AP Language Flashcards

2896901029	Anecdote	a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorooous effect or to make a point.	0
2896901030	Extended Metaphor	a sustained comparison, often referred to as a conceit.The extended metaphor is developed throughout a piece of writing	1
2896901031	Figurative Language	Language that contains figures of speech, such as similes and metaphors, in order to create associations that are imaginative rather than literal	2
2896901032	Figures Of Speech	expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personifications that make imaginative, rather than literal, comparisons or associations	3
2896901033	Foreshadowing	the use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs late in the work	4
2896901034	Image	a word or words, either figurative or literal, used to describe a sensory experience or an object perceived by the sense. Art image is always a concrete representation.	5
2896901035	Imagery	words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the five senses in order to create a mental picture	6
2896901036	Metaphor	a figure of speech that uses the name of an object, person, or idea to represent something with which it is associated, such as using "the crown" to refer to a monarch; also, "the pen is mightier than the sword"	7
2896901037	Narration	the telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse	8
2896901038	Personification	the attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or an inanimate object	9
2896901039	Protagonist	the main character of a literary work	10
2896901040	Rhetorical Question	one that does not expect an explicit answer. it is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or audience	11
2896901041	Setting	Time and place of a literary work	12
2896901042	Simile	a figurative that uses like, as, or as if to make a direct comparison between two essentially different objects, actions, or qualities; for example, "the sky looked like an artist canvas"	13
2896901043	Speaker	the voice of a work; an author may speak as himself or herself or as a fictitious persona	14
2896901044	Stereotype	a character that represents a trait that is usually attributed to a particular social or racial group and who lacks individuality; a conventional patter, expression or idea	15
2896901045	Theme	the central idea or "message" or a literary work	16
2896901046	Thesis	the main idea of a piece of writing. it presents the authors assertion or claim. the effectiveness of a presentation is often based on how well the writer presents, develops, and supports the thesis	17
2896901047	Transition	a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph	18
2896901048	Symbolism	the use of symbols or anything that is meant to be taken both literally and as representative of a higher and more complex significance	19