AP Language Lit Terms Flashcards

3656709032	Allegory	Using characters or the story to symbolically represent a second meaning	0
3656709033	Alliteration	The repetition of consonant sounds in words	1
3656709034	Allusion	A reference to something else in a work	2
3656709035	Ambiguity	The multiple or unclear meaning of a word, sentence, or passage	3
3656709037	Anaphora	Exact repetition of words or phrases ("I have a dream")	4
3656709038	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	5
3656709039	Antithesis	The contrast of ideas in statements ("Fair is foul, foul is fair")	6
3656709040	Aphorism	A short phrase from an author which summarizes their point	7
3656709041	Apostrophe	Speaking to something or someone that cannot answer	8
3656709043	Cacophony	Unpleasant words or discordant sounds	9
3656709044	Caricature	A verbal, exaggerated, comic description of someone's characteristics	10
3656709045	Catharsis	The process of relieving emotions in the audience	11
3656709046	Clause	A unit of language that contains a subject and a verb	12
3656709047	Colloquial	Informal language	13
3656709049	Connotation	The non-literal meaning of a word that is associated with it	14
3656709051	Diction	Word choice	15
3656709053	Digression	The use of unrelated material	16
3656709057	Euphemism	Using soft language to represent harsh or offensive things	17
3656709061	Foil	A character that sharply contrasts another character in the same work	18
3656709062	Foreshadowing	Hints or clues that suggest events yet to occur	19
3656709063	Generic Conventions	The traditions of a genre	20
3656709065	Hyperbole	Deliberate exaggeration	21
3656709067	Imagery	Language evoking the senses or emotions	22
3656709070	Invective	A strong verbal insult	23
3656709071	Irony	The contrast between what is said and what is meant, when things turn out the opposite of what is expected	24
3656709076	Metaphor	Implied comparison of seemingly dissimilar things	25
3656709077	Metonymy	Replacing the name of thing with the name of something related ("The White House declared" \| "The President declared")	26
3656709078	Mood	The atmosphere or emotional air of a work	27
3656709079	Motif	An image that appears throughout a work	28
3656709080	Narrative	The telling of a story or events	29
3656709081	Onomatopoeia	Sounds that aren't words represented by letters	30
3656709082	Oxymoron	Pairing antonyms paradoxically	31
3656709083	Parable	A story designed to illustrate a moral, principle, or answer a question	32
3656709084	Paradox	A statement that is self-contradictory	33
3656709086	Parody	A comic, deliberate imitation of something else	34
3656709087	Pastoral	A rural or natural setting	35
3656709090	Personification	Applying human characteristics to things that are not human	36
3656709091	Point-of-View	The perspective from which a story is told	37
3656709095	Rhetoric	Argumentative language	38
3656709097	Rhetorical question	A question that does not seek an answer	39
3656709098	Satire	A work that parodies something else, usually comical	40
3656709100	Setting	The background or location of a work (time and place)	41
3656709101	Simile	Comparing unlike things using 'like,' 'as,' or 'than'	42
3656709107	Theme	The central idea or message of a work	43
3656709108	Thesis	The sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses opinion or answers a question	44
3656709109	Tone	Similar to mood. The attitude of the author.	45