AP Language Flashcards

653100101	allegory	a narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrates multiple levels of meaning and significance. Often a universal symbol or a personified abstraction.	0
48018451	Alliteration	The sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate, stressed syllables.	1
684770778	Allusion	A literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference in a literary work.	2
114341235	Anaphora	The regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses.	3
695359742	Antithesis	The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or paralleled words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas. Ex. many are called, few are chosen.	4
830706668	Aphorism	A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief	5
686594362	Appeals to.....authority, emotion, logic	Rhetorical arguments in which the speaker claims to be an authority or expert in a field, or attempts play upon the emotions, or appeals to the use of reason	6
643677464	Apostrophe	An address or invocation to something intimate, often in poetry Ex. Death not be proud	7
403917536	Assonance	The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words. Slows down the pace. Ex. I like Ike.	8
1028057030	Asyndeton	A syntactical structure in which conjuctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose	9
565382104	Attitude	The sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing; the author's feelings toward his or her subject, characters, events, or theme. It might even be his or her feelings for the reader.	10
8007256	Begging the question	An argumentative ploy where the arguer sidesteps the question or the conflict, evades or ignores the real question.	11
1007134283	Canon	That which has been accepted as authentic. Ex. Great Gatsby in the American Literature Canon	12
190462552	Chiasmus	A figure of speech and generally a syntactical structure wherein the order of the terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second.	13
1259170894	Colloquial	A term identifying the diction of the common, ordinary folks, especially in a specific region or area	14
642867002	Conceit	A comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem	15
659596665	Connotation	The implied, suggested, or underlying meaning of a word or phrase	16
461041428	Consonance	The repletion of two or more consonants with a change in intervening vowels	17
700015718	Critique	An assessment analysis of something, such as a passage of writing, for determining what it is, what its limitations are, and how it conforms to the standard of the genre	18
1598461857	Deductive reasoning	The method of argument in which specific statements and conclusions are drawn from general principles: movement form the general to the specific	19
767021186	Dialect	The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group	20
543103854	Diction	The specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose or effect	21
1697039847	Didactic	Writing or speech that had an instructive purpose or a lesson; often associated with a dry pompous presentation	22
958764594	Elegy	A poem or prose that laments, or meditates upon the death of a person	23
1568694633	Epistrophe	In rhetoric, the repletion of a phrase at the end of successive sentences	24
697731830	Epitaph	Writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon a headstone	25
745363218	Ethos	In rhetoric, the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator	26
2331221630	Eulogy	A speech or written passage in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person	27
2331225125	Euphemism	An indirect, kinder, or less harsh or hurtful way of expressing unpleasant information	28
2331233486	Exposition	The interpretation or analysis of a text. Also, the opening section of a narrative or dramatic structure in which characters, setting, theme, and conflict can be revealed	29
2331255368	Extended Metaphor	A series of comparisons within a piece of writing. If they are consistently one concept, this is also known as a conceit	30
2331260516	Figurative Language	Language with levels of meaning expressed through figures of speech such as personification, metaphor, litote, etc.	31
2331269300	Flashback	An earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narration	32
2331277551	Genre	A type or class of literature, such as epic, narrative, poetry, biography, history	33
2331284634	Homily	A sermon, but more contemporary uses include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual life	34
2331296663	Hyperbole	Overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention	35
2331302896	Imagery	Any sensory detail or evocation in a work to evoke a feeling, to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object. Involves any or all of the five senses.	36
2331309459	Inductive Reasoning	The method of reasoning or argument in which general statements and conclusions are drawn from specific principles: movement from the specific to the general	37
2331318071	Inference	A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data. Looking at the clues, learning the facts	38
2331328232	Irony	The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. The intended meaning is often the opposite of what is stated, often suggesting light sarcasm	39
2331334623	Isocolon	Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length	40
2331340099	Jargon	Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group	41
2331343614	Juxtaposition	The location of one thing adjacent to another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose	42
2331355340	Litote	A figure speech that emphasizes its subject by conscious understatement	43
2331360544	Loose Sentence	A long sentence that starts with its main clause, which is followed by several dependent clauses and modifying phrases	44
2331367477	Metaphor	One thing pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness to analogy. An implicit comparison or identification of one thing with another, without the use of like or as	45
2331379026	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which an attribute or commonly associated feature is used	46
2401719089	Mode of Discourse	The way in which information is presented in written or spoken form. Narration, description, process analysis, and cause and effect are all types of this	47
2401723915	Mood	A feeling or ambience resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/narrator's attitude and point of view. It is a "feeling" that establishes the atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse	48
2401739678	Narrative	A mode of discourse that tells a story of some sort and it is based on sequences of connected events, usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework	49
2401744278	Onomatopoeia	A word capturing or approximating the sound of what is described. The purpose of these words is to make a passage more effective for the reader for the reader or listener	50
2401750141	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements	51
2401753054	Paradox	A statement that seems contradictory but may probably be true	52
2401754481	Parallel Structure	The use of similar forms in writing for nouns, verbs, phrases, or thoughts. In prose, recurrent syntactical similarity where several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed alike to show that their ideas are equal in importance	53
2401764684	Pathos	That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow. In argument or persuasion it tends to be the evocation of pity	54
2401770246	Periodic Sentence	A long sentence in which the main clause is not completed until the end	55
2401773357	Personification	Treating an abstraction or nonhuman object as if it were a person by endowing it with human features or qualitites	56
2401778502	Point of View	The relation in which a narrator/author stands to a subject of discourse. Requires the reader to establish the historical perspective of what is being said	57
2401784595	Prose	The ordinary form of written language without metrical structure in contrast to verse and poetry	58
2401790436	Realism	Attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail	59
2401795102	Rebuttal	An argument technique wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and countered	60
2401801026	Rhetoric	The art of using words to persuade in writing or speaking	61
2401802692	Rhetorical Question	A question that is asked simply for the sake of stylistic effect and is not expected to be answered	62
2401804862	Sarcasm	A form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually critical. Can be light, and gently poke fun at something, or it can be harsh and mean	63
2401809808	Satire	A literary work that holds up human failings to ridicule and censure	64
2401811926	Simile	A direct, explicit comparison of one thing to another, using the words using like or as	65
2404218116	Style	The manner in which a writer combines and arranges words, shapes ideas, and utilizes syntax and structure	66
2404221459	Symbolism	Use of a person, place, thing, event, or pattern that figuratively represents or "stands for" something else	67
2404224715	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part signifies a whole	68
2404228390	Syntax	The way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. Basically, sentence structure	69
2404231404	Theme	The central or dominant idea or focus of a work. The statement a passage makes about its subject	70
2404234275	Tone	The attitude the narrator/author has toward the subject and theme. Based on particular stylistic devices employed by the author	71
2404238170	Voice	The acknowledged or unacknowledged source of the words of the story; the speaker's or narrator's particular "take" on an idea based on a particular passage and how all the elements of the style of the piece come together to express his/her feelings	72
2404246751	Zeugma	A grammatically correct construction in which a word, usually a verb or adjective, is applied to two or more nouns without being repeated	73