lo acredita para contar los hechos. Se ajusta a las normas que establece el autor implícito. | 18 | |
| 6772864515 | leitmotiv | Repetición de una palabra, frase, situación o noción. Motivo recurrente en una obra. | 19 | |
| 6772864516 | realismo mágico | Movimiento literario hispanoamericano surgido a mediados del siglo XX, caracterizado por la introducción de elementos fantásticos —sueños, superstición, mitos, magia— inmersos en una narrativa realista. Hay antecedentes importantes en los libros de caballería, como señalan algunos de los escritores de este movimiento. | 20 | |
| 6772864517 | pícaro | Personaje de baja condición, astuto, ingenioso y de mal vivir que protagoniza la novela picaresca | 21 | |
| 6772864518 | novela picaresca | Género literario narrativo en prosa de carácter pseudoautobiográfico muy característico de la literatura española. Nace como parodia de las novelas idealizadoras del Renacimiento y saca la sustancia moral, social y religiosa del contraste cotidiano entre dos estamentos, el de los nobles y el de los siervos. El protagonista, un pícaro de muy bajo rango social y descendiente de padres marginados o delincuentes, pretende mejorar su suerte y para ello recurre a la astucia y el engaño. | 22 | |
| 6772864519 | naturalismo | Corriente literaria de mediados del siglo XIX que retrata al ser humano y su circunstancia con una objetividad científica. El ser humano carece de libre albedrío; su existencia está determinada por la herencia genética y el medio en el que vive. En cuanto a temas, abundan los asuntos fuertes y las bajas pasiones. | 23 | |
| 6772864520 | modernismo | Movimiento literario hispanoamericano cuyo mayor exponente es Rubén Darío y que funde tres movimientos franceses: parnasianismo, simbolismo y romanticismo. Emplea una rica musicalidad verbal para expresar pasiones, visiones, ritmos y armonías internos. | 24 | |
| 6772864521 | libro de caballerías | Género literario en prosa muy popular en España a mediados del siglo XVI, que celebra las hazañas de los caballeros andantes y contrapone a la fiereza guerrera un masoquismo amoroso inspirado en el amor cortés. | 25 | |
| 6772864522 | Generación del 98 | Grupo de novelistas, poetas, ensayistas y filósofos españoles, activos durante y después de la Guerra de Cuba (1898), que restauraron a España a una prominencia intelectual y literaria. Les era de gran importancia definir a España como una entidad cultural e histórica. | 26 | |
| 6772864523 | Edad Media (medieval) | Período comprendido entre los siglos V y XV. En España se considera que la se cierra con la llegada de Colón a tierras americanas. | 27 | |
| 6772864524 | boom | En la literatura hispanoamericana, un momento de gran auge de la creación de obras narrativas que inicia en 1940. La producción es muy variada y muchos de sus autores crearon best sellers internacionales y traducidos a múltiples idiomas. Una de las tendencias de esta literatura se corresponde con la denominada literatura del realismo mágico. | 28 | |
| 6772864525 | barroco | Movimiento cultural español (1580-1700) caracterizado por su complejidad y su extravagante ornamentación, cuyo propósito era asombrar e incitar introspección | 29 | |
| 6772864526 | hipérbaton | Alteración del orden normal sintáctico de las palabras en una oración. | 30 | |
| 6772864527 | apóstrofe | Recurso en que el hablante se dirige a personas presentes o ausentes, a seres animados o a objetos inanimados | 31 | |
| 6772864528 | antítesis | Yuxtaposición de una palabra, frase o idea a otra de significación contraria | 32 | |
| 6772864529 | anáfora | Repetición de palabras en una sucesión de versos o enunciados. | 33 | |
| 6772864530 | teatro del absurdo | Obra dramática basada en una situación sin sentido, en la que los personajes se enfrentan a situaciones que muestran la insensatez de la vida en un mundo deshumanizado. | 34 | |
| 6772864531 | soneto | Poema de procedencia italiana que consiste en catorce versos endecasílabos repartidos en dos cuartetos y dos tercetos; el esquema más común es ABBA ABBA CDC DCD; otro es ABBA ABBA CDE CDE | 35 |
AP Language Flashcards
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| 8577669572 | Rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially with the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. (The very act of defending has itself been a central part of rhetoric). |  | 0 |
| 8577669573 | Bombastic | High sounding but with little meaning; inflated;grandiloquent. |  | 1 |
| 8577669574 | Ethos | Appeal based on the character of speaker. Meaning convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader (speaker). |  | 2 |
| 8577669575 | Logos | An appeal to logic or reason. For example scholarly documents. |  | 3 |
| 8577669576 | Pathos | Appeal on emotion. The quality that evokes pity or sadness. |  | 4 |
| 8577669577 | Capricious | Impulsive; unpredictable. Sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. |  | 5 |
| 8577669578 | Tone | Writer's attitude, mood or moral outlook toward the subject and/or the readers. |  | 6 |
| 8577669579 | Appeal | the power of arousing a sympathetic response, to arouse a sympathetic response. |  | 7 |
| 8577669580 | Argument | Discourse intended to persuade; process of reasoning; exchange of diverging/ opposite views. |  | 8 |
| 8577669581 | Colloquialism (Colloquial) | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary. It is still used in literature to provide a sense of actual conversation and the use of pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary of everyday speech. |  | 9 |
| 8577669582 | Connotation | and idea or feeling that a word evokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. Words imply or suggest qualities, attributes, and characteristics. |  | 10 |
| 8577669583 | Apathy | lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern. No emotion |  | 11 |
| 8577669584 | Dialect | A variety of language confined to a region or group, manner or means of expressing oneself. |  | 12 |
| 8577669585 | Understatement | Statement which says less than is really meant. Opposite of hyperbole. Made smaller, worse, or less important than really is. Minimizing. |  | 13 |
| 8577669586 | Hyperbole | Deliberate and obvious exaggeration for effect. |  | 14 |
| 8577669587 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real person or incident. | 15 | |
| 8577669588 | Condescending | Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority. |  | 16 |
| 8577669589 | Voice | An authors distinctive literary style, basic vision and general attitude toward the world. Revealed through the use of Syntax, Diction, Punctuation, Characterization, and Dialogue. |  | 17 |
| 8577669590 | Syntax | Sentence construction |  | 18 |
| 8577669591 | Diction | Author's choice of words. Distinctive vocabulary. |  | 19 |
| 8577669592 | Assertion | A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. A declaration that's made em pathetically in an argument as it to be understood as a statement of fact. |  | 20 |
| 8577669593 | Cogent | (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing. |  | 21 |
| 8577669594 | Coherent | (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent |  | 22 |
| 8577669595 | Cohesive | characterized by or causing cohesion (act or state of being uniting, cohering, or sticking together). |  | 23 |
| 8577669596 | Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. |  | 24 |
| 8577669597 | Discourse | written or spoken communication or debate. (verb) speak or write authoritatively about a topic. |  | 25 |
| 8577669598 | Eloquence | fluent or persuasive speaking or writing. |  | 26 |
| 8577669599 | Fluid | able to flow easily. | 27 | |
| 8577669600 | implication | the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated. |  | 28 |
| 8577669601 | lucid | expressed clearly; easy to understand |  | 29 |
| 8577669602 | rhetor | a teacher of rhetoric |  | 30 |
| 8577669603 | Arbiter | a person who settles a dispute or has ultimate authority in a matter |  | 31 |
| 8577669604 | Biased | unfairly prejudiced for or against something or someone. |  | 32 |
| 8577669605 | Exculpate | show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing |  | 33 |
| 8577669606 | Impartial | treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just. |  | 34 |
| 8577669607 | Incontrovertible | not able to be denied or disputed. |  | 35 |
| 8577669608 | Integrity | the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. | 36 | |
| 8577669609 | Objectivity | the quality of being objective; justice; neutrality | 37 | |
| 8577669610 | Plausible | (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable. | 38 | |
| 8577669611 | Substantiated | provide evidence to support or prove that truth of. |  | 39 |
| 8577669612 | vindicated | clear (something) of blame or suspicion. |  | 40 |
| 8577669613 | Condescending | Having or feeling superior. patronizing or assuming superiority. | 41 | |
| 8577669614 | Contemptuous | showing contempt; scornful |  | 42 |
| 8577669615 | Despotic | of, relating to, or characteristics of a despot (ruler with total power; usually unfair) |  | 43 |
| 8577669616 | Dictatorial | of or typical of a ruler with total control |  | 44 |
| 8577669617 | Disdain | the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt. |  | 45 |
| 8577669618 | Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful. |  | 46 |
| 8577669619 | Imperious | assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. |  | 47 |
| 8577669620 | Patronizing | treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority. |  | 48 |
| 8577669621 | Listless | lacking energy or enthusiasm. |  | 49 |
| 8577669622 | Melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. |  | 50 |
| 8577669623 | Torpor | a state of physical or mental inactivity |  | 51 |
| 8577669624 | alliance | a relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities. |  | 52 |
| 8577669625 | disparity | a great difference, imbalance. |  | 53 |
| 8577669626 | impinge | have an affect or impact, especially a negative one. Influence. | 54 | |
| 8577669627 | Paradox | a state or proposition that, despite reasoning, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, self-contradictory. |  | 55 |
| 8577669628 | allusion | an expression to call something to mind without mentioning it exactly; an indirect or passing reference. | 56 | |
| 8577669629 | parallelism | the act of being parallel or corresponding in some way. |  | 57 |
| 8577669630 | indolent | wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy. |  | 58 |
| 8577669631 | insipid. | lacking flavor, vigor or interest. |  | 59 |
| 8577669632 | lament | a passionate expression or grief or sorrow. |  | 60 |
| 8577669633 | Sanction | a threatening penalty for disobeying a law or rule |  | 61 |
| 8577669634 | servile | having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others. |  | 62 |
| 8577669635 | suppressed | forcibly to an end to. |  | 63 |
| 8577669636 | Embellish | make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. |  | 64 |
| 8577669637 | florid | having a red or flushed complexion | 65 | |
| 8577669638 | opulent | ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish |  | 66 |
| 8577669639 | ornate | made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. |  | 67 |
| 8577669640 | ostentatious | characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. |  | 68 |
| 8577669641 | poignant | evoking a keen sense or sadness or regret. |  | 69 |
| 8577669642 | Ebullience | the quality of being cheerful and full of energy; exuberance. |  | 70 |
| 8577669643 | effusive | expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner. | 71 | |
| 8577669644 | egregious | outstandingly bad; shocking. | 72 | |
| 8577669645 | frenetic | fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. |  | 73 |
| 8577669646 | gratuitous | uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted |  | 74 |
| 8577669647 | flagrant | (of something considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive | 75 | |
| 8577669648 | superfluous | unnecessary, especially through being more than enough. |  | 76 |
| 8577669649 | convoluted | extremely complex and difficult to follow (especially or a story, sentence, or argument). | 77 | |
| 8577669650 | cryptic | having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure |  | 78 |
| 8577669651 | Obscure | uncertain; not discovered or know about. |  | 79 |
| 8577669652 | futile | incapable of producing any useful result; pointless. |  | 80 |
| 8577669653 | impede | delay or prevent by obstructing them; hinder. |  | 81 |
| 8577669654 | quandary | a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what what to do in a difficult situation. |  | 82 |
| 8577669655 | alleviate | make (suffering or a problem) less severe. |  | 83 |
| 8577669656 | asylum | the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee. ( or it can be a mental hospital). |  | 84 |
| 8577669657 | auspicious | conductive to success; favorable. |  | 85 |
| 8577669658 | benevolent | well meaning and kindly |  | 86 |
| 8577669659 | benign | gentle, kindly. |  | 87 |
| 8577669660 | Mollify | appease the anger or anxiety of (someone) |  | 88 |
| 8577669661 | reclamation | reclaiming; reformation, recovery. (or it can be land obtained from water) | 89 | |
| 8577669662 | Sanction | Approval or permission for an action |  | 90 |
| 8577669663 | Dubious | Not to be relied upon; suspect (hesitating or doubting) |  | 91 |
| 8577669664 | Fabricated | invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent | 92 | |
| 8577669665 | Hypocrisy | the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense |  | 93 |
| 8577669666 | Slander | make false and damaging statements about (someone). |  | 94 |
| 8577669667 | spurious | not being what it purports to be; false or fake |  | 95 |
| 8577669668 | Astute | having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage |  | 96 |
| 8577669669 | clandestine | operation is an intelligence or millitary operation carried out in such a way that the operation goes unnoticed by the general population |  | 97 |
| 8577669670 | disingenuous | not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. |  | 98 |
| 8577669671 | ruse | an action intended to deceive someone; a trick |  | 99 |
| 8577669672 | stratagem | a plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end |  | 100 |
| 8577669673 | surreptitious | kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of. |  | 101 |
| 8577669674 | wary | feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems |  | 102 |
| 8577669675 | wily | skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully. |  | 103 |
| 8577669676 | inconsequential | not important or significant |  | 104 |
| 8577669677 | superficial | existing or occurring at or on the surface. (appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely). | 105 | |
| 8577669678 | tenuous | very weak or slight >( small in degree). |  | 106 |
| 8577669679 | trivial | of little value or importance |  | 107 |
| 8577669680 | coup | a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government. |  | 108 |
| 8577669681 | Ambiguous | (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. |  | 109 |
| 8577669682 | ambivalent | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. |  | 110 |
| 8577669683 | apathetic | showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. |  | 111 |
| 8577669684 | Arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. | 112 | |
| 8577669685 | capricious | given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior | | 113 |
| 8577669686 | equivocate | use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself. |  | 114 |
| 8577669687 | indifferent | having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned. | | 115 |
| 8577669688 | whimsical | playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way |  | 116 |
| 8577669689 | assiduous | showing great care and perseverance |  | 117 |
| 8577669690 | compelling | evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way |  | 118 |
| 8577669691 | diligent | having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties |  | 119 |
| 8577669692 | dogged | having or showing tenacity and grim persistence. |  | 120 |
| 8577669693 | endure | suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently |  | 121 |
| 8577669694 | intrepid | fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect) |  | 122 |
| 8577669695 | maverick | an unorthodox or independent-minded person |  | 123 |
| 8577669696 | obdurate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action |  | 124 |
| 8577669697 | obstinate | stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so |  | 125 |
| 8577669698 | proliferate | increase rapidly in numbers; multiply |  | 126 |
| 8577669699 | tenacity | the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly; grip. |  | 127 |
| 8577669700 | vitality | the state of being strong and active; energy | 128 | |
| 8577669701 | assimilation | the process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group |  | 129 |
| 8577669702 | consensus | general agreement. |  | 130 |
| 8577669703 | context | the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation. | 131 | |
| 8577669704 | derived | obtain something from (a specified source) | 132 | |
| 8577669705 | incumbent | necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility. |  | 133 |
| 8577669706 | inevitable | certain to happen; unavoidable |  | 134 |
| 8577669707 | malleable | easily influenced; pliable |  | 135 |
| 8577669708 | subdue | overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person) |  | 136 |
| 8577669709 | Inoculate | medical : to give (a person or animal) a weakened form of a disease in order to prevent infection by the disease | 137 | |
| 8577669710 | Lurid | : causing shock or disgust : involving sex or violence in a way that is meant to be shocking : shining or glowing with a bright and unpleasant color | 138 | |
| 8577669711 | Putrefying | to be slowly destroyed by natural processes : to rot and become putrid | 139 | |
| 8577669712 | Somnolent | 1 : of a kind likely to induce sleep 2 a : inclined to or heavy with sleep : drowsy | 140 | |
| 8577669713 | Dour | serious and unfriendly : silent and gloomy | 141 | |
| 8577669714 | Errant | serious and unfriendly : silent and gloomy | 142 | |
| 8577669715 | Bewildered | 1 : to cause to lose one's bearings 2 : to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations | 143 | |
| 8577669716 | Astroturfed | —used for an artificial surface that resembles grass | 144 | |
| 8577669717 | Geriatric | An old person y | 145 | |
| 8577669718 | Tromped | 1 : tramp 1
2 : to step hard : stamp | 146 | |
| 8577669719 | Connoisseur | : a person who knows a lot about something (such as art, wine, food, etc.) : an expert in a particular subject | 147 | |
| 8577669720 | Attesting | to show, prove, or state that something is true or real | 148 | |
| 8577669721 | Soporific | : causing a person to become tired and ready to fall asleep | 149 |
AP Literature Prose Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 7879190267 | antihero | a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) |  | 0 |
| 7879190268 | archetype | A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response |  | 1 |
| 7879190269 | flashback | a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story |  | 2 |
| 7879190270 | flat character | a character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story |  | 3 |
| 7879190271 | round character | this character is fully developed - the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background |  | 4 |
| 7879190272 | static character | a character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end |  | 5 |
| 7879190273 | dynamic character | one whose character changes in the course of the play or story |  | 6 |
| 7879190274 | genre | a kind of literary or artistic work |  | 7 |
| 7879190276 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |  | 8 |
| 7879190277 | parody | a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way |  | 9 |
| 7879190278 | satire | form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly |  | 10 |
| 7879190281 | conflict | The main clash, discord, or problem faced by the protagonist. Can be internal or external. |  | 11 |
| 7879190282 | pacing | the relative speed or slowness with which a story is told or an idea is presented |  | 12 |
| 7879190283 | Realism | A new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion |  | 13 |
| 7879190284 | Romanticism | An artistic and intellectual movement originating in Europe in the late 18th Century and characterized by a heightened interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules and conventions. | 14 | |
| 7879190285 | Naturalism | Describes a type of literature from the late 19th century that attempts to apply scientific principles of objectivity and detachment to its study of human beings. Unlike realism which focuses on literary technique this literature implies a philosophical position | 15 | |
| 7879190286 | Modernism | A literary and artistic movement of the early 20th century rejecting traditionalism (subjects and styles) as outdated | 16 | |
| 7879190287 | Post-Modernism | a period of literature after WW II that saw a rise in feminism, literary criticism, and contemporary topics. Also sometimes called "The Age of Anxiety" | 17 | |
| 7879190288 | first person pov | story is told by one of the characters who uses pronouns such as I or we and participates in much of the action |  | 18 |
| 7879190289 | omniscient pov | A story told by an all-knowing author in 3rd person. The reader gets the thoughts and feelings of more than one character |  | 19 |
| 7879190290 | 3rd person limited pov | an outside narrator who knows the thoughts/feelings of one major character |  | 20 |
| 7879190292 | protagonist | The principal character in a work of fiction |  | 21 |
| 7879190293 | setting | Location, environment, and time that a literary work is set. |  | 22 |
| 7879190294 | antagonist | The character who works against the protagonist in the story |  | 23 |
| 7879190296 | characterization | The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. Can be achieved through appearance, actions, dialogue, thoughts of other characters, etc. |  | 24 |
| 7879204639 | plot | Sequence of connected events in a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution). |  | 25 |
| 7879210294 | inciting incident | Event that introduces the central conflict of a story. |  | 26 |
| 7879220922 | motif | A unifying idea or image that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work. |  | 27 |
| 7879238037 | allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event. |  | 28 |
| 7879250477 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality. |  | 29 |
AP Literature Literary Terms Flashcards
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| 4805294569 | Allegory | a story poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 0 | |
| 4805294570 | Alliteration | repetition of same letter or sound at beginning | 1 | |
| 4805294571 | Allusion | expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. | 2 | |
| 4805295485 | Analogy | comparison between two things | 3 | |
| 4805295486 | Anaphora | repetition of phrases at the beginning | 4 | |
| 4805305908 | Anastrophe | the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses. | 5 | |
| 4805305909 | Anectode | short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. | 6 | |
| 4805305910 | Antagonist | a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something | 7 | |
| 4805306805 | Anticlimax | disappointing end to series of events | 8 | |
| 4805306806 | Antihero | central character who dosent have hero characteristics | 9 | |
| 4805306807 | Anthithesis | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else. | 10 | |
| 4805306808 | Aphorism | if it ain't broke, don't fix it." | 11 | |
| 4805308663 | Apostrophe | a punctuation mark ( ' ) | 12 | |
| 4805308664 | Aside | passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play | 13 | |
| 4805308665 | Assosnance | repetition of the sound of a vowel | 14 | |
| 4805308708 | Asydeton | absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. | 15 | |
| 4805309726 | Aubade | poem for early morning | 16 | |
| 4805309727 | Ballad | poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. | 17 | |
| 4805309728 | Bathos | an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood | 18 | |
| 4805309729 | Black humor | comic that makes fun of serious matters | 19 | |
| 4805311498 | Blank verse | poem with no rhyme but does have iambic pentameter | 20 | |
| 4805312886 | Cacophony | disturbance of sounds | 21 | |
| 4805346873 | Cadence | a modulation or inflection of the voic | 22 | |
| 4805347723 | Caricature | picture and imitation of a person to create comic or grotesque | 23 | |
| 4805347724 | Characterization | the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character | 24 | |
| 4805349497 | Chiasmus | grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; | 25 | |
| 4805349498 | Colloquialism | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary | 26 | |
| 4805350731 | Cliche | overused phrase | 27 | |
| 4805372723 | Comedy | professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. | 28 | |
| 4805376772 | Conceit | excessive pride | 29 | |
| 4805378738 | Conflict | disagreement between characters, can be internal, self or external with another character | 30 | |
| 4805383190 | Connotation | feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal meaning. | 31 | |
| 4805385637 | Consonance | agreement between opinions or actions. | 32 | |
| 4805387489 | Couplet | two lines of verse joined by rhyme that form a unit. | 33 | |
| 4805390470 | Denotation | literal meaning of a word | 34 | |
| 4805394571 | Dialect | particular form of language | 35 | |
| 4805395905 | Diction | choice of words used | 36 | |
| 4805396922 | Didactic | intended to teach | 37 | |
| 4805398772 | Dirge | lament for the dead | 38 | |
| 4805402047 | Dissonance | lack of harmony | 39 | |
| 4805403297 | Elegy | sad poem | 40 | |
| 4805405271 | Enjambment | continuation of sentence without pause | 41 | |
| 4805410572 | Epic | long poems with heroic characters and adventures | 42 | |
| 4805412831 | Epigraph | a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme. | 43 | |
| 4805414245 | Epiteth | phrase discussing quality of person mentioned | 44 | |
| 4805417210 | Epistrophe | the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 45 | |
| 4805422973 | Euphemism | You aren't poor, you are economically disadvantaged. | 46 | |
| 4805427511 | Euphony | quality of being pleasing to the ear, | 47 | |
| 4805430444 | Explication | literary criticism | 48 | |
| 4805433734 | Exposition | introduce background information about events, settings, characters | 49 | |
| 4805438202 | Fable | short story containing moral | 50 | |
| 4805443699 | Farce | joke and mockery | 51 | |
| 4805448966 | Femminine ryme | stocking shocking, glamorous amorous | 52 | |
| 4805453368 | Figurative language | Figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, allusions, beyond literal meaning | 53 | |
| 4805459294 | Flashback | back and set in time | 54 | |
| 4805472057 | Foil | prevent something from succeeding | 55 | |
| 4805475297 | Foot | measuring unit in poetry | 56 | |
| 4805478668 | Foreshadowing | warning of future event | 57 | |
| 4805480516 | Free verse | poetry with no rhyme or regular meter | 58 | |
| 4805483872 | Genre | category of literature | 59 | |
| 4805488890 | Heroic Couplet | pair of rhyming iambic pentameters | 60 | |
| 4805512450 | Hubris | excessive pride | 61 | |
| 4805514851 | Hyperbole | exeggaration | 62 | |
| 4805516036 | Imagery | visually descriptive, smell, touch, sight, feel | 63 | |
| 4805518285 | Interior monologue | piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts | 64 | |
| 4805521812 | Internal rhyme | rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next. | 65 | |
| 4805523095 | Inversion | order of words is reversed to create emphasis on meter | 66 | |
| 4805527410 | Irony | Dramatic audience knows character dosent, verbal what you say isn't really what you mean, situational irony, dosent seem right for the situation | 67 | |
| 4805539167 | Juxtaposition | two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. | 68 | |
| 4805557670 | Kenning | oar-steed = ship. | 69 | |
| 4805559919 | Litotes | You are not the worse dancer I have seen | 70 | |
| 4805585918 | Local color | customs, manner of speech, dress, or other typical features of a place or period that contribute to its particular character. | 71 | |
| 4805587778 | Loose sentence | I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall. | 72 | |
| 4805589993 | Lyric Poem | emotionanal and rhyming poem | 73 | |
| 4805594324 | Masculine rhyme | a rhyme of final stressed syllables | 74 | |
| 4805595643 | Types of Metaphor | Mixed metaphor: Mismatched combination of metaphors. Dead metaphor - normal language, no longer recognizes as metaphor. Extended metaphor: One subject, many sub-elements. Implied- Does it without mentioning | 75 | |
| 4805721453 | Meter | Anapestic meter - "I must finish my journey alone." Dactylic meter - three syllables in which first one is accented followed by second and third unaccented syllables Iambic meter - A metrical foot consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable | 76 | |
| 4806594679 | Metonymy | the track for horse racing, replacing word by attributed | 77 | |
| 4806597881 | Mood | evoking emotions or atmosphere | 78 | |
| 4806600512 | Monologue | a long speech by one actor | 79 | |
| 4806601864 | Motif | recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story, purpose | 80 | |
| 4806604092 | Motivation | reasons behind character action | 81 | |
| 4806609797 | Narrative poetry | Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story | 82 | |
| 4806609798 | Frame narrative | serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, | 83 | |
| 4806612218 | Nemesis | good is rewarded and bad is punished | 84 | |
| 4806615323 | Onomatopia | BOOM | 85 | |
| 4806621180 | Oxymoron | two words with opposing meanings are used together | 86 | |
| 4806626936 | Parable | simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson | 87 | |
| 4806628527 | Parallel structure | using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance | 88 | |
| 4806634745 | Parody | imitation of the style of a particular writer | 89 | |
| 4806636192 | Pastoral Poetry | utopian idealistic view of life | 90 | |
| 4806641902 | Pathos | appeal to emotion | 91 | |
| 4806641903 | Periodic sentence | In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. | 92 | |
| 4806646509 | Persona | aspect of someones character | 93 | |
| 4806653010 | Plot | Exposition - background info Rising action - series of events that create suspense Resolution - story is resolved Climax - highest point in development of story | 94 | |
| 4806661917 | First person point of view | I | 95 | |
| 4806663287 | Third person point of view | He | 96 | |
| 4806664149 | Omniscient point of view | all seing | 97 | |
| 4806665381 | Objective point of view | without stating more than can be infered | 98 | |
| 4806668983 | Polysdeton | and and and | 99 | |
| 4806672037 | Protagonist | leading character central character | 100 | |
| 4806674299 | Pun | joke | 101 | |
| 4806676358 | Pyrrhic meter | two unstressed syllables | 102 | |
| 4806679038 | Quatrain | Four lines | 103 | |
| 4806680035 | Refrain | lines repeat at regular intervals in other stanzas or sections of the same poem | 104 | |
| 4806681896 | Slant Ryhme | words with similar but not identical sounds | 105 | |
| 4806686260 | Eye Rhyme | similarity between words in spelling but not in pronunciation | 106 | |
| 4806687790 | End Rhyme | ending with words that sound the same. | 107 | |
| 4806690972 | Rhetoric | art of persuasion | 108 | |
| 4806692225 | Rhetorical Question | Really? | 109 | |
| 4806693345 | Horatian Satire | Satire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty. | 110 | |
| 4806696899 | Juvenalian | addresses social evil through scorn, outrage, and savage ridicule | 111 | |
| 4806698715 | Setting | time and place in which story takes place | 112 | |
| 4806700411 | Similie | like or as | 113 | |
| 4806700412 | Soliloquy | speaking one's thoughts by themselves | 114 | |
| 4806704339 | Stanza | group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem | 115 | |
| 4806705689 | Stock character | stereotypical person who audience regonizes | 116 | |
| 4806707344 | Style | describes the way author uses certain word choice and diction | 117 | |
| 4806709361 | Suspense | emotion of anticipation and excitement | 118 | |
| 4806713110 | Symbol | represents idea | 119 | |
| 4806714309 | Synecdoche | part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 120 | |
| 4806716402 | Synesthesia | ideas that appeal to more than one senses like hearing, seeing, smell | 121 | |
| 4806719087 | Syntax | arrangment of words and phrases | 122 | |
| 4806720083 | Tall Tale | unbelievable elements | 123 | |
| 4806724119 | Theme | central topic of piece | 124 | |
| 4806725371 | Tone | attitude of author towards subject | 125 | |
| 4806728145 | Tragedy | character is brought to ruin, experiences tragic flaw | 126 | |
| 4806731525 | Tragic irony | occurs when there is a greater meaning in a characters words or actions understood by the audience only | 127 | |
| 4806732628 | Understatement | making ideas appear less important than they actually are | 128 | |
| 4806736464 | Utopia | perfect society | 129 | |
| 4806739582 | Vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary cultured, or foreign language | 130 | |
| 4806741745 | Imperssonisim | 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists Mo | 131 | |
| 4806744225 | Modernism | origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Europe and North America, and is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing | 132 | |
| 4806746641 | Naturalism | style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail | 133 | |
| 4806748520 | Plain style | shorter sentences, concrete rather than abstract | 134 | |
| 4806751221 | Rationalism | belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response | 135 | |
| 4806752951 | Realism | denotes a particular kind of subject matter, especially the representation of middle-class life | 136 | |
| 4806754990 | Regionaislm | fiction and poetry that focuses on the characters, dialect, customs to specific region | 137 | |
| 4806757336 | Romanticism | artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe | 138 | |
| 4806758908 | Surrealism | 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind | 139 | |
| 4806760448 | Symbolism | use of symbols to represent ideas | 140 | |
| 4806762359 | Transcendentalism | reaction to or protest against the general state of intellectualism and spirituality. | 141 |
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