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AP Spanish Literature : Themes Flashcards

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6759651669Las relaciones interpersonalesLa amistad y la hostilidad El amor y el desprecio La comunicacion o la falta de comunicacion El individuo y la comunidad Las relaciones de poder Las relaciones familiares0
6759651670La construccion del generoEl machismo Las relaciones sociales El sistema patriarcal La sexualidad La tradicion y la ruptura1
6759651671Las sociedades en contextoLa asmilacion y la marginacion Diversidad Las divisiones socioeconomicas El imperialismo El nacionalismo y el regionalismo2
6759651672El tiempo y el espacioEl carpe diem y el momento mori En individuo en su entorno La naturaleza y el ambiente La relacion entre el tiempo y el espacio El tiempo lineal y el tiempo circular La trayectoria y la transformacion3
6759651673La dualidad del serLa construccion de la realidad La espiritualidad y la religion La imagen publica y la imagen privada La introspeccion4

The Great Gatsby Study Guide Questions - Chapter 5 Flashcards

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4098710150What does Gatsby offer Nick in return for Nick's cooperation in inviting Daisy to his house?Gatsby offered Nick a job on one of his sidelines selling bonds. However, Nick declined the offer because he felt that the offer was for a service to be rendered.0
4098710151What is the meeting between Gatsby and Daisy like initially?They are happy to see each other again. However, they seem as if they are trying to stay away from each other. It was actually pretty funny. And it was so awkward. The author does a great job of describing the sense of awkwardness in the air.1
4098710152How are Daisy and Gatsby different when Nick returns to the house after half an hour?They are different because they are snuggled up together on the couch, and when he came in he made lots of noise, but they didn't even notice.2
4098710153How do these attitudes correlate with the weather?After Nick came back to tea, the rain had stopped, and they were both happy.3
4098710154What does Gatsby reply when Nick asks him how he makes his money?He replied that he was in the drug and oil business. This shows that Gatsby truly wasn't the most truthful business man.4
4098710155What is Gatsby's dialogue like in this chapter?His dialogue sounds embarrassed and stupid.5
4098710156What does his dialogue tell us about Gatsby?It tells us that he is not very smart around woman.6
4098710157Why do you think Daisy sobs when Gatsby shows her his shirts?Because it showed her that if she had waited just a little bit longer for Gatsby, then he would have money, so her parents would have let her marry him.7
4098710158What are Gatsby's feelings by the end of the chapter?He was very happy. He got to hold hands with Daisy and everything.8
4098710159In this chapter, Gatsby's dream seems to be fulfilled. What indications are there, though, that reality cannot satisfy his dream?The indications are that he was not completely happy at the end. Later we realize that he had made up a dream about Daisy, how she looked, pretty much made up a new Daisy, and then when he actually saw her again, she wasn't everything he imagined.9

AP Literature: Figurative Language Flashcards

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3197045412AllegoryAn extended metaphor in which the characters, places, and objects carry meaning, typically moral and religious in nature0
3197045413AllusionA reference to something else in culture: typically literary, mythological, historical, or biblical1
3197045414AnachronismWhen something is misplaced in time, but intended to make a point2
3197045415AntithesisA contrast of two equal ideas3
3197045416AphorismA short, pithy statement intended to make a point about life4
3197045417ApostropheWords spoken to a dead or inanimate object or idea5
3197045418ConceitA fanciful and intellectual metaphor popular during the metaphysical period in which the metaphor was developed throughout6
3197045419HyperboleAn extreme exaggeration7
3197045420IdiomA language-specific saying not intended literally8
3197045421MetaphorA comparison between two unlike things9
3197045422MetonymyA figure of speech in which one word is substituted for another in which it is closely associated10
3197045423OnomatopoeiaWords that sound like what they mean11
3197891963OxymoronWords that seem to contradict each other12
3197893621ParadoxA seemingly nonsensical assertion assertion that actually makes sense and is true13
3197897538PersonificationGiving inanimate objects human qualities14
3197903186SimileA comparison between two unlike things using like or as15
3197905939SynedocheWhen a part replaces a whole16
3197907702SynesthesiaWhen two senses are used together to form an image17
3197910550ImageryLanguage used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader.18
3197917298ToneAn attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience. Generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject19
3197923583ThemeUniversal meaning about life derived from a piece of literature20

Ap Flashcards

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5605442491IncognitoNot know in disguise0
5605442492IncompetentIneffective klutzy1
5605442493IncorrigibleUncorrectable beyond help2
5605442494IncrementalGradual by stages or increments3
5605442495IndolentLazy4
5605442496IndubitableUndoubtably genuine5
5605442497IneptIncapable clumsy6
5605442498InexorableInevitable unstoppable7
5605442499InfamousFamous in a bad way8
5605442500InfidelFaithless person9
5605442501IngeniousClever original10
5605442502IngenuousInnocent11
5605442503InimicalNot friendly12
5605442504InitiateBegin13
5605442505InhibitRestrain control14
5605442506InnateInborn inherent15
5605442507InnocuousHarmless isignificant16
5605442508InnovateIntroduce create17
5605442509IronicSatiric unexpected18

Language - AP Human Geography Unit 3.2 Flashcards

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5787664642creoleA language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.0
5787664643dialectA regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.1
5787664644ebonicsA dialect spoken by some African Americans.2
5787664645extinct languageA language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used.3
5787664646isoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different languages usages predominate.4
5787664647isolated languageA.K.A. language isolate; A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family.5
5787664648languageA system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning.6
5787664649language branchA collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or as old as with language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.7
5787664650language familyA collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.8
5787664651language groupA collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary.9
5787664652lingua francaA language that is mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages.10
5787664653literary traditionA language that is written as well as spoken.11
5787664655official languageThe language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents.12
5787664659standard languageThe form of a language used for official government business, education and mass communications.13
5787664656pidgin languageA form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communications among speakers of two different languages.14
5787664657Received Pronunciation (RP)The dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered standard in the United Kingdom.15
5787664658SpanglishA combination of Spanish and English spoken by Hispanic Americans.16
5787664660Vulgar LatinA form of Latin used in daily conversations by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents.17
5787665009accenta distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class.18
5787669876slangInformal, non-standard words and phrases.19
5787670073logogramA written character that represents a word or phrase; I.E. Chinese and Japanese characters, Egyptian hieroglyphs.20
5787687663phonogramA written character that represents a sound. I.E. Latin alphabet, Korean Hangul.21
5787676604toponymName of a place.22
5787676605vernacularThe language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a country or region.23
5787677553Indo-EuropeanThe language family that is the most widely-spoken and has the largest number of speakers; Includes the Germanic, Romance, and Slavic branches (among many others).24
5787677554Sino-TibetanA language family that includes languages spoken in parts of China and Myanmar.25
5787677597EsperantoA language not of any country or ethnic group; a neutral, international language.26

AP Language 15 (no sentences) Flashcards

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6421779277floutto openly disregard (often with contempt or scorn):0
6421779278invoketo cite or appeal to someone or something as an authority for an action or in support of an argument; to call on or summon; to give rise to:1
6421779279indictto accuse or charge with a fault, offense, or serious crime:2
6421779280contingentoccurring or existing only if certain other circumstances are the case:3
6421779281vehementshowing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense:4
6421779282holisticrelating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than parts:5
6421779283onusa disagreeable necessity; the burden of proving something:6
6421779284mootsubject to debate and typically not admitting of a final decision (therefore often having little practical significance because the subject is too uncertain):7
6421779285caricaturea ludicrous, grotesque, or comically exaggerated representation of someone or something:8
6421779286propagateto breed, spread, and promote widely (ideas, specimens, offspring, etc.):9

Ap world history chart Flashcards

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2828413867Column 1 (Period)Paleolithic age, Neolithic age, and river valley civilizations; Classical Era; Post-Classical Era; Early Modern Era; Long 19th Century0
2828540319Column 2 (Dates)To 600 B.C.E.; 600 BCE to 600 CE; 600 CE to 1450 CE; 1450 CE to 1750 CE; 1750 CE to 1900 CE1
3816242925Column 3 (Paleolithic/Neolithic)Paleolithic Migrations, Polytheism, Neolithic Revolution2
3816245978Column 4 (Paleolithic/Neolithic)Bronze, Writing, RVCs3
3816249224Column 5 (Paleolithic/Neolithic)Iron, Hittites/Aryans, Vedic Age4
3816256980Column 3 (Classical Era)Period of Warring States, Axial Age, Hellenism5
3816263055Column 4 (Classical Era)RGH empires, Silk Roads, Christianity6
3816263056Column 5 (Classical Era)Huns, Fall of RGH, Byzantine Empire, Bantu migrations7
3816265699Column 3 (Post-Classical Era)Islam/Caliphates, Feudalism, Trade: IOMS, TST, TR8
3816267520Column 4 (Post-Classical Era)Sui, Tang, Song, Swahili city-states, crusades9
3816268523Column 5 (Post-Classical Era)Mongols/Turks, Aztec/Inca, exploration10
3816271195Column 3 (Early Modern Era)Gunpowder Empires, New World, mercantilism, Protestant Reformation11
3816272435Column 4 (Early Modern Era)Columbian Exchange, silver/sugar, Scientific Revolution, Absolutism12
3816276962Column 5 (Early Modern Era)East Asian isolation, Enlightenment, capitalism13
3816276963Column 3 (Long 19th century)Industrial Revolution, Atlantic Revolution, Core/periphery14
3816277834Column 4 (Long 19th Century)Abolition, Indentured servitude, "Westernization"15
3816277835Column 5 (Long 19th Century)P.OW.R.R.-BC, nationalism, Scramble for Africa16

AP Literature Flashcards

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6527158805allegorystory or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning0
6527158806alliterationbeginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words1
6527158807allusionindirect of passing reference2
6527158808anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning3
6527158809antagonista hostile person who is opposed to another character4
6527158810apostrophefigure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character5
6527158811approximate rhymewords in rhyming pattern that sound alike6
6527158812asidewhen a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage7
6527158813assonancerepetition of vowel sounds8
6527158814blank versepoetry written in meter without an ending rhyme9
6527158815cacophonyblend of unharmonious sounds10
6527158816caesurapause in the middle of a line11
6527158817catharsisthe release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse)12
6527158818flat characterstory character who have no depth, usually has one personality or characteristic13
6527158819round charactercharacter who has complex personality: contradicted person14
6527158820dynamic characterchanges throughout the story, through major conflict15
6527158821static characterperson who doesn't change throughout story keeps same personality16
6527158822characterizationprocess of revealing characters personality17
6527158823climaxpoint where conflict hits its highest point18
6527158824comedydrama that is amusing or funny19
6527158825conflictstruggle between opposing forces20
6527158826connotationsecondary meaning to a word21
6527158827consonancerepetition of same consonant in words close together22
6527158828couplettwo rhyming lines in a verse23
6527158829denotationthe literal meaning of a word24
6527158830denouementfinal outcome of the story25
6527158831deus ex machinaresolution of a plot by chance or coincidence26
6527158832didactic writingwriting with a primary purpose to teach or preach27
6527158833direct presentation of characterauthor telling the reader how a character is and what actions it will do further in the story28
6527158834double rhymerhyme where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable of words involved (ex; born scorn)29
6527158835dramatic expositionprose commentaries, to provide background information about the characters and their world30
6527158836end rhymerhymes occurring at the end of line31
6527158837end stopped lineline ending in regular punctuation32
6527158838English sonneta sonnet rhyming ababcdcdededgg33
6527158839epiphanywhen a character receives a spiritual insight into they life34
6527158840euphonysmooth choice and arrangement of sounds35
6527158841extended figureA figure of speech sustained or developed through a considerable number of lines or through a whole poem.36
6527158842falling actionEvents after the climax, leading to the resolution37
6527158843feminine rhymelines rhymed by their final two syllables38
6527158844figurative languageLanguage that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.39
6527158845figure of speecha way of saying something other than the ordinary way40
6527158846footbasic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables41
6527158847formexternal pattern or shape of a poem42
6527158848free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme43
6527158849hamartiatragic flaw which causes a character's downfall44
6527158850imageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)45
6527158851indirect presentation of characterthe personality of a character is revealed by what he or she does or says46
6527158852internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line47
6527158853ironyA contrast between expectation and reality48
6527158854verbal ironyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant49
6527158855dramatic ironyIrony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.50
6527158856irony of situationrefers to an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended51
6527158857italian sonnetA sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd52
6527158858masculine rhymeA rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable53
6527158859melodramaa play based upon a dramatic plot and developed sensationally54
6527158860metaphorA comparison without using like or as55
6527158861meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry56
6527158862metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it57
6527158863motivationA need or desire that energizes and directs behavior58
6527158864narratorPerson telling the story59
6527158865octave8 line stanza60
6527158866onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.61
6527158867hyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor62
6527158868oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.63
6527158869paradoxA contradiction or dilemma64
6527158870paraphraseA restatement of a text or passage in your own words.65
6527158871personificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes66
6527158872plotSequence of events in a story67
6527158873point of viewThe perspective from which a story is told68
6527158874omniscient point of viewThe point of view where the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems - told in the 3rd person.69
6527158875third person limited point of viewnarrator tells the story from only one character's pov70
6527158876first person point of viewa character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself71
6527158877objective point of viewa narrator who is totally impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters or events.72
6527158878protagonistMain character73
6527158879quatrainA four line stanza74
6527158880rhythmA regularly recurring sequence of events or actions.75
6527158881rhyme schemeA regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem76
6527158882rising actionEvents leading up to the climax77
6527158883sarcasmthe use of irony to mock or convey contempt78
6527158884satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.79
6527158885scansionAnalysis of verse into metrical patterns80
6527158886sestet6 line stanza81
6527158887settingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.82
6527158888simileA comparison using "like" or "as"83
6527158889soliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage84
6527158890sonnet14 line poem85
6527158891stanzaA group of lines in a poem86
6527158892stream of consciousnessprivate thoughts of a character without commentary87
6527158893syllabic verseVerse measured by the number of syllables rather than the number of feet per line.88
6527158894symbolA thing that represents or stands for something else89
6527158895synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa90
6527158896synesthesiadescribing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")91
6527158897tercet3 line stanza92
6527158898terza rimaa verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.93
6527158899themeCentral idea of a work of literature94
6527158900toneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character95
6527158901tragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character96
6527158902truncationUtilizing a melody with part of the end omitted.97
6527158903understandmentthe deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis98
6527158904verseA single line of poetry writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme99
6527158905vilanellea nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout, consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with the first and third lines of the opening tercet recurring alternately at the end of the other tercets and with both repeated at the close of the concluding quatrain.100

Lesson 2 (AP Language) Flashcards

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4808404114AntithesisA direct opposite, a contrast0
4808404115AscendTo move upward1
4808404116AustereStrict, stern2
4808404117AutonomousIndependent, self contained3
4808404118BanalCommon, ordinary4
4808404119BenignNot causing harm, beneficial5
4808404120CapriciousChanging suddenly6
4808404121DawdleTo waste time7
4808404122DefamationAct of harming or ruining another's reputation8
4808404123EsotericUnderstood only by a small group or a select few9
4808404124ExacerbateTo aggravate, to irritate10
4808404125ExtolTo praise, to glorify11
4808404126FastidiousReflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme12
4808404127FurtiveSecret in an underhanded way13
4808404128GregariousSociable and outgoing14
4808404129HypocriteOne who is insincere or deceitful15
4808404130InnateExisting from birth, inborn16
4808404131LethargicSluggish, languid17
4808404132MelancholyDepression of spirits18
4808404133OpaqueNot allowing the passage of light, not transparent, hard to understand19
4808404134ProlificAbundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity20
4808404135ReproveTo scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent21
4808404136SymmetryBalanced proportions22
4808404137TranquilPeaceful,calm23
4808404138VenerateTo honor, to revere24

AP LANGUAGE Flashcards

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5373231525Allegoryanimal farm George orwell0
5373256139Analogyhe that voluntarily continues ignorance is guilty of all the crimes which ignorance produces1
5373256140Apostrophefigure of speech that directly addresses absent or imaginary person or abstraction such as liberty or love2
5373278246Antithesisfigure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed3
5373278247Asyndetonspent the day wonderinsearchingthinkingunderstanding4
5373282053Antecedentword phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun5
5373283426Coherencerule demanding story be clear and tangible6

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