AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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| 7225909837 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 0 | |
| 7225909838 | Allusions | an indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work. | 1 | |
| 7225909839 | Ambiguity (noun) | The expression of an idea in such a way that more than one meaning is suggested. | 2 | |
| 7225909840 | Analogy | A comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the more simple. | 3 | |
| 7404089736 | Anaphora | The repetition of introductory words or phrases for effect. | 4 | |
| 7404089737 | Anastrophe | Departure from normal word order for the sake of emphasis. Normal syntax is violated. | 5 | |
| 7404089738 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person used to bring humor or to illustrate a particular characteristic or trait. | 6 | |
| 7404089739 | Anthropomorphism | The attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities. | 7 | |
| 7404089740 | Antithesis | Opposition or contrast emphasized by parallel structure. | 8 | |
| 7404089741 | Apostrophe | A strategy in which an absent person, inanimate object is addressed directly. | 9 | |
| 7404089742 | Attitude | A settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior. | 10 | |
| 7404089743 | Connotation | Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the reader's mind. | 11 | |
| 7404089744 | Colloquialism | The use of informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing. | 12 | |
| 7404089745 | Conceit | A juxtaposition that makes a surprising connection between two seemingly different things. | 13 | |
| 7404089746 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word. The literal or obvious meaning of a word. | 14 | |
| 7404089747 | Diction | The choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 15 | |
| 7404089748 | Dramatic Monologue | A poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events. | 16 | |
| 7404089749 | Euphemism | The use of a word or phrase that is less direct, but also less distasteful or less offensive than another. | 17 | |
| 7404089750 | Explication | The art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. | 18 | |
| 7404089751 | Foreshadowing | The use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs later in the work. | 19 | |
| 7404089752 | Hyperbole | Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis. | 20 | |
| 7404089753 | Imagery | Lively descriptions which impress the images of things upon the mind using one or more of the five senses. | 21 | |
| 7404089754 | Irony | The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Or When something happens as a result of or in reaction to something else in a way that is contrary to what would be expected or acceptable. | 22 | |
| 7404176592 | Litotes | An understatement | 23 | |
| 7404176593 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another by being spoken o as thought it was that thing. | 24 | |
| 7404176594 | Mixed Metaphor | A combination of two or more incompatible metaphors, which produces a ridiculous effect. | 25 | |
| 7404176595 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. | 26 | |
| 7404176596 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 27 | |
| 7404176597 | Metonymy | A figure of speech that replaced the name of an object, person, or idea with something with which it is associated. | 28 | |
| 7404176598 | Paradox | A statement which seems self-contradictory, but which may be true in fact. | 29 | |
| 7404176599 | Parody | A form of satire that imitate another work of art in order to ridicule it. | 30 | |
| 7404176600 | Point of View | The perspective from which a story is told. | 31 | |
| 7404176601 | Personification | The attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or inanimate object. | 32 | |
| 7404176602 | Onomatopoeia | The use of words that sound like what they mean, such as "hiss," "buzz," and "boom." | 33 | |
| 7404176603 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech in which contradictory terms or ideas are combined. | 34 | |
| 7404176604 | Satire | The use of ridicule, sarcasm, irony, etc. to expose vices, abuses, etc. | 35 | |
| 7404176605 | Simile | Comparing two things using "like" or "as" | 36 | |
| 7404176606 | Stream of Consciousness | Like a first person narrator, but placing the reader inside the character's head, making the reader privy to the continuous, chaotic flow of disconnected, half-formed thoughts and impressions in the character's mind. | 37 | |
| 7404176607 | Symbol | Anything that stands for or represents something else. | 38 | |
| 7404176608 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole. | 39 | |
| 7404176609 | Syntax | The grammatical structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence. | 40 | |
| 7404176610 | Theme | The central idea or message of a literary work. | 41 | |
| 7404176611 | Tone | The author's implied attitude toward the subject. | 42 | |
| 7404176612 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what it means. | 43 | |
| 7404176613 | Vernacular | The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. | 44 |
