AP Language Vocab 1 Flashcards

2887765048	Abstract	refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images.	0
2887766790	Ad Hominem	In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponents ideas. it comes from the Latin meaning "against the man".	1
2887771128	Allegory	A work that functions on a symbolic level.	2
2887774646	Alliteration	the repetition of initial consonant sounds such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"	3
2887777975	Allusion	a reference contained in a work	4
2887779299	Ambiguity	the multiple meanings either intentional or unintentional of a word ,phrase ,sentence or passage.	5
2887782409	Analogy	a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. it is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation also applies to the original circumstance.	6
2887786436	Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines	7
2887789093	Anastrophe	transposition of normal word order	8
2887790746	Anecdote	a story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point.	9
2887794572	Antiphrasis	one word irony, established by context	10
2887796038	Antistrophe	repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses;	11
2887797737	Antithesis	the presentation of two contrasting images. the ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause or paragraphs. "To be or not to be"	12
2887801831	Aphorism	a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principal.	13
2887805021	Apostrophe	figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction such as liberty or love.	14
2887807020	Archaism	use of an older or obsolete form	15
2887808084	Assonance	repetition of the same sound in words close together	16
2887809304	Atmophere	the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author choice of objects that are described.	17
2887813301	Attitude	the relationship an author has toward his or her subject and his or her audience	18
2887818945	Cacophony	harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work.	19
2887820145	Chiasmus	two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels but in inverted order	20
2887824566	Cliche	an overused common expression. the term derived from a french word for a stereotype printing block. just as many identical copies can be made from such a block.	21
2887829158	Climax	Arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power	22
2887831270	Colloquial	the use of slang in writing often to create local color and to provide an informal tone. like huckleberry finn	23
2887834409	Comic Relief	the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event.	24