AP English Language Vocab Flashcards

4715293965	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	0
4715293966	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	1
4715294953	Allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference	2
4715294954	Ambiguity	uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.	3
4715295615	Anaology	a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.	4
4715299591	Anaphora	the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.	5
4715301004	Anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.	6
4715301623	Antecedent	a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers.	7
4715301869	Antithesis	a contrast or opposition between two things	8
4715301870	Aphorism	pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."	9
4715302390	Apostrophe	a punctuation mark ( ' ) used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry's book ; boys' coats ) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't ; he's ; class of '99 ).	10
4715302932	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	11
4715302933	Atmosphere	the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art.	12
4715316380	Chiasmus	a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. 'Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.'	13
4715316381	Clause	a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.	14
4715318223	Colloquial/Colloquialism	the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing	15
4715319699	Coherance	the quality of being logical and consistent.	16
4715321084	Conciet	a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.	17
4715321800	Connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.	18
4715322467	Denotation	the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.	19
4715347877	Diacope	a rhetorical term meaning repetition of a word or phrase with one or two intervening words.	20
4715347878	Diction	the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.	21
4715348352	Didactic	intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.	22
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4715349075	Expletive		24
4715349795	Euphemism		25
4715350202	Exposition		26
4715351155	Extended Metaphor		27
4715351701	Figurative Language		28
4715351981	Figure of Speech		29
4715352419	Generic Conventions		30
4715354953	Genre		31
4715354954	Homily		32
4715355178	Hyperbole		33
4715357726	Hypophora		34
4715357727	Imagery		35
4715357994	Inference/Infer		36
4715358192	Invective		37
4715358193	Irony/Ironic		38
4715359527	Juxtaposition		39