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AP Literature Vocab Flashcards

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3722402700Abject(of a situation or condition) extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading. "abject poverty" (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing. "abject apology"0
3722410734Ambivalenthaving mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.1
3722414272Arroganthaving or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.2
3722418352Clamorousmaking a loud and confused noise.3
3722420217Condescendinghaving or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.4
3722423770Cynicalbelieving that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.5
3722426283Demeaningcausing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others.6
3722427526Deterreddiscourage (someone) from doing something, typically by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.7
3722429456Disciplinedshowing a controlled form of behavior or way of working.8
3722432617Disparateessentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.9
3722432618Elegiac(especially of a work of art) having a mournful quality.10
3722432619Elusivedifficult to find, catch, or achieve.11
3722433759Forebodingfearful apprehension; a feeling that something bad will happen.12
3722433760Headstrongself-willed and obstinate.13
3722435313Hystericalderiving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.14
3722435314Idyllic(especially of a time or place) like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.15
3722435315Impishinclined to do slightly naughty things for fun; mischievous16
3722436421Indignantfeeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment.17
3722436422Innovative(of a product, idea, etc.) featuring new methods; advanced and original.18
3722436423Insistentinsisting or demanding something; not allowing refusal. regular and repeated, and demanding attention.19
3722438815Lustroushaving luster; shining.20
3722438816Moralisticcharacterized by or expressive of a concern with morality. characterized by or expressive of a narrow moral attitude.21
3722440880Obsoleteno longer produced or used; out of date.22
3722440881Ominousgiving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.23
3722442000Optimistichopeful and confident about the future.24
3722442001Outmodedold-fashioned.25
3722443140Pastoral(especially of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle. (in the Christian Church) concerning or appropriate to the giving of spiritual guidance.26
3722443141Pragmaticdealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.27
3722443142Precedingcome before (something) in time.28
3722444922Pulsatingexpand and contract with strong regular movements.29
3722444923Reciprocalgiven, felt, or done in return.30
3722445849Reassuringsay or do something to remove the doubts and fears of someone31
3722445850Sentimentalof or prompted by feelings of tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia.32
3722445851Serendipitousoccurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.33
3722447745Stoica person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.34
3722447746Somberdark or dull in color or tone; gloomy.35
3722447747Suspicioushaving or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.36
3722451475Tedioustoo long, slow, or dull: tiresome or monotonous.37
3722451476Vindictivehaving or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.38
3722451477Whimsicalplayfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.39
3722452627Acceptancethe action of consenting to receive or undertake something offered.40
3722452628Adversaryone's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.41
3722454012Adversitydifficulties; misfortune.42
3722454975Advocacypublic support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.43
3722454977Aloofnessa state of being distant, remote, or withdrawn44
3722456358Ambiguityuncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.45
3722456359Artificialitystate of being the product of intentional human manufacture, rather than occurring naturally, through processes not involving or requiring human activity.46
3722457573Ambivalencethe state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.47
3722457574Autonomyfreedom from external control or influence; independence.48
3722457575Brevityconcise and exact use of words in writing or speech. shortness of time.49
3722458608Consensusgeneral agreement.50
3722458609Defianceopen resistance; bold disobedience.51
3722459552Deitydivine status, quality, or nature.52
3722459553Detachmentthe state of being objective or aloof.53
3722460800Epiphanya moment of sudden revelation or insight.54
3722462354Exhortationan address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something.55
3722462355Follylack of good sense; foolishness.56
3722462356Futilitypointlessness or uselessness.57
3722463974Independencethe fact or state of being independent.58
3722463975Industriousnessdiligent and hard-working.59
3722464951Interjectionan abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption.60
3722464952Lamenta passionate expression of grief or sorrow.61
3722464953Lethargya lack of energy and enthusiasm.62
3722466624Menacea person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.63
3722466625Monotonylack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine.64
3722466626Nonconformityfailure or refusal to conform to a prevailing rule or practice.65
3722468892Omnipresencethe property of being present everywhere66
3722468893Optimismhopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something.67
3722468894Passivityallowing others to do things to you without complaining or pushing back68
3722469769Remorsedeep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.69
3722469770Retributionpunishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act.70
3722469771SuperficialityConcerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; shallow71
3722471238Timelessnessthe quality or habit of arriving or being ready on time72
3722471239Demeancause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something)73
3722471240Disdainthe feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.74
3722472868Juxtaposeplace or deal with close together for contrasting effect.75

AP Language Set 1 Flashcards

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5182601113eccentricoff center, hence a bit odd, weird, peculiar0
5182601114elusiveout of reach, hard to catch, evasive1
5182601115exorbitantliterally out of orbit, hence unreasonable2
5182601116expoundto elaborate, to explain in great detail3
5182601117amorphoushaving no shape or form4
5182601118anarchyhaving no government, hence chaos, disorder5
5182601119anomalynot following the norm, hence an exception to a rule6
5182601120athiestsomeone who believes in no God7
5182601121redundantto repeat over and over8
5182601122rejuvenateto feel young again9
5182601123repatriateto return to ones homeland10
5182601124inviolablesecure and cannot be violated11
5182601125eminentoutstanding, very prominent, notable, illustrious12
5182601126extricateto get out of difficulty or entanglement13
5182601127refurbishto make new again14
5182601128resilientto bounce back from adversity or change15
5182601129revitalizeto regain life or energy16
5182601130revoketo take back17
5182601131immutableunchanging18
5182601132indefatigableincapable of being fatigued, having great endurance19
5182601133insatiableincapable of being satisfied20
5182601134extrovertoutgoing personality21
5182601135impartialunbiased, equal treatment22
5182601136intrepidhaving no fear23
5182601137impiouswithout reverence; disrespectful24
5182601138inauspiciousnot favorable25
5182601139incorporealwithout material form or substance26
5182601140incorrigibleincapable of being reformed27

English Literature and Composition AP Flashcards

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1666776488themea unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work0
1666776489verisimilitudethe quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable or enlightenment1
1666776490tonethe quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author2
1666776491dictiona writer's or speaker's choice of words3
1666776492ironythe use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning4
1666776493imageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)5
1666776494connotationrefers to the implied or suggested meanings associated with a word beyond its dictionary definition6
1666776495similea figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')7
1666776496metaphora figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity8
1666776497personificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes9
1666776498symbolsomething visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible10
1666776499allegoryan expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances11
1666776500apostrophea technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent.12
1666776501metonymysubstituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads')13
1666776502synecdocheUses a part to explain a whole or a whole to explain a part. ex. Lend me an ear.14
1666776503allusiona reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize15
1666776504antithesisa statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced, the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance16
1666776505paradoxa statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.17
1666776506hyperbolea figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor18
1666776507litotes (understatement)understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)19
1666776508parodya work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner, a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way20
1666776509satireform of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly21
1666776510alliterationuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse22
1666776511assonancerepetition of vowel sounds23
1666776512consonancethe repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words24
1666776513euphonyany agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds25
1666776514cacophonyharsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance26
1666776515sibilanceA type of alliteration in which the "s" sound is repeated.27
1666776516onomatopoeiawords that sound like what they mean28
1666776517rhymethe repetition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succeeding sounds in two or more words29
1666776518end rhymeRhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry30
1666776519rhyme schemethe pattern of rhyme in a poem31
1666776520masculine rhymeRhyme that falls on the stressed and concluding syllables of the rhyme-words. Examples include "keep" and "sleep," "glow" and "no," and "spell" and "impel."32
1666776521feminine rhymea rhyme of two syllables, one stressed and one unstressed, as "waken" and "forsaken" and "audition" and "rendition." Feminine rhyme is sometimes called double rhyme.33
1666776522slant/near rhymerhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss"); sometimes called half-rhyme, near rhyme, or partial rhyme34
1666776523meterrhythm as given by division into parts of equal time35
1666776524rhythmthe arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements36
1666776525beat(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse37
1666776526foota group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm38
1666776527iamba metrical foot in poetry that has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, as in the word protect39
1666776528trocheea stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable40
1666776529anapesta metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables u u /41
1666776530dactyla metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables / u u42
1666776531spondeea metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables / / /43
1666776532monometera metrical line containing one foot44
1666776533dimetera metrical line containing two feet45
1666776534trimetera line of verse with three metrical feet46
1666776535tetrametera metrical line containing 4 feet47
1666776536pentametera metrical line containing 5 feet48
1666776537hexametera metrical line containing 6 feet49
1666776538heptametera metrical line containing 7 feet50
1666776539octametera metrical line containing 8 feet51
1666776540settingThe time, place, and environment in which action takes place52
1666776541characterizationthe process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character53
1666776542point of viewthe perspective from which the writer tells the story (1st, 2nd, 3rd person; omniscient, limited omniscient)54
1666776543in media resin the middle of things55
1666776544deus ex machinaLiterally "god from a machine," this term refers to an unexpected and perhaps overly convenient revelation or event which untangles a complicated plot situation56
1666776545stanzaan arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem., a group of lines in a poem57
1666776546quatrain4 line stanza58
1666776547couplettwo consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme59
1666776548sesteta rhythmic group of six lines of verse60
1666776549octet/octaveeight line stanza61
1666776550sonneta short poem with fourteen lines, usually ten-syllable rhyming lines, divided into two, three, or four sections62
1666776551enjambmentthe continuation of meaning, without pause or break, from one line of poetry to the next63
1666776552end stoppedA term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.64
1666776553open formA type of structure or form in poetry characterized by freedom from regularity and consistency in such elements as rhyme, line length, metrical pattern, and overall poetic structure.65
1666776554free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme66
1666787587epithetAn adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing67
1666787588transferred epithetwhen an adjective grammatically agrees with one noun, but is meant to be applied to another by context (example: "sleepless night")68
1666796065loose sentenceA complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows69
1666796066periodic sentenceA sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. In other words, the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support.70
1679673245closed formA generic term that describes poetry written in a pattern of meter, rhyme, lines, or stanzas. A closed form adheres to a set structure.71

AP Language and Comp Logical Fallacies with Examples Flashcards

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6855092954strawmanMisrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack.0
6855092955strawman exampleAfter Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying he was surprised that Will hated the country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending1
6855092956slippery slopeAsserting that if A will happen, Z will happen too, therefore A should not happen2
6855092957slippery slope exampleIf we let same-sex couples marry, then next thing you know we will let monkeys get married and then insects.3
6855092958special pleadingMoving the goalposts to create exceptions when a claim is shown to be false4
6855092959special pleading exampleEdward claimed that he was a psychic. When his "powers" were disproven by science, Edward said that one has to have faith in his ability in order for it to work5
6855092962black-or-whiteWhen two alternative states are presented as the only possibilities, when other possibilities exist.6
6855092963black-or-white exampleThe supreme leader told his citizens that they were either on his side or on the side of the enemy.7
6855092964false causepresuming that the real or perceived relationship between things means that one is a cause of the other8
6855092965false cause exampleRoger showed a chart that showed that temperatures were rising. He also showed a chart that showed that piracy was increasing. He then concluded that the rising temperature is causing piracy to rise.9
6855092966ad hominemAttacking your opponent's character or personal traits to undermine their argument.10
6855092967ad hominem exampleSally gave a presentation about how to be more involved in school. Sam, her opponent, asked the school if they should believe her since she gets bad grades and has problems at home.11
6855092968loaded questionasking a question that has an assumption built into it so that it can't be answered without appearing guilty.12
6855092969loaded question exampleGrace and Helen were dating Brad. One day Grace asked Helen if she was having a foot infection while Brad was nearby.13
6855092970bandwagonappealing to popularity or the fact that many people do something as an act of validation.14
6855092971bandwagon exampleIt's okay to smoke since everyone does it15
6855092972begging the questiona circular argument in which the conclusion is included in the premise.16
6855092973begging the question exampleBill: "X must exist." Jill: "How do you know?" Bill: "Because this book says so." Jill: "Why should I believe that book?" Bill: "Because the book was written by X."17
6855092974appeal to authorityusing the opinion or position of an authority figure in place of an actual argument.18
6855092975appeal to authority exampleBob said that evolution might not be true because this one scientist said that it's not.19
6855092976appeal to naturemaking the argument that because something is "natural" it is therefore valid, justifiable, good, or ideal.20
6855092977appeal to nature exampleBob said that it is only natural that people be wary of artificial medicine.21
6855092978composition/divisionAssuming that what's true about one part of something has to be applied to all, or other parts of it.22
6855092979composition/division exampleBob said that atoms are invisible, he is made up of atoms, so therefore he is invisible too.23
6855092980anecdotalusing personal experience or an isolated example instead of a valid argument, especially to dismiss statistics.24
6855092981anecdotal exampleBob said that statistics about smoking are wrong since his grandpa lived until 97 and smoked 30 cigs a day.25
6855092982appeal to emotionManipulating an emotional response in place of a valid argument.26
6855092983appeal to emotion exampleBob did not want to eat the sheep brains, but his dad told him to think of all those poor, starving, kids in Africa.27
6855092984tu quoqueAvoiding having to engage with criticism by turning it back to the criticizer. Fighting criticism with criticism.28
6855092985tu quoque exampleBob accused Agnes of lying about her statistics. Then, Agnes accused Bob of making up his graphs.29
6855092986burden of proofsaying that the burden of proof lies not with the person making the claim, but with someone else to disprove30
6855092987burden of proof exampleBob said that there is a teapot orbiting the earth right now, and that since no one can prove him wrong that it is valid.31
6855092990the texas sharpshootercherry-picking data clusters to suit and argument, or finding a pattern to fit the presumption.32
6855092991the texas sharpshooter exampleThe makers of Hershey chocolate pointed to research showing that of the 5 countries where Hershey sold the most chocolate, 3 of them were in the top ten healthiest countries on earth, therefore Hershey's chocolate is healthy33
6855092996ambiguityusing double meanings or ambiguities of language to mislead or misrepresent the truth.34
6855092997ambiguity exampleThe defendant said he parked his car in the illegal parking space because the sign said "fine for parking here."35
6855092998geneticjudging something good or bad on the basis of where or who it comes from.36
6855092999genetic exampleAccused on the news of taking bribes, the Senator said that we should all be wary of the media, since we know how unreliable it can be.37

AP English Language and Composition Flashcards

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6770285024AllegoryThe device of using character and/or story elements symbolically.0
6770285025AntecedentWord, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.1
6770285026AntithesisOpposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.2
6770285027AphorismEarly to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben Franklin3
6770285028Apostrophe"Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..."4
6770285029Colloquial/ColloquialismThe use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.5
6770285030ConceitA fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.6
6770285031Euphemismcorrectional facility = jail between jobs = unemployed7
6770285032HomilyThis term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.8
6770285033InvectiveAn emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.9
6770285034Metonymya figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.10
6770285035AnaphoraThe exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.11
6770285036PedanticAn adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish12
6770285037Proseone of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.13
6770285038SemanticsThe branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words.14
6770285039SyllogismA deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.15
6770285040SynecdocheA figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.16
6770285041SynesthesiaWhen one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another.17
6770285042ApologiaA written or spoken defense of one's beliefs and actions.18
6770285043EpigramA brief witty statement.19
6770285044DigressionThe use of material unrelated to the subject of a work.20
6770285045EllipsisThe omission of a word or several words.21
6770285046Ad HominemAttacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument.22
6770285047AnachronismA person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.23
6770285048DidacticHaving an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.24
6770285049FallacyAn incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.25
6770285050HubrisExcessive pride that often brings about one's fall.26
6770285051AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words27
6770285052LitotesA form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.28
6770285053ParadoxA statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.29
6770285054Non SequiturA statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.30
6770285055AnecdoteA short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.31
6770285056JargonSpecial words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.32
6770285057TaciturnNot talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation.33
6770285058DogmaticInclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.34
6770285059PerniciousHaving a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.35
6770285060BellicoseDemonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.36
6770285061VoraciousCraving or consuming large quantities of food.37
6770285062ZealousHaving or showing zeal.38
6770285063TacitUnderstood or implied without being stated.39
6770285064InnuendoAn allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.40
6770285065LackadaisicalDisplaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.41
6770285066ConsecrateMake or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose.42
6770285067ChiasmusA type of parallelism in which elements are reversed. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."43
6770285068Loose SentenceA sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence.44
6770285069PetulantChildishly sulky or bad-tempered.45
6770285070Periodic SentenceA sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.46
6770285071ExhortStrongly encourage or urge someone to do something.47
6770285072CloisteredKept away from the outside world; sheltered.48
6770285073SarcasmCaustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."49
6770285074Independent ClauseA complete sentence.50
6770285075Dependent ClauseIncludes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.51
6770285076AllusionA reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.52
6770285077SatireA work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.53
6770285078ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.54
6770285079Coup de GraceThe "death blow"--the culminating event in a bad situation.55
6770285080Coup d'EtatLiterally "blow to the state"--a violent overthrow.56
6770285081Faux PasA social misstep or inappropriate action.57
6770285082Laissez-FaireLiterally "allow to do"--letting things run their natural course; hands off.58
6770285083En MasseIn a body as a whole; as a group.59
6770285084ProprietaryCharacteristic of an owner of property; constituting property.60
6770285085ProprietyThe quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs.61
6770285086ImminentAbout to happen.62
6770285087EminentFamous, outstanding, distinguished.63
6770285088EgoAccording to Freud, the decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle.64
6770285089SuperegoAccording to Freud, that facet of the psyche that represents the internalized ideals and values of one's parents and society65
6770285090IdLiterally the "It"--our base impulses, driven by selfishness and greed, for example.66
6770285091HamartiaA character's error in judgment that contributes to one's downfall.67
6770285092OrwellianThe manipulation of language and ideas to control and obstruct the truth.68
6770285093AutonomosIndependent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else.69

Chapter 18 - Conquest and Survival Flashcards

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5941999670Treaty of Fort Laramieacknowledged U.S. defeat in 1868 Great Sioux War and supposedly guaranteed the Sioux land, Treaty under which government agreed to close Bozeman trail, and Sioux agreed to live on reserve along Missouri River. The Sioux were forced into this treaty. The treaty was only a temporary to warfare between Native Americans and Whites.0
5941999671Nez Perceoriginally were friends with whites but discovery of gold in land led to being pushed put by miners, in 1877 Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Nation surrendered to units of the U.S. Cavalry. Before this retreat the Nez Perce fought a cunning strategic retreat toward refuge in Canada from about 2,000 Army soldiers. This surrender, after fighting 13 battles and going about 1,600 miles toward Canada, marked the last great battle between the U.S. government and an Indian nation1
5941999672Caminetti Act1893 giving state power to regulate mines2
5941999673Edmunds Act1882 disenfranchised those who believed or practice polygamy and threatened them with fines and imprisonment3
5941999674Edmunds-Tucker Act1887 destroyed temporal power of Mormons and confiscated all assets over $50,000, federal commission established to oversee Utah elections4
5941999675Hispanic- American Allianceformed to protect rights of Spanish Americans5
5941999676Mutualistes(mutual aid soceities) provided sickness and death benefits to Mexican Families6
5941999677Homestead Act of 1862granted 160 acres to any settler who lived on the land for 5 years and improved it7
5941999678Morrill Act of 1862land grant colleges acquired space to institute agricultural programs8
5941999679Timber Culture Actallotted homesteaders add'l 160 acres for planting and cultivating 40 acres of trees, speculators sold land with planting trees because could not be assessed for 13 years9
5941999680Grand Land Revision Act of 1891gave president power to establish forests reserves to protect watersheds against threats posed by lumbering, overgrazing, and forest fires10
5941999681Forest Management Act1897 set Nat'l gov't on path of regulatory activities11
5941999682Omaha Act of 1882establishment of individual title to tribal lands, advocated by Alice Fletcher, Indian enthographer12
5941999683Indian Removal ActPassed in 1830, authorized Andrew Jackson to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes living east of the Mississippi. The treaties enacted under this act's provisions paved the way for the reluctant—and often forcible—emigration of tens of thousands of American Indians to the West.13
5941999684Cherokee Nation v. GeorgiaMarshall ruled that the Cherokee had "an unquestionable right" to their lands, but they were "not a foreign state, in the sense of the Constitution" but rather a "domestic, dependent nation" and so could not sue in a United States court over Georgia's voiding their right to self-rule. Was a blow to the Cherokee case, it cast doubt on the constitutionality of Indian Removal Act.14
5941999685Medicine Lodge TreatyThe Plains Indians would have to live on reservations, learn to farm rather than roam the prairies, and learn and live the white man's way of life. The Indians in return would be protected from white hunters, receive food and clothing, and have its own reservation.15
5941999686Sand Creek MassacreIn Colorado territory in 1864, U.S army colonel John M. Chivington led a surprise attack on a peaceful Cheyenne settlement along Sand Creek River. The Cheyenne under Chief Black kettle tried to surrender. Chivington ignored the gestures. The U.S army killed about 200 Cheyenne during the conflict16
5941999687Red CloudThis Oglala Sioux Warrior and Indian Chief fought the U.S. Army during the Great Sioux War of 1865-1867 to a stalemate and forced the government to abandon its forts, which the Sioux then burned to the ground.17
5941999688Custer's Last StandCuster pursuing Sioux Indians, but underestimated their force. His whole group was killed in the Battle of Little Bighorn., at the Battle of Little Bighorn: Custer and men defeated by 2500 Sioux warriors , The defeat of Colonel George A. Custer and his cavalry detachment by a large force of Native Americans at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. Custer had been pursuing a group of Sioux, led by Sitting Bull, who had risen in arms against settlement of the country. Custer foolishly underestimated the size and ability of the Sioux forces, who were supported by Cheyenne warriors. Custer and all of the soldiers in his column were killed18
5941999689Chief JosephLead the Nez Perce during the hostilities between the tribe and the U.S. Army in 1877. His speech "I Will Fight No More Forever" mourned the young Indian men killed in the fighting., chief of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce and one of the leaders of Native American resistance to white encroachment in the western United States. He decided to lead several hundred people on a march to find refuge in Canada. But he was stopped short. 5: 1865-190019
5941999690Comstock LodeFirst discovered in 1858 by Henry Comstock, some of the most plentiful and valuable silver was found here, causing many Californians to migrate here, and settle Nevada.20
5941999691United States v. Reynolds(1879) The Court declared polygamy marriages unlawful.21
5941999692Edmunds ActPassed in 1882 by Congress, this effectively disfranchised those who believed in or practiced polygamy and threatened them with fines and imprisonment.22
5941999693Edmunds-Tucker ActThis act, passed in 1887, destroyed the temporal power of the Mormon church by confiscating all assets over $50,000 and establishing a federal commission to oversee all elections in the territory.23
5941999694Gadsden PurchaseThe 1853 treaty in which the United States bought from Mexico parts of what is now southern Arizona and southern New Mexico. Southerners wanted this land in order to build southern transcontinental railroad., The Gadsden Purchase was the 1853 treaty in which the United States bought from Mexico parts of what is now southern Arizona and southern New Mexico. Southerners wanted this land in order to build southern transcontinental railroad. The heated debate over this issue in the Senate demonstrates the prevalence of sectional disagreement.24
5941999695The Great DesertAka the Great Plains. Massive improvement in transportation and farming technology., Myth created by Zebulon Pike, who explored western parts of US, about the Great Plains as nothing more than desert of possibilities (nothing's going to grow). He was proven wrong as cattle migrated from Texas into the Great Basin while Californians followed the mines to the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada's. Finally the transcontinental railroad propelled upper midwestern farmers in the present grain-belt to move west into more hostile but more plentiful lands.25
5941999696Homestead Act of 1862Allowed a settler to acquire as much as 160 acres of land by living on it for 5 years, improving it, and paying a nominal fee of about $30. Instead of public land being sold primarily for revenue, it was now being given away to encourage a rapid filling of empty spaces and to provide a stimulus to the family farm.26
5941999697Horace GreeleyAn American newspaper editor and founder of the Republican party. His New York Tribune was America's most influential newspaper in 1840-1870. Greeley used it to promote the Whig and Republican parties, as well as antislavery and a host of reforms.27
5941999698Morrill Act of 1862This Act was to encourage more settlers into the Great Plains (passed along with the Homestead Act of 1862). The Act set aside land and provided money for agricultural college which allowed, eventually, for agricultural to become industrialized28
5941999699National Reclamation ActRoosevelt backed this act which provided federal funds for the construction of dams, reservoirs, and canals in the West, projects that would open new lands for cultivation and, years later, provide cheap electric power.29
5941999700Buffalo Bill CodyThis former pony express rider and Indian fighter and hero of popular dime novels for children traveled around the U.S. and Europe and put on popular Wild West shows. The shows included re-enactments of Indian battles and displays of horsemanship and rifles.30
5941999701Frederick RemingtonAn American painter, illustrator, sculptor, and writer who specialized in depictions of the American West. Artist who accompanied the USV during the Spanish-American War.31
5941999702Helen Hunt JacksonAuthor of the 1881 book A Century of Dishonor. The book exposed the U.S. governments many broken promises to the Native Americans., A writer. Author of the 1881 book A Century of Dishonor. The book exposed the U.S. governments many broken promises to the Native Americans. For example the government wanted Native Americans to assimilate, i.e. give up their beliefs and ways of life, that way to become part of the white culture.32
5941999703Dawes Severalty ActBill that promised Indians tracts of land to farm in order to assimilate them into white culture. The bill was resisted, ineffective, and disastrous to Indian tribes., The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 dissolved many tribes as legal entities, wiped out tribal ownership of land, and set up individual Indian family heads with 160 free acres. If the Indians behaved like "good white settlers" then they would get full title to their holdings as well as citizenship. The Dawes Act attempted to assimilate the Indians with the white men. The Dawes Act remained the basis of the government's official Indian policy until the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.33
5941999704Wounded KneeIn 1890, after killing Sitting Bull, the 7th Cavalry rounded up Sioux at this place in South Dakota and 300 Natives were murdered., Last notable armed conflict btw. US troops and Native Americans 1890 -Occurred after a Sioux holy man named Wewoka developed a religious ritual caused the Ghost Dance -believed this dance would bring back the buffalo and return Native Americans to their land - alarmed white settlers and caused great concern so govt sent in US army -army believed that the Sioux leader Sitting Bull was using the Ghost Dance to start an uprising -when soldiers tried to arrest Sitting Bull, a gunfight resulted in the deaths of 14 people, including Sitting Bull -soldiers then pursued the Sioux to Wounded Knee Creek -when a shot rang out, the soldiers started firing -before it was over more than 150 Native American men, women, and children, most of whom were unarmed, were dead34
5941999705Sand Creek Massacrethe near annihilation in 1864 of Black Kettle's Cheyenne band by Colorado troops under Colonel John Chivington's orders to "kill and scalp all, big and little.", In Colorado territory i Chivington led a surprise attack on a peaceful Cheyenne settlement along Sand Creek River. The Cheyenne under Chief Black kettle tried to surrender. First he waved the America Flag and the White flag of surrender. Chivington ignored the gestures. The U.S army killed about 200 Cheyenne during the conflict35
5941999706Treaty of Fort Laramiethe treaty acknowledging US defeat in the Great Sioux War in 1868 and supposedly guaranteeing the Sioux perpetual land and hunting rights in South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana, was signed on September 17 between United States treaty commissioners and representatives of the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Crow, Shoshone, Assiniboine, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara nations. The U.S. government promised control of the Great Plains which was the bulk of Native American territory, for "as long as the river flows and the eagle flies"., Treaty under which government agreed to close Bozeman trail, and Sioux agreed to live on reserve along Missouri River. The Sioux were forced into this treaty. The treaty was only a temporary to warfare between Native Americans and Whites.36
5941999707Caminetti Act1893 act giving the state the power to regulate the mines. rather than individual control, Also created the Sacramento River Commission, which began to replace the free-flowing rivers with canals and dams, Underground mining continued unregulated, using up whole forests for timbers and filling the air with dangerous, sulfurous smoke., 1893attempted to get workers better conditions. did little and underground mining remained the same as before37
5941999708Edmunds Actpassed in 1882 by Congress, this effectively disfranchised those who believed in or practiced polygamy and threatened them with fines and imprisonment38
5941999709Edmunds-Tucker Actthis act passed in 1887 destroyed the temporal power of the Mormon church by confiscating all assets over $50,000 and establishing a federal commission to oversee all elections in the Utah territory, Dispute between Congress and LDS Church regarding Polygamy. Act dis-incorporated the Church and the Perpetual Immigration Fund. Confiscated all church properties valued over $50,000, and fined polygamists $500 to $800, with 5 yrs in prison.39
5941999710Hispanic-American Allianceorganization formed to protect and fight for the rights of Spanish Americans, This was an organization formed to protect and fight for the rights of Spanish Americans. Mutual aid societies provided sickness and death benefits to Mexican families., An organization formed in 1894 by Mexicanos (Americans who became Americans when the US took territory from Mexico). Its goal was "to protect and fight for the rights of Spanish Americans" by political action.40
5941999711LynchingExecution, usually by a mob, without trial, The practice of an angry mob hanging a percieved criminal without regard to due process. In the South, blacks who did not behave as the inferiors to whites might be lynched by white mobs.41
5941999712Homestead Act of 18621862 act which granted a quarter section (160 acres) of the public domain free to any settler who lived on the land for at least five years and improved it, Act that allowed a settler to acquire as much as 160 acres of land by living on it for 5 years, improving it, and paying a nominal fee of about $30 - instead of public land being sold primarily for revenue, it was now being given away to encourage a rapid filling of empty spaces and to provide a stimulus to the family farm, turned out to be a cruel hoax because the land given to the settlers usually had terrible soil and the weather included no precipitation, many farms were repo'd or failed until "dry farming" took root on the plains , then wheat, then massive irrigation projects, Act that allowed a settler to acquire as much as 160 acres of land by living on it for 5 years, improving it, and paying a nominal fee of about $30 - instead of public land being sold primarily for revenue, it was now being given away to encourage a rapid filling of empty spaces and to provide a stimulus to the family farm, turned out to be a cruel hoax because the land given to the settlers usually had terrible soil and the weather included no precipitation, many farms were repo'd or failed until "dry farming" took root on the plains , then wheat, then massive irrigation projects.42
5941999713Morrill Act of 1862Act by which "land-grant" colleges acquired space for campuses in return for promising to institute agricultural programs, another one of the Government's acts worked to encourage more settlers into the Great Plains (passed along with the Homestead Act of 1862). the Act set aside land and provided money for agricultural colleges, eventually, agricultural science became a huge industry43
5941999714Timber Culture Act1873 act, which allotted homesteaders an additional 160 acres of land in return for planting and cultivating 40 acres of trees.to grow trees to solve the problem of lack of wood on the Great Plains. After planting the trees the land could only be completely obtained if it was occupied by the same family for at least 5 years, Timber was needed to sell and use for building materials. This timber would provide them with wood for fires and building. It would also act as a wind break reducing the problem of the strong winds on the plains.44
5941999715National Reclamation Act1902, added 1 million acres of irrigated land to the United States, backed by Roosevelt in 1902, it provided federal funds for the construction of damns, reservoirs, and canals in the West—projects that would open new lands for cultivation and provide cheap electric power later on., 1902 law that gave the federal government the power to decide where and how water would be distributed through the bulding and managment of dams and irrigation projects, WHO: RooseveltWHAT: it provided federal funds for the construction of damns, reservoirs, and canals in the West WHEN: 1902WHERE: West USWHY: These products would open new lands for cultivation and provide cheap electric power in the future45
5941999716General Land Revision Act of 1891act which gave the president the power to establish forest reserves to protect watersheds against the threats posed by lumbering, overgrazing, and forest fires., Gave the president the authority to "set aside and reserve...any part of the public lands wholly or partly covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not." However, it did not explicitly authorize the use or development of resources on the reserved lands.46
5941999717Forest Management Act1879 act which, along with the National Reclamation Act, set the federal government on the path of large-scale regulatory activities., 1897 that set the federal government on the right path towards regulating large-scale activities. trees could be cut down in old age, but the agency had permission to lower that age when it saw fit; and timber could be harvested only at an even rate.47
5941999718Omaha Act of 1882Act which allowed the establishment of individual title to tribal lands, Act which allowed the establishment of individual title to Indian lands. Original ideas for the draft came from Alice Fletcher48
5941999719Dawes Severalty ActAn 1887 law terminating tribal ownership of land and allotting some parcels of land to individual Indians with the remainder opened for white settlement., 1887,Also called the General Allotment Act, it tried to dissolve Indian tribes by redistributing the land. Designed to forestall growing Indian proverty, it resulted in many Indians losing their lands to speculators., Bill that promised Indians tracts of land to farm in order to assimilate them into white culture. The bill was resisted, uneffective, and disastrous to Indian tribes, 1887, dismantled American Indian tribes, set up individuals as family heads with 160 acres, tried to make rugged individualists out of the Indians, attempt to assimilate the Indian population into that of the American49
5941999720Vertical Integrationthe consolidation of numerous production functions, from the extraction of the raw materials to the distribution and marketing of the finished products, under the direction of the firm, beginnings of trusts (destruction of competition); vertical- controlling every aspect of production (control quality, eliminate middlemen - Rockefeller); horizontal- consolidating with competitors to monopolize a market (highly detrimental)Vertical (or horizontal) integration means that the assets that were previously held by two firms are combined into a single firm.The result is either joint ownership or the sale of one firm's assets to the other.50
5941999721Horizontal CombinationThe merger of competitors in the same industry., Strategy of business growth that attempts to stifle competition by combining more than one firm involved in the same level of production, transportation, or distribution into a single firm.51

AP Literature Vocabulary Assignment Flashcards

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7198983129allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one0
7198984053alexandrine(of a line of verse) having six iambic feet1
7198986802anachronisman act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period which it does not belong2
7198993700anapesta metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable3
7198995524anthropomorphisma literary device that can be defined as a technique in which a writer ascribes human traits, ambitions, emotions or entire behavior to animals, non-human beings, natural phenomena or objects.4
7198996983antiheroa main character that does not have the normal heroic attributes5
7198998529aphorisma saying that has a general truth like, "if it ain't broken, don't fix it."6
7199000661apostrophean arrangement of words addressing a non-existent person or an abstract idea in such a way as if it were present and capable of understanding feelings7
7199006140ballada poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas8
7199007394biographical criticisma form of Literary criticism which analyzes a writer's biography to show the relationship between the author's life and their works of literature9
7199010039caesuraa break between words within a metrical foot10
7199012481carpe diemseize the day in Latin11
7199014388classicismthe principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome12
7199016804comedyentertainment consisting of jokes to make an audience laugh13
7199018791complainta statement that is unsatisfactory or unacceptable14
7199020975conceitan elaborate metaphor15
7199022211couplet, closeda literary device which can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought16
7199024591couplet, heroica stanza consisting of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter, especially one forming a rhetorical unit and written in an elevated style, as, Know then thyself, presume not God to scan17
7199027216dactylProsody. a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter, as in gently and humanly. Symbol:18
7199031631deconstructionist criticismto seek out the contradictions in the text to prove that the text lacks unity and coherence19
7199035326dramatic monologuea poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation.20
7199036829elegya poem written in elegiac meter, sad or mournful21
7199038550epigramA brief witty poem, often satirical.22
7199040160existentialisma form of thought that stresses existence or experience over essence or meaning23
7199041287expressionisma style that shows the audience the action of the play through the mind of one character.24
7199042227feminismThe belief that women should have economic, political, and social equality with men25
7199043324formalism (New Criticism)Instead, the objective determination as to "how a piece works" can be found through close focus and analysis, rather than through extraneous and erudite special knowledge26
7199045343frame storyA secondary story or stories embedded in the main story27
7199046170New Historicisman approach to literary criticism and literary theory based on the premise that a literary work should be considered a product of the time, place, and historical circumstances of its composition rather than as an isolated work of art or text28
7199047488iamba two-syllable foot with the stress on the second syllable.29
7199047994idylla lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place30
7199048392impressionismusing many words to describe something; has deeper meaning not specifically written31
7199049167legenda traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.32
7199049582light verseHumorous, comic, witty poems.33
7199051354litotesUnderstatement34
7199051724MarxismA body of thought deriving its main elements from Karl Marx's ideas (Militant, revolutionary form of socialism)35
7199052696maskA feature that lets you protect or modify a particular area; created using a marquee.36
7199054074meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry37
7199055365metonymythe substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant38
7199056415metric footMakes up the rhythm( which is the pattern of stressed and unstressed beats)39
7199057493neoclassicismLiterary imitation of the ancients making them new40
7199058153odea lyric poem that expresses strong emotions about life41
7199059263ottava rimaa stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc42
7199060249pastoralA work of literature dealing with rural life43
7199060701pessimismgloominess; a belief that the bad guys always win44
7199061402psychoanalytical criticismstudying a surface level of text and below it are symbols that actually mean something45
7199062400pyrrhicA metrical foot with two unstressed syllables46
7199062879romanceAny literary work characterized by non-realistic and idealizing use of the imagination.47
7199063999scansionthe action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm48
7199064559spondeeA foot of two syllables, both of which are stressed49
7199064843stylethe choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work50
7199065304synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa51
7199065734synaesthesiathe use of one kind of sensory experience to describe another (EX: hearing a sound causes seeing a color)52
7199066969terceta three-line stanza53
7199067221terza rimaA three-line stanza rhymed aba, bcb, cdc.54
7199067701tragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character55
7199068068triplet3 line stanza56
7199068425trocheeStressed, unstressed57
7199068684verseA single line of poetry58
7199068685villanelleA nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout.59
7199069121witintellectually amusing language that surprises and delights60

Terminology of Tragedy: AP Literature Flashcards

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7848300443anagorismthe moment of recognition in a tragedy/ movement from ignorance or pride to self knowledge0
7848319474areteexcellence particular to one thing1
7848322665catharsisemotional purgation felt by the audience of a tragedy2
7848326995chthonicthe underground world; the subconscious; the mythic dimension; the collective unconscious3
7848335811chorusrepresents the community; plays it safe/the tragic hero is isolated from the community4
7848358120dikethe law of the gods; pure justice; the balance of things5
7848366968erinyesthe furies, female earth-powers who avenge wrongs, especially of innocent women6
7848386827Eudaimoniathe deep happiness that comes from living virtuously and moving toward one's telos throughout life; the happiness that comes from the accumulated momentum of responsible excellence that one has built through living one's life; the richest and happiness possible for a human, attaining profound quantities of internal, external, and narrative goods7
7848427866hamartiathe tragic flaw, usually hubris8
7854254128hubrispride in self that violates the prerogative of the gods; produces incomprehensible nameless suffering9
7854552775lex talionislaw of the talon; i.e.., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; blood revenge10
7854552776liminalhaving to do with thresholds from one world to another11
7854558820logosthe word; the power of argument and logic and the enfleshment of thought in language12
7854628162physisthe forces of nature; unrestricted passion13
7854633260moiraindividual fate14
7854637704nomoshuman laws instituted by a city; designated distinction between polis and physis15
7854673564ob skenaoff stage; violent events too terrible to look at take place there16
7854677049oikosthe household; center of family17
7854679381ontologythat which questions the meaning or reason for being itself18
7854683009peripeteiathe moment of reversal in a tragedy19
7854686667polisthe good city of man ruled by law20
7854689690sophrosynebalanced in life; the "golden mean," all things in proportion21
7854693408telosthe end toward which community or an individual wishes to go; teleological questions ask "what do we wish as people or as a community to become or accomplish in the end?"22
7854744025themisright balance (connected with nature and linked to ecology)23

AP Literature - Literary Terms (3) Flashcards

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7900972511AlliterationThe repetition of the same consonant sounds in a sequence of words0
7900975126AmbiguityAllows for two or more simultaneous interpretations of a word, phrase, action, or situation, all of which can be supported by the context of a work1
7900980525AssonanceThe repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that supposedly is not audible to other character onstage at the time2
7900984126Carpe DiemLatin phrase meaning "seize the day"3
7900986723ColloquialLanguage used in ordinary or familiar conversation4
7900988569DoggerelA derogatory term used to describe poetry whose subject is trite and whose rhythm and sounds are monotonously heavy-handed5
7900992239ExpositionA narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work, that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances6
7900996258FarceA form of humor based on exaggerated, improbable incongruities7
7901000468ParodyA humorous imitation of another, usually serious, work8
7901002557SatireThe literary art of ridiculing a folly or vice in order to expose or correct it9
7901017558SuspenseThe anxious anticipation of a reader or audience as to the outcome of a story10
7901069874ThesisThe central idea of an essay11
7901069875Static CharacterDoes not change throughout the work, and the reader's knowledge of that character does not grow12
7901072847Dynamic CharacterUndergoes some kind of change because of the action in the plot13
7901087409Round CharacterMore complex than flat or stock characters, often displays inconsistencies and internal conflicts found in most real people14
7901092288Petrarchan SonnetDivided into an octave, which typically rhymes abaabba, and a setet, which may have varying rhyme schemes15
7901096957Shakespearean SonnetOrganized into three quatrains and a couplet16

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