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AP Literature: Allusions Flashcards

8030737827	Adonis	beautiful, immortal man; deserved vanity	0
8030737828	All the world's a stage	Shakespeare's "As You Like it"; reducing the life of human beings to a performance	1
8030739000	Alpha and Omega	greek alphabet; the beginning and the end, supreme being and lowest rank	2
8030739001	Apocalypse	biblical allusion; the end of the world (any ending)	3
8030740760	Armageddon	biblical allusion; struggle of violence; the end of the world	4
8030743504	Byronic	Lord Byron, romantic poet; dark, moody, mysterious	5
8030743505	Cain and Abel	biblical allusion; children of Adam and Eve, Cain kills Abel and becomes the first murderer	6
8030744292	Camelot	kingdom of King Arthur; represents a land of fantasy	7
8030745209	Cyrano	character who doesn't look pretty, but is talented	8
8030746239	David and Bathsheba	biblical allusion; King David's affair with Bathsheba; references a significant sin	9
8030746240	David and Goliath	biblical allusion; David (the little guy who fought in God's army) defeats Goliath (huge guy)	10
8030747361	Don Quixote	insane Spanish character who believes he's a knight; consequences aren't accounted for	11
8030747362	Don Juan	Spanish character (man) obsessed with seducing women; thought he could escape death and pay for sins later	12
8030748782	Dorian Gray	Oscar Wilde character; narcissist who committed each sin to see how it affected him; avoiding death	13
8030748783	Excalibur	King Arthur's sword, given to him to become King; whoever has it has the kingdom and power	14
8030750030	Eye of the Needle	biblical allusion; Jesus saying how difficult it is to do something	15
8030751422	"Face that launched a thousand ships"	Helen of Troy sparked the Trojan Wars	16
8030751423	Four Horsemen	biblical allusion; four horsemen of the apocalypse: death, famine, war, pestilence	17
8030752367	Galahad	Arthurian knight of the round table, known for purity and gallantry; euphemism for virginity	18
8030752368	Gauntlet	insulting challenge in medieval times; "running the gauntlet" means going through a challenge	19
8030753146	Good Samaritan	biblical allusion; super helpful person willing to help anyone	20
8030754389	Handwriting on the Wall	biblical allusion; showing some event that was known to be coming (usually negative)	21
8030754390	Harpy	greek/roman mythology; half bird/half woman; nagging or predatory person	22
8030755036	Hatfields and McCoys	two families in the Appalachian mountains known for bitter feuds; similar to Romeo and Juliet	23
8030755037	Hector	son of King Troy, part of Trojan army; bully or someone who is loud, aggressive, and dominate	24
8030756095	Icarus	greek mythology; Icarus flies too close to the sun and falls to his death in the sea; someone who fails by not listening to a voice of reason	25
8030756096	Ishmael	biblical allusion; son of Abraham and a handmaiden, born wicked but repented; banished with his mom, outcast from birth	26
8030756990	Jezebel	Jewish parable; King Ahab's wicked wife is killed for imposing her religion on others, leading people astray	27
8030756991	Job	biblical allusion; loyal servant to God who is tested by God and Satan; "The lord giveth and taketh away"	28
8030756992	Judas	biblical allusion; one of 12 disciples, took pleasure in money and offered up Jesus to the Romans; betrayed Jesus by revealing him with the kiss of death, killed himself in grief	29
8030758263	Immaculate Conception	biblical allusion; Mary was born without original sin; first ever to be born pure	30
8030758264	Lemmings	type of rodent that commits mass suicide; describes a person who follows people without question	31
8030759303	Lilliputians	"Gulliver's Travel" tiny characters; someone or something that is small, irrelevant, or petty	32
8030759304	Lothario	a guy who is a womanizer, selfish with his sexual relations with women	33
8030760455	Machiavellian	Nicola Machiavelli's "The Prince" theory; holding onto power, better to be feared than loved	34
8030760456	Malaprop	the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar, creating a humorous effect	35
8030760457	Manna	biblical allusion; food that kept Israelites alive, tested and humbled them; assistance, unexpected good fortune	36
8030761785	"Marriage of true minds"	Shakespeare; a love that goes beyond a spiritual connection	37
8030761786	Mercurial	Roman mythology; Roman god Mercury; a person who is liable to sudden, unpredictable change	38
8030762751	Modest Proposal	Jonathon Swift's book about Irish Famine; a satirical work about how the way the saving their country is eating babies	39
8030762752	Muse	greek mythology; someone who inspires creativity	40
8030763616	Narcissism	greek mythology; a person who is very arrogant and vain	41
8030763617	Olympian	greek mythology; majestic, God-like	42
8030765083	"Out, Damned Spot!"	Shakespeare's "Macbeth"; when Lady Macbeth can't wash away blood stains from the murders they commit; referencing how one cannot escape their actions	43
8030765084	Pandora's box	greek mythology; gift from Zeus to his enemy's brother; a prolific source of troubles	44
8030765979	Pavlovian	Ivan Pavlov's theory; reflexive and unconscious response to a stimulus	45
8030765980	Pericles	great greek leader who developed Athens's culture, democracy, and power during its Golden Age	46
8030766843	Poetic Justice	outcome in which bias is punished and virtue rewarded, usually in an ironically appropriate manner	47
8030767812	"Pound of flesh"	Shakespeare; something that is owed and ruthlessly required to pay back	48
8030767813	Primrose Path	Shakespeare's "Hamlet"; a path of ease, or of least resistance, which probably leads to downfall	49
8030769048	Prodigal Son	biblical allusion; greedy, ungrateful son who returns home and is forgiven; never too late to come back home	50
8030770588	Pyrrhic victory	battle fought by King Pierce; a too costly victory	51
8030772225	Samson & Delilah	biblical allusion; two people who fall in love, but then Delilah betrays Samson; traitorous, voluptuous woman	52
8030773161	Sodom and Gomorrah	biblical allusion; two cities that God destroyed becuase of the illicit sexual sins; punishment of the wicked and rewarding good people	53
8030773162	Solomon	biblical allusion; son of Kind David who later became king; known for his wisdom	54
8030774123	"Sound and Fury"	Shakespeare's "Macbeth"; an uproar of little importance	55
8030775022	Svengali	someone who exercises excessive control or influence over another person	56
8030775023	Tantalize	greek mythology; a man who ate with the Gods, but then insulted them and was cursed to be surrounded by food and drink, but not able to consume it; tease, torment by teasing	57
8030775995	"The best of all possible worlds"	Voltare; satire that is used to represent the benefits of widely different situations	58
8030775996	The phoenix	greek mythology; a long-lived bird that is reborn; represents life and rebirth	59
8030777655	Titanic	greek mythology; titan warriors who were super strong and ruled Olympus; strength and power	60
8030778262	Uncle Tom	"Uncle Tom's Cabin"; a black person who is eager to win the approval of white people and willing to cooperate with them; betrayal of social allegiances	61
8030778263	Valhalla	Norse mythology; a place assigned to people of special honor	62
8030779255	Waterloo	battle between the French and English which ended Napoleon's rule; a defeat that is impossible to recover from	63
8030779256	Yahoo	an imaginary race from "Gulliver's Travels"; a rude or violent person	64

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AP Language 2017-2018 Pretest Flashcards

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7188408517	brazen	bold and without shame	0
7188408518	compunction	(n.) remorse, regret	1
7188408519	din	loud and discordant noises, cacophony	2
7188408520	edict	(n.) an order issued by someone in authority	3
7188408521	indiscretion	action lacking in judgment, breaking the rules as a result of lack of judgment	4
7188408522	perquisites	"perks" that come along with something; the benefits	5
7188408523	sepulcher	tomb	6
7188408524	tumult	uproar; pandemonium	7
7188408525	marauding	going about in search of things to steal or people to attack	8
7188408526	antanaclasis	repetition of a word in two different senses	9
7188408527	litotes	understatement	10
7188408528	diction	a writer's or speaker's choice of words	11
7188408529	syntax	sentence structure	12
7188408530	metonymy	A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty").	13
7188408531	clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	14
7188408532	simple sentence	A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause	15
7188408533	compound sentence	A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions	16
7188408534	complex sentence	A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause	17
7188408535	compound complex sentence	at least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses	18
7188408536	rhetoric	the art of speaking or writing effectively	19
7188408537	It's not a big deal, this tiny tumor in my brain.	litotes	20
7188408538	Lend me your ears.	metonymy	21
7188408539	You may fool the whole world and end up a fool.	antanaclasis	22
7188408540	adverb	a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb	23
7188408541	FAN BOYS	conjunctions- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so	24
7188408542	subordinating words	A dependent or subordinate clause cannot act as a complete sentence because it begins with a subordinating word, such as when, because, if, who, that, etc	25
7188408543	Vic Nappa	He's the grammar guy. Verb, Interjection, Conjunction, Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Pronoun, Article	26
7188408544	semicolon	use to join independent clauses in a compound sentence without a coordinating conjunction	27
7188408545	asyndeton	A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions	28
7188408546	polysyndeton	The use of consecutive coordinating conjunctions even when they are not needed. The effect is to render the reader somewhat breathless. He was overwhelmed, as is by a tsunami, and by the fishes, and by the seaweed, and by the salt spray from the heavens.	29
7188408547	anaphora	A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.	30
7188408548	I want to go home. I want to get under the covers. I want to hide from the world.	anaphora	31
7188408549	epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences	32
7188408550	chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed.... "I am stuck on Band Aids, and Band Aid's stuck on me."	33
7188408551	Semicolon	use to join independent clauses in a compound sentence without a coordinating conjunction	34
7188408552	apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.	35
7188408553	imagery	descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; the use of language to create sensory impressions.	36
7188408554	personification	a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	37
7188408555	Close Reading	Really diving into a text. Connect with it. Mark it up. Do this to really understand the text, so you can speak and write about it with great perspicacity ( intellectual awesomeness).	38
7188408556	plight	n. sad situation	39
7188408557	admonish	(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty	40
7188408558	lassitude	(n.) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy	41
7188408559	licentious	lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct	42
7188408560	muse	(n.) One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts; the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer. (v.) To reflect deeply; to ponder.	43
7188408561	pecuniary	relating to money	44
7188408562	vacuous	lacking in ideas or intelligence; empty; purposeless; idle.	45
7188408563	presumptuous	(adj) too bold or forward; going beyond that which is proper... Think about the prince who stole a kiss from the princess.	46
7188408564	akimbo	having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward	47
7188408565	ethos	ethical appeal	48
7188408566	pathos	emotional appeal	49
7188408567	logos	appeal to logic	50
7188408568	callous	(adj.) emotionally hardened, unfeeling	51
7188408569	capricious	Changing one's mind quickly and often	52
7188408570	vacillate	To sway physically; to be indecisive	53
7188408571	disparity	Inequality	54
7188408572	efficacy	The quality of being able to produce the intended effect	55
7188408573	epistle	a letter or literary composition in letter form	56
7188408574	rhetorical precis	a highly structured, multi- sentence paragraph that records and describes the essential elements of a text	57
7188408575	torrid	(adj) very hot, parching, burning; passionate	58
7188408576	akin	(adj.) related by blood; having similar qualities or character	59
7188408577	inexorable	inflexible; unyielding	60
7188408578	corroborate	(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify	61
7188408579	physiognomy	facial features	62
7188408580	tedium	boredom	63
7188408581	nefarious	wicked and evil	64
7188408582	insipid	lacking interest or flavor	65
7188408583	impasse	position or road from which there is no escape; deadlock	66
7188408584	blase'	(adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic	67
7188408585	indolent	habitually lazy or idle	68
7188408586	feckless	(adj.) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable	69
7188408587	choleric	(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered	70
7188408588	encumber	(v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder	71
7188408589	Marjane Satrapi	Author of Persepolis; born in Iran; lived through the war between Iran and Iraq	72
7188408590	Rhetorical Analysis	An examination of speech or writing that goes beyond what the author is saying (the content) to consider how the author is saying it, with a particular emphasis on the techniques of persuasion	73
7188408591	TSFOOFOOCS	Helper for analytical paragraph structure	74
7188408592	The What + Active Verb + Idea or Concept	Thesis	75
7188408593	MLA	HUM and ENG Format for Composing and Citing- See Owl Purdue to help you master any required format!	76
7188408594	End with a	Bang!	77
7188408595	Write like you speak,	and speak intelligently!	78
7188408596	A Modest Proposal	"A young healthy child, well nursed, is at a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food"	79
7188408597	satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.	80
7188408598	Suzanne Berne	"Where Nothing Says Everything"	81
7188408599	Barbara Ascher	"The Box Man"	82
7188408600	Gloria Naylor	The power and ever-changing word.	83
7188408601	Abigail Haworthe	"My Mother Sold My Virginity"	84
7188408602	David Foster Wallace	Who wrote "Consider the Lobster"?	85
7188408603	perspicacity	keenness of mental perception and understanding	86
7188408604	adulation	(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive	87
7188408605	censure	(v.) to criticize harshly	88
7188408606	dissemble	(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression	89
7188408607	droll	(adj.) amusingly odd	90
7188408608	expectorate	(v.) To cough up and spit forth.	91
7188408609	palpate	(v).medical term meaning to examine with the hands; to fell; to examine by feeling	92
7188408610	peremptory	(adj.) having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute	93
7188408611	pusillanimous	(adj.) cowardly; fearful	94
7188408612	surfeit	(n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess	95
7188408613	allay	(v.) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve	96
7188408614	capacious	(adj.) able to hold much, roomy	97
7188408615	didactic	(adj.)Intended to instruct; teaching , or teaching a moral lesson	98
7188408616	diurnal	(adj.) daily; occurring during the daytime	99
7188408617	ignominious	(adj)-shameful, dishonorable, disgraceful	100
7188408618	mitigate	(v) make less severe; lessen or moderate (damage, grief, pain, etc.)	101
7188408619	palpitate	(v)To quiver, flutter, or tremble; to beat quickly, said especially of the heart	102
7188408620	phlegmatic	(adj.) slow-moving, sluggish; unemotional	103
7188408621	propitious	(adj.) favorable (The dark storm clouds visible on the horizon suggested that the weather would not be ______ for sailing.) (adj.) marked by favorable signs or conditions	104
7188408622	prostrate	(adj.) lying face down, esp. as a sign of humility or worship; physically or emotional exhausted	105
7188408623	acquiesce	(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit	106
7188408624	amity	(n.) friendship, peaceful relations	107
7188408625	arduous	(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort; difficult	108
7188408626	gestalt	(n.) an organized whole; our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes.	109
7188408627	inundate	(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size	110
7188408628	perjury	(n.) lying under oath	111
7188408629	perspicuity	(n.) clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity	112
7188408630	preposterous	(adj.) ridiculous, senseless	113
7188408631	trepidation	(n.) fear, fright, trembling	114
7188408632	voluble	(adj.) characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent	115
7188408633	Process	Rhetorical mode of instructions, steps, etc. "My First Conk"	116
7188408634	Definition Mode of Writing	Focused on defining an abstract or other term with depth. Describes something that cannot be quickly defined/understood	117
7188408635	Comparison and Contrast	a mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared, contrasted, or both	118
7188408636	block format	All of subject one and all of subject two	119
7188408637	point-by-point	subject one point one....subject two point one...subject one point two...subject two point two...etc.	120
7188408638	classification essay	essay which divides something into multiple groups in some meaningful way	121
7188408639	Rogerian Argument	a modern method of argumentation that tries to find mutually agreeable solutions to problems by seeking common ground, building trust, and reducing threat	122
7188408640	Why we cite sources	avoid plagiarism and continue the knowledge for others	123
7188408641	fallacies in reasoning	1.) attack the person instead of his or her position on an issue. Becomes persona Ad Hominem, Bandwagon, Either-Or/False Dilemma, False Cause, Hasty Generalization, Red Herring, Slippery Slope	124
7188408642	The Crucible	Written by Miller. He refused to testify one called before the HUAC in 1956 and criticize the hysteria created by the Second Red Scare in this play - which likened the HUAC investigations to the Salem Witch Trials in colonial Massachusetts.	125

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AP Language, Test Study 1 Flashcards

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7124917790	Ad Hominem Argument	Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issues at hand	0
7124918642	Allegory	Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts	1
7124918891	Alliteration	The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words	2
7124920402	Allusion	A reference, usually oblique or faint, to another thing, idea, or person	3
7124921447	Ambiguity	Uncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation	4
7124923906	Analogy	The correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different	5
7124924664	Anecdote	A short story used to illustrate a point the author is making	6
7124925163	Antecedent	Every pronoun refers back to a previous noun or pronoun	7
7124925679	Antithesis	An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses	8
7124926912	Apostrophe	A figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object is addressed by a speaker	9

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AP Literature Unit 4 Flashcards

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3165866132	Affable	(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to	0
3165866133	Aggrandize	(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater	1
3165866847	Amorphous	(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion	2
3165866848	Archetype	(n.) an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example	3
3165866849	Aura	(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality	4
3165866850	Contraband	(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited	5
3165867515	Erudite	(adj.) scholarly, learned; boorish, pedantic	6
3165867516	Gossamer	(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth	7
3165867517	Infer	(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply	8
3165867518	Inscrutable	(adj.) impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood	9
3165869280	Insular	(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience	10
3165869281	Irrevocable	(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back	11
3165870359	Propensity	(n.) a natural inclination or bent toward	12
3165870360	Querulous	(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful	13
3165870361	Remonstrate	(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to	14
3165871313	Repudiate	(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of	15
3165871314	Resilient	(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly	16
3165871315	Retrench	(v.) to cut down, reduce in scope and cost	17
3165872236	Reverberate	(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly	18
3165872237	Scurrilous	(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar and low (especially in language), foul-mouthed	19
3165873106	Sedulous	(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination	20
3165874414	Sleazy	(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable	21

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Literary Terms for AP Literature & Composition Flashcards

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4129794538	abstract	Typically complex, discusses intangible objects. Rarely uses examples to support points.	0
4129798058	academic	Dry, theoretical. Heavy on analysis.	1
4129837498	accent	The stressed (loudest) portion of a word or phrase.	2
4129840838	aesthetic	Appealing to the senses.	3
4129844664	aesthetics	The study of beauty.	4
4129845183	allegory	A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning beyond the plot.	5
4129853003	alliteration	The repetition of initial consonant sounds.	6
4129855976	allusion	A reference to another work or an event.	7
4129858196	anachronism	Misplaced in time. ex: If the actor playing Brutus doesn't take off his digital watch.	8
4129861964	analogy	A comparison that is used to clarify an action or relationship.	9
4129864440	anecdote	A short narrative.	10
4129865436	antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun refers to or replaces. ex: In the sentence: "The principal asked the children where they were going" the word "they" is the pronoun and "children" is the antecedent.	11
4129876338	anthropomorphism	When inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena are given human characteristics, behavior, or motivation. This is often confused with personification.	12
4129879860	anticlimax	When an action produces far smaller results than one had been led to expect. This is often comedic.	13
4129882627	antihero	A protagonist that is unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, etc.	14
4129887420	aphorism	A short and usually witty saying. Similar to an epigram.	15
4129890452	apostrophe	An address to someone not present or to a personified object or idea.	16
4129891478	archaism	The use of deliberately old-fashioned language. Often used to create a feeling of antiquity.	17
4129894479	aside	A speech or comment made by an actor to the audience. Similar to a soliloquy.	18
4129896110	aspect	A trait or characteristic.	19
4129897048	assonance	The repeated use of vowel sounds. ex: Old king Cole was a merry old soul.	20
4129898777	atmosphere	The emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene.	21
4129900222	ballad	A long, narrative poem in regular meter/rhyme. Typically has a naive folksy quality (which distinguishes itself from an epic).	22
4129903548	bathos	Insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity.	23
4129907274	pathos	When writing evokes feelings of pity and sympathy.	24
4129908486	black humor	The use of disturbing themes in comedy. Dark humor.	25
4129909561	bombast	Pretentious, exaggeratedly learned language. When one tries to be eloquent by using too many words out of a thesaurus, one falls into this.	26
4129913508	burlesque	The same thing as a parody.	27
4129917733	cacophony	Deliberately harsh, awkward sounds in poetry.	28
4129923383	cadence	The beat/rhythm of a poem.	29
4129923964	canto	This divides long poetry in the same way that chapters divide a book.	30
4129926958	caricature	A portrait (verbal or otherwise) that exaggerates a facet of personality.	31
4130312535	catharsis	The "cleansing" of emotion an audience member experiences having lived vicariously through the experiences in the play.	32
4130316124	chorus	In drama, this is the group of people who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it.	33
4130317415	classic	This can mean "typical" as well as an "accepted masterpiece."	34
4130318974	classical	This refers to the arts of ancient Greece and Rome.	35
4130320626	coinage	A new word, invented on the spot.	36
4130322175	colloquialism	A word or phrase used in everyday conversational English that isn't a part of accepted "schoolbook" English.	37
4130324210	complex/dense	Suggesting that there is more than one possibility in the meaning of words, ideas, images, etc.	38
4130327487	conceit	In poetry, this refers to a startling or unusual metaphor, or one developed and expanded upon over several lines.	39
4130334418	controlling image	When the image dominates and shapes the entire work.	40
4130336528	connotation	This is everything that a word suggests or implies.	41
4130337750	denotation	This is the literal definition of a word.	42
4130338332	consonance	The repetition of consonant sounds within words (not at the beginning of words). ex: "A flock of sick, black-checkered ducks."	43
4130343577	couplet	A pair of lines that end in rhyme.	44
4130344302	decorum	In order to observe this, a character's speech must be styled according to his/her social station and in accordance with the occasion.	45
4130347017	diction	The author's choice of words.	46
4130348114	syntax	The author's choice of how words are ordered in a sentence.	47
4130349559	dirge	A song for the dead. Typically slow, heavy, and melancholy.	48
4130350534	dissonance	The grating of incompatible sounds.	49
4130350961	doggerel	Crude, simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme. Limericks are an example of this.	50
4130351858	dramatic irony	When the audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not.	51
4130352853	dramatic monologue	When a single speaker in literature says something to a silent audience.	52
4130353672	elegy	This is a type of poem that meditates on death in a serious manner.	53
4130356280	elements	Each type of literature has a different set of these.	54
4130357195	enjambment	The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line or couplet of a poem to the next with no pause.	55
4130358291	epic	This is a very long narrative poem on a serious theme in a dignified style.	56
4130360261	epitaph	Lines that commemorate the dead at their burial place.	57
4130361325	euphemism	A word or phrase that takes the place of a harsh, unpleasant, or impolite reality. ex: "passed away" instead of "died" "let go" instead of "fired"	58
4130368486	euphony	This is when sounds blend harmoniously.	59
4130369750	explicit	This is to say or write something directly and clearly.	60
4130371300	farce	Today this refers to extremely broad humor. A long time ago, this referred to a comedic play.	61
4130374373	feminine rhyme	Lines rhymed by their final two syllables. Not the same as a double rhyme. ex: If the 1st line ends with "running" and the 2nd ends with "gunning."	62
4130382471	foil	A secondary character whose purpose is to highlight the characteristics of the main character, usually by contrast.	63
4130386288	foot	The basic rhythmic unit of a line of poetry. This is formed by a combination of two or three syllables, stressed or unstressed.	64
4130388668	foreshadowing	An event or statement in a narrative that suggests (barely) a larger event that comes later.	65
4130389813	free verse	This is poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme or metrical pattern.	66
4130390499	genre	A subcategory of literature.	67
4130391825	gothic	This was a creepy mood that was awfully popular in the 18th Century.	68
4130398163	hubris	This is excessive pride or ambition that leads to the main character's downfall.	69
4130399946	hyperbole	Exaggeration or deliberate overstatement.	70
4130400484	implicit	To be this is to say or write something that merely suggests.	71
4130404454	in medias res	This is Latin for "in the midst of things." ex: When "The Iliad" begins, the Trojan war has laready been going on for 7 years.	72
4130406726	interior monologue	From novels and poetry, not dramatic literature. This refers to writing that records the mental talking that goes on inside of a character's head.	73
4130408495	inversion	Switching the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase.	74
4130410887	irony	One definition: a statement that means the opposite of what it seems to mean. Another definition: an undertow of meaning, sliding against the literal meaning of the words.	75
4130422319	lament	A poem of sadness or grief over the death of a loved one or over some other intense loss.	76
4130423625	lampoon	A satire.	77
4130423970	loose sentence	This type of sentence is complete before its end. ex: Jack loved Barbara despite her irritating snorting laugh, her complaining, and her terrible taste in shoes.	78
4130426184	periodic sentence	This type of sentence is not grammatically complete until it has reached its final phrase. ex: Despite Barbara's irritation at Jack's peculiar habit of picking between his toes while watching MTV and his terrible haircut, she loved him.	79
4130429461	lyric	A type of poetry that explores the poet's personal interpretation and feelings about the subject of the poem.	80
4130431606	masculine rhyme	This is a simple, regular rhyme.	81
4130433073	meaning	This can be literal and concrete, or have foundations in emotions or feelings.	82
4130435289	melodrama	This is a form of drama in which the good guy is really good, the bad guy is really bad, and the heroine is really pure.	83
4130438420	metaphor	This is a comparison or analogy that states one thing is another.	84
4130444240	simile	This is the same thing as a metaphor, it just doesn't equate two things.	85
4130445565	metonym	A word that is used to stand for something else that it has attributes of or is associated with. ex: "a herd of 50 cows" to "50 head of cattle"	86
4130449835	motif	This is a recurring symbol.	87
4130450236	nemesis	The protagonist's archenemy or supreme and persistent difficulty.	88
4130452291	objectivity	This is when one analyzes something without any bias.	89
4130453247	subjectivity	This is when one analyzes something by using their opinions.	90
4130455390	omniscient narrator	This is a 3rd-person narrator who sees and understands all action that occurs.	91
4130460293	onomatopoeia	Words that sound like what they mean.	92
4130461122	opposition	When you compare two elements that contrast sharply, not necessarily conflict.	93
4130465026	oxymoron	This is a phrase composed of opposites. A contradiction. ex: A calm frenzy.	94
4130466381	parable	Like a fable or an allegory, this is a story that instructs.	95
4130466787	paradox	A situation or statement that seems to contradict itself but upon closer inspection does not.	96
4130470567	parallelism	This is repeated syntactical similarities used for effect.	97
4130470857	paraphrase	This is to restate phrases and sentences in your own words.	98
4130472070	parenthetical phrase	A phrase set off by commas that interrupts the flow of a sentence with some commentary or added detail. ex: Jack's three dogs, including that miserable little spaniel, were with him that day.	99
4130518569	parody	A work that makes fun of another work by exaggerating many of its qualities to ridiculousness.	100
4130519309	pastoral	A poem set in tranquil nature. Usually about shepherds.	101
4130519937	persona	An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.	102
4130523133	personification	Giving an inanimate object human qualities or form. ex: The darkness of the forest became the figure of a beautiful, pale-skinned woman in night-black clothes.	103
4130524433	plaint	A poem or speech expressing sorrow.	104
4130525303	point of view	The perspective from which the action of a novel or narrative poem is presented.	105
4130526808	limited omniscient narrator	This is a third-person narrator that generally reports only only what one character sees and thinks.	106
4130528093	objective narrator	This is a third-person narrator who only reports on what would be visible to a camera. This narrator knows no thoughts of any characters unless they are said aloud.	107
4130529756	first-person narrator	This is a narrator who is a character in the story and tells the tale form his/her point of view.	108
4130530696	stream of consciousness	This type of narration is similar to first-person, but all the author does is place the reader into the mind of a character.	109
4130532903	prelude	This is an introductory poem to a longer work of verse.	110
4130533583	protagonist	The main character of a novel or play.	111
4130533946	pun	The usually humorous use of a word in such a way to suggest two or more meanings.	112
4130534348	refrain	A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.	113
4130534742	requiem	A song of prayer for the dead.	114
4130535135	rhapsody	An intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise.	115
4130535888	rhetorical question	A question that suggests an answer.	116
4130536306	satire	This genre of writing exposes common character flaws to the cold light of humor.	117
4130541558	soliloquy	A speech spoken by a character alone on stage.	118
4130543156	stanza	A group of lines in verse, roughly analogous in function to the paragraph in prose.	119
4130543875	stock characters	Standard or cliched character types, such as the drunk, the miser, and the foolish girl.	120
4130545174	subjunctive mood	A hypothetical situation, usually wishful thinking. ex: "If I were you..."	121
4130548319	suggest	To imply, infer, and/or indicate.	122
4130549635	summary	A simple retelling of what you read.	123
4130550001	suspension of disbelief	This is the acceptance on an audience's/reader's part of the incidents of a plot.	124
4130551842	symbolism	A device in literature where an object represents an idea.	125
4130552293	synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole.	126
4130552800	technique	The methods, tools, and actions of the author.	127
4130553561	theme	The main idea of the overall work. It is the topic of discourse or discussion.	128
4130554594	thesis	The main position of an argument.	129
4130555623	tragic flaw	In a tragedy, this is the weakness of character in an otherwise good individual that ultimately leads to his/her demise.	130
4130556969	travesty	A grotesque parody.	131
4130557348	truism	An obvious truth. ex: A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.	132
4130561674	utopia	An idealized place.	133
4130562273	zeugma	A figure of speech in which a word applies to two or more words in different senses. ex: John and his license expired last week.	134

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AP Language and Composition List 15 Flashcards

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7854938099	tropo	turn	0
7854944381	gastro	stomach	1
7854950355	arthro	joint	2
7854950356	ventri	belly	3
7854952144	dors	back	4
7854955672	macro	large	5
7854955673	dextro	right or clockwise	6
7854957320	brachy	short	7
7854959909	brachio	arm	8
7854959910	branchio	gills	9
7854962380	kin	motion	10
7854962381	phylo	kind	11
7854964350	blasto	embryo	12
7854966311	dactylo	finger	13
7854966312	phos	light	14
7854968161	gon	angle	15
7854968162	lite	mineral or fossil	16
7854970297	vore	eating	17
7854970298	holo	whole	18
7854971800	haplo	single or simple	19
7854971801	opia	sight	20
7854973369	lent	full of	21
7854973370	ef	out	22
7854974977	ium	an element	23
7854975866	dicho	in two parts	24

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Literature AP Lesson Four Flashcards

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7518389845	Efficacious	Effective; producing the desired outcome Syn: Productive; useful Ant: ineffective	0
7518402843	Catharsis	A release of emotional tension. Syn: purgation	1
7518414388	Inundate	To overwhelm; to fill beyond compacity Syn: flood; overwhelm	2
7518441316	Revere	To regard with respect, awe, or adoration Syn: Venerate: respect: honor Ant: revile	3
7518473343	Internecine	Mutually destructive Ant: Constructive; beneficial	4
7518495874	Risible	Relating to laughter; laughable Syn: Comical; jocular; Jocund Ant: Grave; Solemn	5
7518531391	Sybaritic	Marked by luxury or pleasure. Syn: Luxurious; Ostentatious; Grandiose Ant: Modest; Simple; Plain	6
7518597227	Crepuscular	Pertaining to twilight.	7
7518642884	Kudos	Acclaim or praise Syn: Honor; Distinction Ant: Disapproval; Rejection	8
7518663483	Estrange	To alienate Syn: Disaffect; Antagonize Ant: Unite; Endear	9
7518679311	Intrinsic	Of or relating to a thing's basic nautre; inherent. Syn: Basic; Elemental; Inborn Ant: Extrinsic	10
7518708978	Maxim	An established principle; a truth ot rule of conduct. Syn: Axiom; Apothegm; Proverb	11
7518787591	Putrid	Rotten and foul smelling. Syn: Fetid; Rancid: Malodorous Ant: Aromatic; Fragrant	12
7518819875	Servile	Submissive; Salvish Syn: Subservient; Ignoble Ant: Haughty; Domineering	13
7518863533	Arocryphal	Of questionable authenticity, but widely believed. Syn: Dubious, Equivocal, Spurious Ant: Genuine, Authentic	14

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AP Literature Fiction Vocabulary Flashcards

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7744664823	Allegory	A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one	0
7744664824	Ambiguity	A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning	1
7744664843	Apostrophe	A term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem	2
7744669622	Colloquial Language	Words or expressions used in ordinary language by common people	3
7744674472	Slang	Words that are not a part of standard vocabulary or language and are used informally	4
7744679591	Epistolary	A novel written as a series of documents. The usual form is letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings, and other documents	5
7744679592	Theme	The main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly	6
7744679593	Motif	Any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story	7
7744682016	Denouement	The resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction	8
7744682017	Poetic Justice	A literary device in which ultimately virtue is rewarded and viciousness is punished	9
7744682018	Flat Character	Two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work	10
7744684467	Round Character	Complex and undergo development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader	11
7744684468	Character Foil	A character who contrasts with another character —usually the protagonist— to highlight particular qualities of the other character	12
7744684521	Illocution	An act of speaking or writing which in itself effects or constitutes the intended action, e.g. ordering, warning, or promising	13
7744687724	Euphemism	A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.	14
7744691334	Parody	An imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect	15
7744691335	Satire	The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues	16
7744691336	Pun	A play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words having different meanings	17
7744694294	Oxymoron	A combination of contradictory or incongruous words or something, such as a concept, made up of contradictory or incongruous elements	18
7744694295	Paradox	A statement or problem that either appears to produce two entirely contradictory (yet possible) outcomes, or provides proof for something that goes against what is intuitively expected	19
7744694296	Rite of Passage	A ceremony or event marking an important stage in a person's life	20
7744697278	Epilogue	Part of the main story that occurs after the climax and reveals the fates of the characters / A chapter at the end of the work that concludes the work	21
7744697279	Anti-Climatic	Causing disappointment at the end of an exciting or impressive series of events / A conclusion that is unsatisfying because it does not meet the expectations that the narrative has been building toward.	22
7744697280	Connotation	An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning	23
7744700280	Denotation	The strict dictionary meaning of a word	24
7753278812	First Person Narrator	uses the pronoun "I" to tell the story, and can be either a major or minor character	25
7753278813	Third Person Objective Narrator	Uses the pronoun "he" or "she" and describes or interprets thoughts, feelings, motivations, of the characters. Details such as setting, scenes, and what was said is stronger with an objective observer	26
7753281706	Third Person Omniscient Narrator	Uses the pronoun "he" or "she" and has access to all the actions and thoughts within fiction	27
7753281707	Third Person Limited Narrator	Uses the pronoun "he" or "she" and has a restricted view of events, mean they don't "know" the whole story	28

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Vocab 2: AP Language: Semester 1 Flashcards

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4833590030	arid	extremely dry	0
4833590031	evanescent	short-lived, vanishing, airy	1
4833590500	asylum	sanctuary	2
4833590678	benevolent	friendly, helpful	3
4833590925	censure	to criticize harshly	4
4833590926	amicable	agreeable	5
4833591275	venerable	respectable due to age	6
4833591625	compassion	sympathy, mercy	7
4833591902	conditional	provisional, contingent	8
4833592259	anonymous	nameless	9

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AP Language Flashcards

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7535332767	Classification\Division	Two methods of organizing and explaining information.	0
7292499236	Rhetoric	The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.	1
7292625985	Rhetoric Analysis	The study of texts to determine how the author shapes the content to achieve a purpose with a given analysis.	2
7292635555	Speaker	The communicator who produced the work.	3
7292641425	Occasion	The time, place and\or current event that shaped the work.	4
7292646124	Audience	The group of readers towards whom the work is directed.	5
7292649372	Purpose	The reason why the work was created.	6
7292651740	Subject	The general topic, content and ideas contained in the text.	7
7292657690	Tone	The speaker's attitude.	8
7292664594	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	9
7292669879	Diction	The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.	10
7292677203	Inform	Give facts or information.	11
7292678754	Explain	Make an idea, situation, or problem clear.	12
7292686861	Detail	An individual fact or item.	13
7292690476	Topic	A matter dealt with in a text, discourse, or conversation; a subject.	14
7292698755	Persuade	Cause someone to do something through reasoning or argument.	15
7292705355	Analyze	To examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of.	16
7292720651	Effectively	In such a manner as to achieve a desired result.	17
7292740122	Primary Audience	The particular individual or group the writer is addressing.	18
7292743218	Secondary Audience	The individual or group other than the intended audience who will also read the piece.	19
7299990319	Abstruse	Difficult to understand; obscure.	20
7299992303	Acerbic	Sharp and forthright; sardonic.	21
7300000393	Effusive	Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.	22
7300004863	Pragmatic	Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.	23
7323304773	Connotation	The emotional meaning of the word.	24
7323312108	Formal	Literary; educated.	25
7323319635	Informal	Conversational.	26
7323324189	Colloquial	Familiar	27
7323324190	Slang	Socially familiar.	28
7323329472	Jargon	Language used by a group or progression.	29
7323332833	Concrete	Specific.	30
7323334683	Abstract	General	31
7323338517	Literal	Actual; not exaggerated.	32
7323344110	Figurative	In comparison; not literal.	33
7323351716	Euphonious	Pleasant sounding.	34
7323354110	Cacophonous	Harsh sounding.	35
7323356539	Monosyllabic	One syllable only.	36
7323358606	Polysyllabic	Multiple syllables.	37
7333029311	Cliche	A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.	38
7333039870	Idiom	A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.	39
7333046363	Simile	A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.	40
7333053169	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.	41
7333059817	Analogy	A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification:	42
7333074214	Apostrophe	A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech.	43
7333089416	Personification	A person, animal, or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept, or thing.	44
7333106733	Understatement	The presentation of something as being smaller or less important than it actually is.	45
7333120015	Euphemism	A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.	46
7333129371	Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.	47
7333139914	Paradox	A statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.	48
7333148347	Oxymoron	A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.	49
7333161740	Metonymy	The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant..	50
7333170350	Adjunct	A thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.	51
7333181563	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.	52
7333189487	Antithesis	A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.	53
7333193955	Litotes	A figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions.	54
7399005384	Annotate	Add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.	55
7399013109	Pace	A stylistic device, which shows how fast a story unfolds.	56
7399017451	Emphasis	The repetition of key words and phrases or the careful arrangement of words to give them special weight and prominence.	57
7399024181	Clause	A group of words with a subject and a verb.	58
7399028657	Independent Clause	Has at least one subject and at least one verb and can stand on its own.	59
7399030727	Dependent Clause	Has the same elements but cannot stand on its own.	60
7399219488	Juxtaposition	The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.	61
7399816022	Parallelism	The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way.	62
7405921521	Repetition	The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.	63
7405925138	Balanced Sentence	A sentence that employs parallel structures of approximately the same length and importance.	64
7405928646	Zeugma	A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses.	65
7405931992	Syllepsis	A figure of speech in which a word is applied to two others in different senses	66
7405935677	Asyndeton	The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	67
7405938580	Epistrophe	The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.	68
7405941536	Polysyndeton	A literary technique in which conjunction are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed.	69
7405944795	Anastrophe	The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.	70
7405949234	Long, Involved Sentence	Sentence with less than or approx. 30 words	71
7405955298	Rhetorical Fragment	A sentence fragment used deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect.	72
7405957743	Loose Sentence	A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases.	73
7405960328	Cumulative Sentence	A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases.	74
7405964295	Telegraphic Sentence	A concise sentence typically containing five words or less.	75
7405968844	Chiasmus	A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form	76
7405981132	Periodic Sentence	A sentence that has the main clause or predicate at the end.	77
7405988742	Interrupting Sentence	An phrase or sentence that interrupts the flow of a sentence and is usually set off by commas, dashes, or parentheses.	78
7405994603	Inversion	Also known as anastrophe, is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis or meter.	79
7405998779	Anaphora	The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition	80
7406002369	Rhetorical Question	A question that you ask without expecting an answer.	81
7406006282	Alliteration	The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	82
7412584991	Mood	A literary element that evokes certain feelings or in readers through words and descriptions.	83
7430224926	Subjective	A point of view based on one's opinions, perspectives, beliefs, discoveries, desires, and feelings. It has no concern with right or wrong, other than the person's opinion of what is right and wrong.	84
7430229698	Objective	A point of view that is not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased.	85
7456080370	Cause and Effect	A relationship between events or things, where one is the result of the other or others. This is a combination of action and reaction.	86
7456089971	General to Specific	From considering or including the main features or elements of something, and disregarding exceptions to being clearly defined or identified.	87
7456118961	Chronological Order	Arranged in the order it happened in.	88
7456128479	Problem-Solution	A method for analyzing and writing about a topic by identifying a problem and proposing one or more solutions.	89
7456136741	Comparison	A rhetorical or literary device in which a writer compares or contrasts two people, places, things, or ideas.	90
7456142018	Spatial	Defined as something related to space.	91
7456147421	Order of Importance	Ideas or steps prioritized by the writer or speaker according to a hierarchy of value.	92
7456152607	Sequential	Following a logical order, sometimes numerical or alphabetical.	93
7456173870	Advantages and Disadvantages	The pros and cons of a certain situtation or event.	94
7518192585	Fallacy	A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.	95
7535242617	Argumentation	The action or process of reasoning systematically in support of an idea, action, or theory.	96
7535258100	Compare and Contrast	Seeing the similarity and seeing the difference.	97
7535268194	Persuasion	A literary technique that writers use to present their ideas through reasons and logic to influence the audience.	98
7535274144	Process Analysis	A method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something.	99
7535283026	Exemplification	Using specific, vivid examples for the purpose of adding more information to explain, persuade, define, or illustrate a general idea.	100
7535294181	Exposition	A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.	101
7535300979	Cause and Effect	Noting a relationship between actions or events, that one or more are the result of the other or others.	102
7535320326	Narration	The action or process of narrating a story.	103
7535336141	Classification/Division	Two methods of organizing and explaining information.	104
7535344265	Denotation\Definition	A statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary.	105
7535350116	Description	A spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.	106
7587138864	Dysphemism	An offensive or detrimental phrase deliberately used in place of a nicer one.	107
7587145738	Expedito	An instantly recognisable figure of speech in which you list a number of alternatives, and then proceed to eliminate all but one of them.	108
7587152207	Hypocatastasis	When you say that something is like something else ("as busy as a bee"), that's a simile. When you say that something actually is something else ("a heart of stone") that's a metaphor. But when you just go all out and label something as something that it actually isn't ("You chicken!"), that's a	109
7587163983	Pleonasm	Using more words than are necessary in order to communicate and make your point effectively.	110
7587169799	Adynaton	A particular form of hyperbole in which an exaggeration is taken to a ridiculous and literally impossible extreme, such as 'when pigs fly.'	111
7587173130	Anadiplosis	A rhetorical device in which a repeated word or phrase is used both at the end of one sentence or clause and at the beginning of the next. As with practically all rhetorical devices, William Shakespeare liked using it ("She being none of your flesh and blood, your flesh and blood has not offended the king"), but you can thank George Lucas for what is now probably the best-known example: "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."	112
7587189146	Antiprosopopoeia	A figure of speech in which a person is compared to an inanimate object. Examples are "a doormat", "a tank", "a firecracker", "a mattress", ect.	113
7587215759	Dialogismus	When the speaker ends up talking not as themselves just for rhetorical effect, such as "I bet that guy's thinking, 'what am I doing here?'"	114
7587228568	Sententia	quoting a maxim or wise saying to apply a general truth to the situation, thereby offering a single statement of general wisdom. Example: Perhaps we should all remember what Stephen King once said, "The road to hell is paved with adverbs."	115
7587233793	Epizeuxis	the immediate repetition of words for emphasis. Example: The answer to that question is no, no, no, a thousand times no.	116
7587237184	Aporia	expressing doubt about an idea, conclusion, or position.	117
7729363445	Synthesis	To combine two or more elements to form a new whole.	118
7984188082	Apotheosis	The highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax.	119
8129227962	Meiosis	A euphemistic figure of speech that intentionally understates something or implies that it is lesser in significance or size than it really is.	120
8129229087	Auxesis	In rhetoric, it refers to varying forms of increase: hyperbole (overstatement): intentionally overstating a point, its importance, or its significance. climax (ascending series): a series of clauses of increasing force.	121

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