AP Language Flashcards

4426474664	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbollically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.	0
4426474665	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.	1
4426474666	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such an an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.	2
4426474667	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	3
4426474668	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.	4
4426474669	Caricature	A verbal description.	5
4426474670	Colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.	6
4426474671	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	7
4426474672	Denotation	The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color.	8
4426474673	Diction	Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.	9
4426474674	Didactic	From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching."	10
4426474675	Euphemism	From the Greek for "good speech," euphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant work or concept.	11
4426474676	Extended Metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	12
4426474677	Figurative Language	Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.	13
4426474678	Figure of Speech	A device used to produce figurative language. (Includes: apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement.	14
4426474679	Genre	The major category into which a literary work fits.	15
4426474680	Homily	This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, and it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	16
4435732792	Hyperbole	A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.	17
4435732793	Imagery	The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions	18
4435732794	Inference	To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.	19
4435732795	Invective	An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	20
4435732796	Irony	The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.	21
4435732797	Verbal Irony	When the words literally state the opposite of the writer's meaning.	22
4435732798	Situational Irony	When events turn out the opposite of what as expected.	23
4435732799	Dramatic Irony	When facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or piece of fiction but known to the reader or audience	24
4435732800	Loose Sentence	A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses.	25
4435732801	Metaphor	A forgive of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.	26
4435732802	Mood	The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work.	27
4435732803	Oxymoron	A figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.	28
4435732804	Paradox	A statements that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.	29
4435732805	Parallelism	Also referred to as parallel structure, it refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.	30
4435732806	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	31
4435732807	Pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.	32
4435732808	Periodic Sentence	The opposite of loose sentence, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.	33
4435732809	Personification	A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions.	34
4435732810	Prose	One of the major diversions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.	35
4435732811	Repetition	The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, words, phrase, clause, or sentence.	36
4435918251	Rhetoric	Describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.	37
4435918252	Sarcasm	Involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something.	38
4435918253	Satire	A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.	39
4435918254	Senantics	The brand of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.	40
4435918255	Syllogism	A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.	41
4435918256	Syntax	The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences.	42
4435918257	Theme	The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life.	43
4435918258	Thesis	Is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expressed the authors opinion or purpose.	44
4435918259	Tone	Describes the author's attitude towards his material.	45
4435918260	Understatement	The ironic minimalist G of fact, presenting something as less significant than it is.	46
4435918261	Wit	Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights.	47