AP Language and Composition Flashcards

3751653276	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal plot Example: George Orwell's Animal Farm	0
3751653277	Alliteration	The repitition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words	1
3751653278	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known. Can be events, myths, places, works of art, or other pieces of literature	2
3751653279	Analogy	A simalarity between two different things or the relationship between them. An analogy can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.	3
3751653280	Antithesis	The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite Example: " It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"	4
3751653281	Aphorism	A terse statement of a general truth or a moral principle.	5
3751653282	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction	6
3751653283	Caricature	A description that is distorted or exaggerated, for comic effect. Usually in reference to someone's physical features	7
3751653284	Colloquial/ colloquialism	The use of slang/ informalities Example: "y'all"	8
3751653285	Connotation	The non literal, associative meaning of a word. The feelings associated with a word	9
3751653286	Denotation	The dictionary (literal) definition of a word	10
3772836905	Diction	Authors word choice	11
3772836906	Euphanism	A warmer, fuzzier substitution for a generally unpleasant or offensive word or concept Example: Saying "he passed away" instead of "he died"	12
3772836907	Extended Metaphor	A metaphor developed at length, occurring frequently throughout a work	13
3772836908	Genre	The majority category in which a literary work fits	14
3772836909	Hyperbole	A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration and/or overstatement Example: "I told you a thousand times already"	15
3772836910	Imagery	Sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions	16
3772836911	Irony/Ironic	A contrast between what is stated explicitly and what it means; the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true Three main types: Verbal Irony- words state the opposite of the writers meaning	17
3772836912	Metaphor	A figure of speech using comparison of unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting similarity	18
3772836913	Metonymy	The name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it Example: "The White House declared..." However, we know the White House itself does not speak	19
3772836914	Mood	The prevailing atmosphere in a text Setting, tone, and events affect the mood Mood is the audience feelings, tone is the writers attitude	20
3772836915	Onomatopoeia	A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated Example: "Boom" or " Pow"	21
3772836916	Oxymoron	The grouping of contradicting terms	22
3772836917	Paradox	A statement that appears to be contradictory, but upon closer inspection, contains a degree of truth Example: "This sentence is false"	23
3772836918	Parallelism	A.k.a parallel structure Structural similarity within words, phrases,	24
3781577725	Parody	A work that closely imitates style/content of another with the specific aim for comic effect	25
3781577726	Personification	Author describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human characteristics	26
3781577727	Point of view	Perspective from which a story is told Types: 1st person-"I" 3rd person-"he","she", or "they"	27
3781577728	Prose	A main literary genre -Refers to fiction and nonfiction -Standard English syntax and grammar -The opposite of poetry	28
3781577729	Rhetoric	The art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively	29
3781577730	Sarcasm	Bitter, caustic language meant to hurt or ridicule	30
3781577731	Satire	A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions for the purpose of reform or ridicule	31
3781577732	Style	An evaluation of the sum of an authors choices	32
3781577733	Symbol/symbolism	Anything that represents itself and stands for something else	33
3781577734	Syntax	The way an author joins words into phrases, clauses, and sentances	34
3781589557	Theme	The central idea of the work	35
3781589558	Tone	Authors attitude toward a subject	36