AP Language Flashcards

2809670476	Analogy	An extended compirason between two seemingly dissimilar things. Ex: I am going to be toast when i get home.	0
2809672593	Anecdotal Narration	An interesting or emotional story.	1
2809673839	Metaphor	When one thing is spoken of as though it were something else. Ex: The flower was a beautiful ballet dancer.	2
2809674708	Simile	A compirason using like or as. Ex: The dog was as brown as a door.	3
2809675571	Onomatopeia	The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Ex: The sheep went "baa"	4
2809677031	Personification	Assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects. Ex: The flower danced in the wind.	5
2809678096	Oxymoron	A figurative of speech that combines two contradictory different things. Ex: Beautifully painful	6
2809680532	Understatement	Lack of emphasis in a statement or point. Ex: "He is not too thin" describing an obese person.	7
2809682988	Diction	Word choice. Ex: "adieu" rather than "goodbye"	8
2809683657	Irony	Contradiction between what is said and what is meant. "Go ask his name: if he be married. My grave is like to be my wedding bed."	9
2809686645	Hyperbole	Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis. Ex: I am dying of shame.	10
2809687482	Pun	Play on words where a humorous effect is given by using a word that suggests two or more meanings. Ex: "You have dancing shoes with nimble souls; I have a soul of lead."	11
2809690222	Metonymy	Use of an aspect of something to represent the whole.	12
2809690986	Paradox	A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true. Ex: Your enemy's friend is your enemy"	13
2809692428	Apostrophe	The writer detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. Ex: The daggard scene in MacBeth	14
2809696016	Euphemism	Idomatic expression which looses it's literal meaning and refers to something else to hide it's unpleasantness. Ex: You are becoming a little thin on top.	15
2809698351	Parallelism	The repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns. Ex: Like father, like son.	16
2809699478	Antimetabole	The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast. Ex: Eat to live, not live to eat.	17
2809700752	Climax	Particular point in a narrative at which the conflict hits the highest point. Ex: when romeo kills Tybalt and says "O, I am fortunes fool."	18
2809705731	Antithesis	Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas Ex: man proposes, God disposes.	19
2809707253	Anaphora	The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses. Ex: every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.	20
2809709938	Alliteration	The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables Ex: Bed Bath and beyond.	21
2809711446	Assonance	Two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds. Ex: Go and mow the lawn.	22
2809714319	Consonance	Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. Ex: Shelly sells sea shells by the sea shore.	23
2809715936	Juxtaposition	Literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative to develop comparisons and contrasts.	24
2809719542	Tone	Attitude of writer toward a subject or an audience. Ex: Father: "we are going on vacation this year." Son: "Great!!!"	25
2809721621	Syntax	Dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought.	26
2809722915	Parody	Imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre, exaggerating it to produce a comic effect. Ex: Will you veddy much bring me a coke please"	27
2812109281	Litotes	Figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives. Ex: New York is not an ordinary city.	28
2812110961	Epanalepsis	Repition of the initial word of a clause at the end of that same clause.	29
2812112720	Satire	Technique used to expose and criticize foolishness by using humor, irony, or exaggeration. Ex: What's the use of you learning to do right when it's toublesome to do right and isn't no trouble to do wrong.	30
2812117101	Epistle	A poem or other literary work in he form of a letter or a series of a letter. Ex: the poem "Midnight Runner"	31
2812118332	Epigram	A very short poem. Ex: Blessesd are the peacemakers -Jesus Christ	32
2812119252	Elegy	A meditative poem, usually sad and reflective in nature. Ex: O captain! My captain	33
2812120210	Zeugma	Joins together two apparently incongrous things by applying a verb or adjective to both which only applies to one of them.	34
2812121820	Epiphany	"appearance" or "manifestaion"	35
2812122245	Ethos	Credibility or an ethical appeal which involves persuasion by the character involved.	36
2812122992	Pathos	Quality of an experience in life that stirs up emotion of pity, sympathy, and sorrow.	37
2812124559	Logos	A statement sentence or argument used to convince the audience by employing reason or logic.	38
2812126212	Rhetoric	Technique of using language effectively and pursuasively in spoken or written form. Ex: How did this idiot get elected?	39
2812128181	Colloquialism	Use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing. Ex: go bananas	40
2812128993	Cliche	A phrase that has been used so much that it has lost most of it's original meaning. Ex: only time will tell	41
2812130557	Loose sentence	Makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending.	42
2812131752	Rhetorical Question	A question that requires no answer.	43
2812132095	Allusion	Brief and indirect reference to a person, place, or thing, or idea of historical, literary, or political signifigance.	44
2812134049	Antecedent	A word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word.	45
2812136059	Sarcasm	Literary device meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks to amuse and hurt someone.	46
2812137631	Point of View	Angle of considering things.	47
2812138271	Persona	The mask of an actor	48
2812138731	Genre	Type of art or literature characterized by a specific form. Ex: comedy	49
2812139614	Style	The technique a writer uses in his writing Ex: narrative	50
2812140715	Synecdoche	A part of something represents the ***** or it may use a whole to represent a part. Ex: Suits -> buisinessman	51