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AP world history - people Flashcards

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6737574702Sargon of Akkad0
6737574703Hammurabi1
6737574704Qin Shi Huangdi2
6737574705Laozi3
6737574706Chandragupta Maurya4
6737574707Ashoka5
6737574708Siddharta Gautama6
6737574709Xerxes7
6737574710Cyrus8
6737574711Alexander the Great9
6737574712Socrates10
6737574713Plato11
6737574714Aristotle12
6737574715Julius Caesar13
6737574716Augustus14
6737574717Jesus of Nazareth15
6737574718Paul of Tarsus16
6737574719Constantine17
6737574720Prophet Muhammad18
6737574721Khadijah19
6737574722Abu Bakr20
6737574723Ali21
6737574724Ibn Battuta22
6737574725Sudaniata23
6737574726Mansa Musa24
6737574727Justinian25
6737574728Theodora26
6737574729Rurik of Denmark27
6742742750Chinggis Khan28
6742742751Kubilai Khan29
6742742752Tamerlane30
6742742753Zheng He31
6742742754Leonardo da Vinci32
6742742755Christopher Columbus33
6742742756Vasco de Gama34
6742742757Bartolomeu Dias35
6742742758Henry the Navigator36
6742742759Ferdinand Magellan37
6742742760Amerigo Vespucci38
6742742761Hernan Cortez39
6742742762Francisco Pizarro40
6742742763Johannes Guttenberg41
6742742764Martin Luther42
6742742765Henry VIII43
6742742766Oliver Cromwell44
6742742767Adam Smith45
6742742768Nicolas Copernicus46
6742742769Galileo Galilei47
6742742770Francis Bacon48
6742742771Issac Newton49
6742742772John Locke50
6742742773Baron de Montesquiei51
6742742774Voltaire52
6742742775Rousseau53
6742742776Mary Wollstonecraft54
6742742777Ceasare Beccaria55
6742742778Louis XIV56
6742742779Frederick the Great57
6742742780Ivan the Terrible58
6742742781Peter the Great59
6742742782Cathrine the Great60
6742742783Tupac Amaru61
6742742784Osman Bey62
6742742785Mehmed II63
6742742786Abbas the Great64
6742742787Babur the Tiger65
6742742788Akbar the Great66
6742742789Shah Jahan67
6742742790Aurangzeb68
6742742791Francis Xavier69
6742742792Robert de Nobili70
6742742793Oda Nobunaga71
6742742794Hideyoshi72
6742742795Tokugawa Ieyasu73
6742742796Maximilien Robespierre74
6742742797Napoleon Bonaparte75
6742742798Prince Metternich76
6742742799Theodor Herzel77
6742742800Giuseppe Garibaldi78
6742742801Otto von Bismarck79
6742742802Jethro Tull80
6742742803James Watt81
6742742804Eli Whitney82
6742742805Ned Ludd83
6742742806Samuel Morse84
6742742807Alexander Graham Bell85
6742742808Marconi86
6742742809Thomas Edison87
6742742810Henry Ford88
6742742811Louis Pasteur89
6742742812Marie Curie90
6742742813Gregor Mendel91
6742742814Karl Marx92
6742742815Rudyard Kipling93
6742742816Toussaint Louverture94
6742742817Miguel de Hidalgo95
6742742818Simón Bolívar96
6742742819Zachary Taylor97
6742742820Benito Juarez98
6742742821Napoleon III99
6742742822Maximillian von Habsburg100
6742742823Abdul Hamid101
6742742824Kemal Mustapha102
6742742825Muhammad Ali103
6742742826Kangxi104
6742742827Qianlong105
6742742828Lin Zexu106
6742785146Hong Xiuquan107
6742785147Dowager Cixi108
6742785148Dr Sun Yatsun109
6765594638Alexander II110
6765594639Lenin111
6765594640Matthew Perry112
6765594641Albert Einstein113
6765594642Werner Heisenberg114
6765594643Sigmund Freud115
6765594644John Maynard Keynes116
6765594645Franklin Delano Rosevelt117
6765594646Porfiro Diaz118
6765594647Pancho Villa119
6765594648Emiliano Zapata120
6765594649Diego Rivera121
6765594650Frida Kahlo122
6765594651Juan Peron123
6765594652Mao Zedong124
6765594653Jiang Jieshi125
6765594654Stalin126
6765594655Bukharin127
6765594656Trotsky128

Period 6 - AP World History Flashcards

The Newest Stage of World History: 1914-Present

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6583174111Western Frontwar line between Belgium and Switzerland during World War I; featured trench warfare and massive casualties among combatants0
6583174112Eastern Frontwar zone from the Baltic to the Balkans where Germans, Austro-Hungarians, Russians, and Balkan nations fought1
6583174113Archduke Franz FerdinandAustro-Hungarian heir to the throne assassinated at Sarajevo in 1914; precipitated World War I2
6583174114Nicholas IIRussian tsar (r. 1894-1917); executed in 19183
6583174115GallipoliWorld War I battle, 1915; unsuccessful attempt in defense of the Dardenelles4
6583174116Italian Frontwar line between Italy and Austria-Hungary; also produced trench warfare5
6583174117Armenian genocidelaunched by Young Turk leaders in 1915; claimed up to one million lives6
6583174118Submarine warfarea major part of the German naval effort against the Allies during World War I; when employed against the US it precipitated American participation in the war7
6583174119ArmisticeNovember 11, 1918 agreement by Germans to suspend hostilities8
6583174120Georges ClemenceauFrench premier desiring harsher peace terms for Germans9
6583174121David Lloyd GeorgeBritish prime minister; attempted to mediate at peace conference between Clemenceau and Wilson10
6583174122Woodrow WilsonAmerican president who called for self-determination and the League of Nations11
6583174123Treaty of Versaillesended World War I; punished Germany with loss of territory and payment of reparations; did not satisfy any of the signatories12
6583174124League of Nationsinternational organization of nations created after World War I; designed to preserve world peace; the US never joined13
6583174125Indian National Congresspolitical party that grew from regional associations of Western-educated Indians in 1885; dominated by elites; was the principal party throughout the colonial period and after independence14
6583174126Morley-Minto Reforms1909; provided Indians with expanded opportunities to elect and serve on local and national legislative councils15
6583174127Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms1919; increased national powers of Indian legislators and place provincial administrations under ministries controlled by Indian-elected legislatures16
6583174128Rowlatt Act1919; placed severe restrictions on Indian civil rights; undercut impact of the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms17
6583174129M. K. GandhiWestern-educated Indian lawyer and nationalist politician with many attributes of an Indian holy man; stressed nonviolent tactics and headed the movement for Indian independence18
6583174130Satyagraha"truth force"; Gandhi's policy of nonviolent opposition to British rule19
6583174131Mustafa Kemal, Ataturkpresident of Turkey (1923-1938); responsible for westernization of Turkey20
6583174132Effendiprosperous business and professional urban Egyptian families; generally favored independence21
6583174133Dinshawi incident1906 fracas between British soldiers and Egyptian villagers that resulted in an accidental death; Egyptian protest led to harsh repression that stimulated nationalist sentiment22
6583174134Mandatesgovernments entrusted to victorious European World War I nations over the colonies of the defeated powers23
6583174135Balfour Declaration1917; British promise of support for the establishment of Jewish settlement in Palestine24
6583174136ZionismEuropean Jewish movement of the 1860s and 1870s that argued that Jews return to their Holy Land; eventually identified with settlement in Palestine25
6583174137Theodor HertzlAustrian Zionist; formed World Zionist Organization in 1897; was unsympathetic to Arabs and promoted Jewish immigration into Palestine to form a Jewish state26
6583174138Alfred DreyfusFrench Jew, falsely accused of treason in 1894; acquitted 1906; his false conviction fueled Zionism27
6583174139Wafd PartyEgyptian nationalist party founded after World War I; led by Sa'd Zaghlul; participated in the negotiations that led to limited Egyptian independence in 192228
6583174140W.E.R. Du Bois and Marcus GarveyAfrican American leaders with major impact on rising African nationalism29
6583174141Negritudeliterary movement among African Americans and Africans; sought to combat unfavorable stereotypes of African culture and to celebrate African achievements; influenced early African nationalist movements30
6583174142Kellogg-Briand Pact1928; a multnation treaty, sponsored by American and French leaders, that outlawed war31
6583174143Cubist movementheaded by Pablo Picasso; rendered familiar objects as geometrical shapes32
6583174144Fascismpolitical ideology that became predominant in Italy under Benito Mussolini during the 1920s; attacked the weakness of democracy and the corruption and class conflict of capitalism; promised vigorous foreign and military programs33
6583174145Syndicalismorganization of industrial workers to control the means of production and distribution34
6583174146Mexican Revolution1910-1920; civil war; challenged Porio Diaz in 1910 and initiated a revolution after losing fraudulent elections35
6583174147Pancho VillaMexican revolutionary leader in northern Mexico after 191036
6583174148Emilliano ZapataMexican revolutionary commander of a guerrilla movement centered at Morelos; demanded sweeping land reform37
6583174149Mexican Constitution of 1917promised land and educational reform, limited foreign ownership, guaranteed rights for workers, and restricted clerical education and proprerty ownership; never fully implemented38
6583174150Lazaro CardenasMexican president (1934-1940); responsible for large land redistribution to create communal farms; also began program of primary and rural education39
6583174151Corridospopular ballads written to celebrate heroes of the Mexican Revolution40
6583174152Cristerosconservative peasant movement in Mexico during the 1920s; a reaction against secularism41
6583174153Party of Institutionalized Revolution (PRI)inclusive Mexican political party developing from the 1920s; rued for the rest of the 20th century42
6583174154Sovietcouncil of workers; seized the government of St. Petersburg in 1917 to precipitate the Russian Revolution43
6583174155Aleksander Kerenskyliberal revolutionary leader during the early stages of the Russian Revolution of 1917; attempted development of parliamentary rule, but supported continuance of the war against Germany44
6583174156Russian Communist PartyBolshevik wing of the Russian socialists; came to power under Lenin in the November 1917 revolution45
6583174157Council of People's Commissarsgovernment council composed of representatives from Russian soviets and headed by Lenin; came to power after November 191746
6583174158Red Armybuilt up under the leadership of Leon Trotsky; its victories secured communist power after the early years of turmoil following the Russian Revolution47
6583174159New Economic Policy (NEP)initiated in 1921 by Lenin; combined the state establishing basic economic policies with individual initiative; allowed food production to recover48
6583174160Supreme Sovietcommunist-controlled parliament of the USSR49
6583174161CominternCommunist International; an organization under dominance of the USSR; designed to encourage the spread of communism to the rest of the world50
6583174162Joseph StalinLenin's successor as leader of the USSR; strong nationalist view of communism; crushed opposition to his predominance; ruled USSR until his death in 195351
6583174163Collectivizationcreation of large state-run farms replacing individual holdings; allowed mechanization of agriculture and more efficient control over peasants52
6583174164Yuan Shikaiwarlord in northern China after fall of the Qing dynasty; president of China in 1912; hoped to become emperor, but blocked in 1916 by Japanese intervention in China53
6583174165Sun Yatsenhead of Revolutionary Alliance that led the 1911 revolt against the Qing; president of China in 1911, but yielded to Yuan Shikai in 1912; created the Guomindang in 191954
6583174166May Fourth Movementacceptance at Versailles of Japanese gains in China during World War I led to demonstrations and the beginning of a movement to create a liberal democracy55
6583174167Guomindang (National Party)founded by Sun Yatsen in 1919; main support from urban businesspeople and merchants; dominated by Chiang Kai-shek after 192556
6583174168Chiang Kai-shekleader of the Guomindang from 1925; contested with the communists for control of China until defeated in 194957
6583174169Mao Zedongcommunist leader who advocated the role of the peasantry in revolution; led the Communists to victory and ruled China from 1949 to 197658
6583174170Long MarchCommunist retreat under Guomindang pressure in 1934; shifted center of communist power to Shanxi province59
6583174171Totalitarian Statea 20th century form of government that exercised direct control over all aspects of its subjects; existed in Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, and other Communist states60
6583174172Spanish Civil Warcivil war between republican and autocratic supporters; with support from Germany and Italy,the autocratic regime of Francisco Franco triumphed61
6583174173Import substitution economiesLatin American and other nations' effort to produce what had formerly been imported62
6583174174Corporatismconservative political movement emphasizing the organic nature of society, with the state as mediator between different groups63
6583174175Tojo HidekiJapanese general who dominated internal politics from the mid-1930s; gave the military dominance over civilian cabinets64
6583174176Spanish Civil Warcivil war between republican and autocratic supporters; with support from Germany and Italy, the autocratic regime of Francisco Franco triumphed65
6583174177National Socialist (Nazi) Partyfounded by Adolf Hitler in the period of the Great Depression in Germany66
6583174178BlitzkriegGerman term meaning lightening warfare; involved rapid movement of troops and tanks67
6583174179Vichycollaborationist French government established in Vichy in 1940 following defeat by Germany68
6583174180Winston ChurchillBritish prime minister during World War II; exemplified British determination to resist Germany69
6583174181HolocaustGermany's attempted extermination of European Jews and others; 12 million, including 6 million Jews, died70
6583174182United Nationsglobal organization, founded by the Allies following World War II71
6583174183Tehran Conference1944; meeting between the leaders of Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union; decided to open a new front against Germany in France; gave the Russians a free hand in eastern Europe72
6583174184Yalta Conference1945; agreed upon Soviet entry into the war against Japan, organization of the United Nations; left eastern Europe to the Soviet Union73
6583174185Potsdam Conference1945; meeting between the leaders of the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union; allies accepted Soviet control of eastern Europe; Germany and Austria were divided among the victors74
6583174186Atlantic Charter1941; pact between the US and Britain; gave Britain a strong ally; in return the document contained a clause recognizing the right of all people to select their own government75
6583174187Quit India movementmass civil disobedience campaign against British rule of India in 194276
6583174188Muslim LeagueIndian organization that emerged at the end of World War II; backed Britain in the war77
6583174189Muhammad Ali JinnahMuslim Indian nationalist; leader of the Muslim League; worked for a separate Muslim state; first president of Pakistan78
6583174190Land Freedom ArmyAfrican revolutionary movement for reform of Kenyan colonial system; began a conflict in 1952; called the Mau Mau by the British79
6583174191National Liberation Front (FLN)Algerian nationalist movement that launched a guerrilla war during the 1950s; gained independence for Algeria in 196280
6583174192Afrikaner National Partybecame the majority in the all-white South African legislature in 1948; worked to form the rigid system of racial segregation called apartheid81
6583174193Cold Warstruggle from 1945 to 1989 between the communist and democratic worlds; ended with the collapse of Russia82
6583174194Eastern blocthe eastern European countries of Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Eastern Germany dominated by the Soviet Union during the cold war83
6583174195Iron Curtainterm coined by Winston Churchill to describe the division between the Western and communist nations84
6583174196Marshall Plan1947 United States program to rebuild Europe and defeat domestic communist movements85
6583174197North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)formed in 1949 under US leadership to group Canada and western Europe against the Soviets86
6583174198Warsaw Pactthe Soviet response to NATO; made up of Soviets and their European satellites87
6583174199Welfare stateGreat Depression-inspired system that increased government spending to provide social insurance and stimulate the economy88
6583174200Technocrata new type of bureaucrat trained in the sciences or economics and devoted to the power of national planning; rose to importance in governments after World War II89
6583174201Green movementrise during the 1970s in Europe of groups hostile to uncontrolled economic growth90
6583174202Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reaganconservative leaders of the 1970s and 1980s; worked to cut welfare and to promote free enterprise; Cold Warriors91
6583174203European Unionbegan by six nations as the European Economic Community (Commons Market); by the 21st century incorporated most of western European states and was expanding eastward92
6583174204New feminisma wave of agitation for women's rights dating from about 1949; emphasized equality between sexes93
6583174205SolidarityPolish labor movement beginning in the 1970s, taking control of the country from the Soviet Union94
6583174206Socialist realismSoviet effort to replace Western literature and arts with works glorifying state-approved achievements by the masses95
6583174207Third Worldterm for nations not among the capitalist industrial nations of the first world or the industrialized communist nations of the second world96
6583174208North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)agreement between the US, Mexico, and Canada that lowered trade barriers97
6583174209Liberation theologycombination of Roman Catholic and socialist principles aiming to improve the lives of the poor98
6583174210Banana republicsconservative, often dictatorial, Latin American governments friendly to the US; exported tropical products99
6583174211Good Neighbor Policyintroduced by US president Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 to deal fairly, without intervention, with Latin American states100
6583174212Alliance for Progress1961 US programs for economic development of Latin America101
6583174213Indira GandhiPrime Minister of India (1966-1977, 1980-1984); daughter of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru; dominated Indian politics for several decades102
6583174214Primary productsfood or industrial crops with a high demand in industrialized economies; their prices tend to fluctuate widely103
6583174215Neocolonialismcontinued dominance of new nations by their former rulers104
6583174216Gamal Abdul Nassermember of the Free Officers Movement who seized power in Egypt in a 1952 military coup; became leader of Egypt; formed a state-directed reforming regime; ousted Britain from the Suez Canal in 1956; most reforms were unsuccessful105
6583174217Anwar Sadatsuccessor of Nasser as Egypt's ruler; dismantled Nasser's costly and failed programs; signed peace treaty with Israel in 1973; assassinated by a Muslim fundamentalist106
6583174218Ayatollah Khomeinireligious leader of Iran following the 1979 revolution; worked for fundamentalist Islamic religious reform and elimination of Western influences107
6583174219ApartheidAfrikaner policy of racial segregation in South Africa designed to create full economic, social, and political exploitation of African majority108
6583174220Homelandsareas in South Africa for residence of "tribal" African peoples; overpopulated and poverty-stricken; source of cheap labor for whites109
6583174221African National Congress (ANC)South African political organization founded to defend African interests; became the ruling political party after the 1994 elections110
6583174222Nelson MandelaANC leader imprisoned by Afrikaner regime; released in 1990 and elected president of South Africa in 1994111
6583174223F.W. de KlerkSouth African president (1989-1994); led Afrikaner push for reforms ending apartheid; Nelson Mandela was freed in his presidency112
6583174224Douglas MacArthurAmerican commander during the war against Japan; headed American occupation government of Japan after the war; commanded United Nations forces during the Korean War113
6583174225Liberal Democratic Partymoderate political party that monopolized Japanese governments from 1955 into the 1990s114
6583174226Republic of Koreasouthern half of Korea occupied by the US after World War II; developed parliamentary institutions under authoritarian rulers; underwent major industrial and economic growth after the 1950s115
6583174227Democratic People's Republic of Koreanorthern half of Korea dominated by USSR after World War II; formed a communist dictatorship under Kim Il-Song; attacked South Korea to begin the Korean War116
6583174228Mass Lineeconomic policy of Mao Zedong inaugurated in 1955; led to formation of agricultural cooperatives that then became farming collectives in 1956; peasants lost land gained a few years earlier117
6583174229Great Leap Forwardeconomic policy of Mao Zedong introduced in 1958; proposed small-scale industrialization projects integrated into peasant communities; led to economic disaster and ended in 1960118
6583174230People's Liberation Armymilitary, and dominant, arm of the communist structure in China119
6583174231Cultural Revolutioninitiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 to restore his dominance oveer the pragmatists; disgraced and even killed bureaucrats and intellectuals; called off in 1968120
6583174232Jiang Qingwife of Mao Zedong; one of the Gang of Four; opposed pragmatists and supported the Cultural Revolution; arrested and imprisoned for life in 1976121
6583174233Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Liu Shaoquipragmatists who opposed the Great Leap Forward; wanted to restore state direction ad market incentives at the local level122
6583174234Red Guardstudent brigades active during the Cultural Revolution in supporting Mao Zedong's policies123
6583174235Gang of FourJiang Qing and her allies who opposed the pragmatists after the death of Mao Zedong124
6583174236Tayson Rebellionpeasant revolution in southern Vietnam during the 1770s; toppled the Nguyen and the Trinh dynasties125
6583174237Nguyen Anh (Gia Long)with French support, unified Vietnam under the Nguyen dynasty in 1802 with the capital at Hue126
6583174238Vietnamese Nationalist Party (VNQDD)middle-class revolutionary organization during the 1920s; committed to the violent overthrow of French colonialism; crushed by the French127
6583174239Communist Party of Vietnamthe primary nationalist party after the defeat of the VNQDD in 1929; led from 1920s by Ho Chi Minh128
6583174240Ho Chi Minhshifted to a revolution based on the peasantry in the 1930s; presided over the defeat of France in 1954 and the unsuccessful US intervention in Vietnam129
6583174241Viet MinhCommunist Vietnamese movement; fought the Japanese during World War II and the French afterwards130
6583174242Viet Congthe communist guerrilla movement in southern Vietnam during the Vietnamese War131
6583174243Mikhail Gorbachevleader of the USSR (1985-1991); inaugurated major reforms that led to the disintegration of the communist regime132
6583174244Glasnostterm meaning openness; Gorbachev policy opening the opportunity to criticize the government133
6583174245Perestroikaterm meaning economic restructuring; Gorbachev policy for the economic rebuilding of the USSR by allowing more private ownership and decentralized economic control134
6583174246Globalizationthe increasing interconnectedness of all parts of the world; opposed by many environmental and social justice groups135
6583174247Multinational corporationsbusiness organizations with connections across political borders136

AP Language Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

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6673881721AllegoryThe device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.0
6673881722AlliterationThe repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells).1
6673881723AllusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.2
6673881724AmbiguityThe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase,sentence, or passage.3
6673881726AnaphoraOne of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences.4
6673881727AnecdoteA short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. The term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person.5
6673881728AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.6
6673881729AntithesisFigure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences.7
6673881730AphorismA terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.8
6673881732AsyndetonConsists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. This can give the effect of unpremeditated multiplicity, of an extemporaneous rather than a labored account.9
6673881734ChiasmusA figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words.10
6673881735ClauseA grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.11
6673881736ColloquialismThe use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.12
6673881738ConnotationThe non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning.13
6673881739DenotationThe strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color.14
6673881740Dictionwriter's word choices, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.15
6673881741ExpletiveFigure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech16
6673881742EuphemismA more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.17
6673881743ExpositionThe purpose is to explain something. In drama, it is the introductory material, which creates the tone, gives the setting, and introduces the characters and conflict.18
6673881744Extended MetaphorA metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work.19
6673881745Figurative LanguageWriting or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.20
6673881748HyperboleA figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.21
6673881749ImageryThe sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.22
6673881750IronyThe contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.23
6673881751JuxtapositionWhen two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together or side by side for comparison or contrast.24
6673881752Litotesa figure of thought in which a point is affirmed by negating its opposite. It is a special form of understatement, where the surface denial serves, through ironic contrast, to reinforce the underlying assertion. Ex. He's no fool (which implies he is wise).25
6673881753MetaphorA figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.26
6673881754MetonymyA figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. A news release that claims "the White House declared" rather that "the President"27
6673881755Moodthe feelings or emotions of the text for the reader28
6673881756OnomatopoeiaA figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Simple examples include such words as buzz, hiss, hum, crack, whinny, and murmur.29
6673881757OxymoronA figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.30
6673881758ParadoxA statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.31
6673881759ParallelismIt refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.32
6673881760ParodyA work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.33
6673881761PersonificationA figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions.34
6673881762RepetitionThe duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.35
6673881763SarcasmInvolves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something.36
6673881764SatireA work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.37
6673881765SyllogismDeductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (the first one called "major" and the second, "minor") that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. A frequently cited example proceeds as follows; Major premise: All men are mortal Minor premise: Socrates is a man. Conclusion: Therefore, Socrates is mortal.38
6673881766SymbolismUsually something concrete - such as object, action, character, or scene - that represents something more abstract.39
6673881767SyntaxThe way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences.40
6673881768ToneDescribes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both.41
6673881769UnderstatementThe ironic minimizing of fact42
6673924603synecdochea figure of speech in which a part stands for a whole43

AP Spanish Language Modismos 2 Flashcards

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4040930960a eso de (+ tiempo)(at) about0
4040930961a lo mejorperhaps; maybe1
4040930962a través dethrough; across2
4040930963al contado(in) cash3
4040930964acabar por (+ inf.)to end up4
4040930965a ratosat times5
4040930966al aire libreoutside; outdoors6
4040930967como si (+ pasado del subjuntivo)as if7
4040930968dar de ladoto leave out8
4040930969dar la latato annoy9
4040930970darse por (+ participio pasivo)to consider oneself10
4040930971dejar de (+inf.)to stop doing something11
4040930972de segunda manosecondhand12
4040930973de hoy en adelantefrom now on13
4040930974de hoy en ocho/quince díasa week/two weeks from now14
4040930975de una vezonce and for all15
4040930976desde hacesince (a certain time)16
4040930977dormir a pierna sueltato sleep like a log/a baby17
4040930978echar al correoto mail18
4040930979echar de menosto miss (a person)19
4040930980estar harto deto be fed up with20
4040930981estar hasta la coronillato be fed up with21
4040930982echar la culpato blame22
4040930983es decirthat is to say23
4040930984estar para (+ inf.)to be about to do something24
4040930985estar por (+inf.)to be in favor of doing something25
4040930986estar saladoto be out of luck26
4040930987ganarse la vidato earn a living27
4040930988hay que (+inf.)one must do something28
4040930989llover a cántarosto rain cats and dogs29
4040930990mayor de edadof legal age30
4040930991no saber ni papato be totally at a loss; not to have a clue31
4040930992no sólo... sino tambiénnot only... but also32
4040930993o seathat is33
4040930994oler ato smell like34
4040930995poner la mesato set the table35
4040930996por si acasojust in case36
4040930997¡qué lío!what a mess!37
4040930998¡qué sé yo!how should I know?38
4040930999saber ato taste like39
4040931000tomarle el pelo a unoto pull someone's leg40

AP Literature Flashcards

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7220197444AllegoryA story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one0
7220197445Alliterationthe repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words1
7220197446Allusionan indirect reference2
7220197447Anachronismsomething out of place in time3
7220197448AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.4
7220197449Anecdotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person5
7220197450Antecedenta thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another6
7220197451Anthropomorphismthe attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.7
7220197452Anticlimaxa disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events8
7220197453Antiheroa central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes.9
7220197454Aphorisma short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment10
7220197455ApostropheA locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present.11
7220197456AsideA short remark or set of lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience12
7220197457AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds13
7220197458Ballada songlike narrative about an adventure or a romance14
7220197459CacophonyA harsh, discordant mixture of sounds15
7220197460Cadencea modulation or inflection of the voice16
7220197461Catharsisa release of emotional tension17
7220197462Colloquialismthe use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing.18
7220197463ConceitA fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor19
7220197464Connotationan idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.20
7220197465Consonanceagreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.21
7220197466DenotationThe dictionary definition of a word22
7220197467Dictionword choice23
7220197468Dissonancediscord; lack of harmony24
7220197469dramatic ironywhen the audience knows something the characters do not25
7220197470dramatic monologueA type of poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener26
7220197471Elegya sad or mournful poem27
7220197472Enjambmentthe continuation of a sentence or clause over a line-break28
7220197473Epica long poem that records the deeds of a legendary or real hero29
7220197474epitapha brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone30
7220197475EuphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant31
7220197476Euphonypleasant, harmonious sound32
7220197477Foota group of syllables forming a unit of verse - the basic unit of 'meter'33
7220197478free versepoetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.34
7220197479HubrisExcessive pride or self-confidence35
7220197480Hyperboleexaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.36
7220197481in medias resin or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things37
7220197482Inversionthe action of inverting something or the state of being inverted.38
7220197483Ironythe use of words to express something other than the literal meaning39
7220197484Metaphora figure of speech that compares unlike objects40
7220197485Metonymysubstituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it41
7220197486Motifa distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition42
7220197487Onomatopoeiathe formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named43
7220197488Oppositionresistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.44
7220197489Oxymorona figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction45
7220197490ParableA simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson46
7220197491Paradoxa contradiction or dilemma47
7220197492Parallelismsimilarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses48
7220197493Parodya work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner49
7220197494PastoralA work of literature dealing with rural life50
7220197495PersonificationAttribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or idea51
7220197496point of viewThe perspective from which a story is told52
7220197497Refrainstop oneself from doing something53
7220197498RequiemA song of prayer for the dead.54
7220197499RhapsodySpeech or writing expressing great pleasure or enthusiasm55
7220197500Satireusing humor to expose something or someone to ridicule56
7220197501SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"57
7220197502SoliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage58
7220197503stream of consciousnessa person's thoughts and conscious reactions to events, perceived as a continuous flow59
7220197504Symbolismthe use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities60
7220197505Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa61
7220197506Themethe subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.62
7220197507tragic flawIt is the force that causes the downfall of the hero63
7220197508unreliable narratora narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised64

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6699870905Apostrophespeech to an inanimate object (controls you)0
6699929313Allterationrepetition of inital consonant sound1
6699940216Assonancerepetition of the vowel sound2
6699943673Consonancerepetition of the consonance sound3
6699956617Caesurapregnant pause, piphanic moment4
6699963995Asyndetonthe absence of conjunctions5
6699993648Polysyndetonthe addition of conjunctions when it is not necessary,6
6700016342Synecdochesomething that is part of a whole (i.e. all hands on deck; nice threads)7
6700092530Metonymysymbol that represents a larger idea (i.e. the crown)8
6700125358Anacoluthonpregant pause in prose9
6700134258Litotesdouble negative, underwhelming, muted affectio10
6700155167Telegraph Sentence (Prose)shorter than 5 words11
6700162809Short Sentence (P)5 words12
6700166246Medium sentence (P)18 to 2913
6700169150Long30 or more14
6700172103epitheta name or title given in which the title personifies the object15
6700180598pathetic fallacyprojecting the emotions of the speaker on an inanimate object or objects16
6700216723Internal Monologueused with Italics17
6700218566euphemismthe use of pleasent expression in place of a harsh one18

Literary Terms AP Literature Flashcards

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5199704404AccentThe emphasis or stress given a syllable in pronunciation. It can also be used to emphasize particular words in a sentence.0
5199704405ActA major division in the action of a play.1
5199706776AllegoryAn extended metaphor in which a particular narration or description and its subsequent events, actions, characters, characters, settings, and objects represent specific abstractions or ideas.2
5199830595AlliterationThe repetition of the same constant sounds at the beginning in a sequence words. This repetition refers to the letter's sound rather than its spelling.3
5199706777AllusionA brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature. They imply reading and cultural experiences shared by the writer and reader, functioning as a kind of shorthand whereby the recalling of something outside the work supplies an emotional or intellectual context.4
5199708919AmbiguityAllows for two or more simultaneous interpretations of a word, phrase, action, or situation, all of which can be supported by the context of a work. Deliberate (this word) is a rhetorical tool used by secondary writers, however, unintentional (this word) is a mistake which obscures meaning and can confuse readers.5
5199712027AnagramsA word or phrase made from the letters of another word phrase, as "heart" is an anagram of "earth." Occasionally, writers will use this to conceal proper names or veiled messages, or to suggest important messages between words, as in "hatred" and "death."6
5199712028AntagonistThe character, force, or collection of forces in fiction or drama that opposes the protagonist and gives rise to the conflict in the story; an opponent of the protagonist.7
5199714839AntiheroA protagonist who has the opposite of the most of the traditional attributes of a hero.8
5199717232ApostropheAn address, either to someone who is absent and therefore cannot hear the speaker or to something nonhuman that cannot comprehend. This often provides a speaker the opportunity to think aloud.9
5199719105ArchetypeA term used to describe universal symbols that evoke deep and sometimes unconscious response in a reader. In literature, characters, images, and themes that symbolically embody universal meanings and basic human experiences are considered archetypes.10
5199719106AsideIn drama, a short speech or comment directed to the audience that supposedly is not audible to the other characters on stage at the time.11
5199719107BalladTraditionally, a ballad is a song, transmitted orally from generation to generation, that tells a story and that eventually is written down.12
5199724301Biographical criticismAn approach to literature that suggests that acknowledge of the author's life experiences can aid in the understanding of his or her work.13
5199728069Blank verseUnrhymed iambic pentameter. Blank verse is the English verse from closest to the natural rhythms of English speech and therefore is the most common pattern found in traditional English narrative and dramatic poetry.14
5199731715CannonThose works generally considered by scholars, critics, and teachers to be the most important to read and study which collectively constitute the "masterpieces" of literature.15
5199731716Carpe DiemThe Latin phrase meaning "seize the day." This is a very common literary theme, especially in lyrical poetry, which emphasizes that life is short, time is fleeting, and one should make the most of present pleasures.16
5199734634CatharsisMeaning "purgation," catharsis describes the release of the emotions of pity and fear by the audience at the end of a tragedy.17
5199738117ChorusIn Greek tragedies, a chorus is a group of people who add to the audience's understanding of a play by serving mainly as commentators on the characters and events.18

Lesson 3 (AP Language) Flashcards

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4837391656AbstruseDifficult to understand0
4837391657AffableFriendly, courteous, amiable1
4837391658AudacityExcessive boldness, daring2
4837391659ContriteExtremely apologetic, remorseful3
4837391660CredulousBelieving on slight evidence, gullible4
4837391661DepravityMoral corrubtion, a wicked or preserve act5
4837391662DeprecateTo disapprove regretfully, to express mild dissaproval6
4837391663DidacticInstructive, designed to teach7
4837391664DormantInactive, sleeping8
4837391665EnigmaticMysterious, inexplicable, puzzling9
4837391666EruditeScholarly10
4837391667ExoticForeign, unfamiliar11
4837391668FuseTo mix or to join ( usually by melting)12
4837391669ImmutableUnchanging13
4837391670IncorrigibleIncabable of being reformed or improved14
4837391671LoatheTo detest (dislike)15
4837391672MitigateTo cause to become less harsh or hostile, to make less severe16
4837391673NullifyTo cause not to be in effect, to negate17
4837391674PacifisticOpposed to war or use of force18
4837391675PretentiousMaking an extravagant outward show, self important19
4837391676PrologueIntroductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work; introductory action20
4837391677RecantTo withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief; revoke21
4837391678ServileOverly submissive22
4837391679TrepidationFear, trembling, agitation23
4837391680VilifyTo malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against24

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