AP Language Flashcards
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| 7199644660 | Abstract Language | language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things | 0 | |
| 7199644661 | ad hominem argument | attacking the character of the arguer rather than the argument itself | 1 | |
| 7199644662 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning | 2 | |
| 7199644663 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 3 | |
| 7199644664 | Allusion | An allusion is when a person or author makes an indirect reference in speech, text, or song to an event or figure. Often the allusions made are to past events or figures, but sometimes allusions are made to current famous people or events. | 4 | |
| 7199644665 | Ambiguous | capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways | 5 | |
| 7199644666 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 6 | |
| 7199644667 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 7 | |
| 7199644668 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 8 | |
| 7199644669 | antithesis (n) | a person or thing that is the direct opposite of something or someone else | 9 | |
| 7199644670 | Annotation | (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work | 10 | |
| 7199644671 | antecedents | preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background | 11 | |
| 7199644672 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 12 | |
| 7199644673 | Apostrophe | A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present. Addressing something or someone that is not there | 13 | |
| 7199644674 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 14 | |
| 7199644675 | Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. | 15 | |
| 7199644676 | Balance | A balance sentence has two segments equal in length, grammatical structure and meanings. | 16 | |
| 7199644677 | Begging the question | a circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise | 17 | |
| 7199644678 | Cacophony | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds | 18 | |
| 7199644679 | Causal Relationship | explains why behaviors occurs. One thing relates to another | 19 | |
| 7199644680 | Chiasmus | a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases. "Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You." | 20 | |
| 7199644681 | Citations | formal references to the work of others | 21 | |
| 7199644682 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 22 | |
| 7199644683 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 23 | |
| 7199644684 | common knowledge | something known by most people | 24 | |
| 7199644685 | Conceit | extended metaphor | 25 | |
| 7199644686 | concrete language | describes specific, observable things rather than ideas or qualities | 26 | |
| 7199644687 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. | 27 | |
| 7199644688 | cumulative sentence | Sentence that places the main idea at the beginning, and then builds upon it | 28 | |
| 7199644689 | Deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | 29 | |
| 7199644690 | Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 30 | |
| 7199644691 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 31 | |
| 7199644692 | Didactic | Intended to teach or instruct | 32 | |
| 7199644693 | Either or reasoning | Reducing an argument or issue to two polar opposites and ignoring any alternatives. | 33 | |
| 7199644694 | Ellipsis | in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods | 34 | |
| 7199644695 | Elliptical sentence | sentences with information missing | 35 | |
| 7199644696 | Pathos | appeal to emotion | 36 | |
| 7199644697 | Equivocation | the use of vague language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself | 37 | |
| 7199644698 | Ethos | Ethical appeal. To beliefs or credibility | 38 | |
| 7199644699 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 39 | |
| 7199644700 | Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 40 | |
| 7199644701 | Exposition | provides important background information and introduces the characters | 41 | |
| 7199644702 | false analogy | a misrepresentation of the issue by illogically paralleling it to something unrelated. Misused metaphor | 42 | |
| 7199644703 | figurative language | writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally | 43 | |
| 7199644704 | Generalization | a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases. | 44 | |
| 7199644705 | Homily | a sermon, or a moralistic lecture | 45 | |
| 7199644706 | Hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 46 | |
| 7199644707 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 47 | |
| 7199644708 | Induction | factual reasoning. the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | 48 | |
| 7199644709 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 49 | |
| 7199644710 | Inverted Order of a Sentence | predicate comes before the subject. | 50 | |
| 7199644711 | Verbal Irony | words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant. Sarcasm | 51 | |
| 7199644712 | dramatic irony | when the audience knows something the characters do not | 52 | |
| 7199644713 | situational irony | What actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate | 53 | |
| 7199644714 | Litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite | 54 | |
| 7199644715 | Logic | reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity | 55 | |
| 7199644716 | Logos | Appeal to logic | 56 | |
| 7199644717 | Logical Fallacy | An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid | 57 | |
| 7199644718 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 58 | |
| 7199644719 | Metonymy | the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant | 59 | |
| 7199644720 | Mood | a temporary state of mind or feeling | 60 | |
| 7199644721 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | 61 | |
| 7199644722 | non sequitur | an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises | 62 | |
| 7199644723 | Onomatopeia | words that imitate sounds | 63 | |
| 7199644724 | Oversimplification | When a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument | 64 | |
| 7199644725 | Oxymoron | It is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. "Busy doing nothing" | 65 | |
| 7199644726 | Parable | A short story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived. | 66 | |
| 7199644727 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 67 | |
| 7199644728 | Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 68 | |
| 7199644729 | Parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner | 69 | |
| 7199644730 | Pathos | a quality that evokes pity or sadness | 70 | |
| 7199644731 | periodic sentence | sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end | 71 | |
| 7199644732 | Persona | An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. | 72 | |
| 7199644733 | Third person limited | the narrator tells what only one character thinks, feels, and observes | 73 | |
| 7199644734 | Third person omniscient | the narrator knows all of the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a work | 74 | |
| 7199644735 | Polysyndeton | the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural | 75 | |
| 7199644736 | Post hoc | Blaming something that has no connection with the problem. | 76 | |
| 7199644737 | red herring | something that draws attention away from the main issue | 77 | |
| 7199644738 | Refutation | a denial of the validity of an opposing argument | 78 | |
| 7199644739 | Rhetoric (n) | the art of using language effectively and persuasively | 79 | |
| 7199644740 | Satire | using humor to expose something or someone to ridicule | 80 | |
| 7199644741 | Sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt | 81 | |
| 7199644742 | simple sentence | a sentence consisting of only one clause, with a single subject and predicate. | 82 | |
| 7199644743 | complex sentence | A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 83 | |
| 7199644744 | Straw Man | This move oversimplifies an opponent's viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument. | 84 | |
| 7199644745 | Style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work | 85 | |
| 7199644746 | Syllogism | a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion | 86 | |
| 7199644747 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. Cubs won by six runs | 87 | |
| 7199644748 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 88 | |
| 7199644749 | Theme | Central idea of a work of literature | 89 | |
| 7199644750 | Thesis | a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. | 90 | |
| 7199644751 | Tricolon | Sentence consisting of three parts of equal importance and length | 91 | |
| 7199644752 | Active Voice | The subject of the sentence performs the action | 92 | |
| 7199644753 | Passive Voice | The noun appears as the subject | 93 |
