Ap language arts terms Flashcards

4793571487	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words	0
4793573093	Allusion	a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance	1
4793574224	Anadiplosis	the repetition of a word or words in successive Clauses in such a way that the second Clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause	2
4793574760	Anaphora	deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect	3
4793575323	Anastrophe	the order of the noun in the adjective in the sentence is exchanged	4
4793576190	Antimetabole	the repeating of a phrase in reverse order	5
4793576683	Antithesis	rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve of contrasting effect	6
4793576916	Aphorism	a statement of Truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner	7
4793577218	Apostrophe	punctuation mark used to indicate possession or the omission of letters / numbers	8
4793578954	Apposition	an arrangement of words in which a noun or noun phrase is followed by another noun or noun phrase that refers to the same thing	9
4793577559	assonance	when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel but start with different consonant sounds	10
4793581156	asyndeton	intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, that maintains the grammatical accuracy	11
4793581508	Circumlocution	the use of many words or fewer would do, especially in deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive	12
4793581848	climax	the most intense, exciting, or important points of something; culmination or apex	13
4793584146	consonance	repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase	14
4793585595	denotation/connotation	literal or dictionary meaning of a word in contrast to its connotative or Associated meanings	15
4793586151	diction	style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by Speaker or writer	16
4793586549	ellipsis	device used in narratives to omit some parts of a sentence or event which gives the reader a chance to fill the gaps while acting it out	17
4793587315	Epanalepsis	repetition of same words at the end and start of a sentence	18
4793590200	Epistrophe	the same word returns at the end of each sentence	19
4793590445	Euphemism	polite, indirect Expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite	20
4793591276	extended metaphor	a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or poem	21
4793591936	figures of speech	a phrase or word having different meaning than its literal meaning	22
4793592714	foreshadowing	a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story	23
4793592995	hyperbole	figure of speech which involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis	24
4793593294	imagery	the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses	25
4793594225	verbal irony	occurs when a speaker speak something contradictory to what he intends to	26
4793595446	situational irony	incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen and what actually happens instead	27
4793596585	dramatic irony	the audience knows more about the situations, causes of conflicts, and their resolutions before leading characters	28
4793597604	malapropism	a use of an incorrect word in place of a similar sounding word that results in a nonsensical and humorous expression	29
4793598799	metaphor	figure of speech which makes an , implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share common characteristics	30
4793600233	mood	a literary element that evokes certain feelings or Vibes in a readers through words and description	31
4793601075	motivation	the reason behind a character's specific action or behavior	32
4793601833	Narration	a character tells a story to other characters	33
4793602118	onomatopoeia	a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing	34
4793602387	oxymoron	figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect	35
4793602668	parallelism	the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their Construction	36
4793603394	periphrasis	the use of excessive and longer words to convey a meaning which could have been conveyed with the shorter expression or phrase	37
4793604011	personification	figure of speech in which a thing, and idea or an animal is given human attributes	38
4793604552	plot	the events that make up a story or the main parts of a story	39
4793604864	polysyndeton		40
4793606263	Prosody	the study of meter; intonation and rhythm of a poetic work	41
4793606969	protagonist	Central character or leading figure in poetry	42
4793607180	pun	a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings	43
4793608040	repetition	a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer	44
4793608528	rhetorical question	a question asked for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected	45
4793609146	sarcasm	to speak bitterly. A literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks	46
4793610730	Satire	a technique to expose and criticize foolishness and Corruption of an individual or a society by using humor,, exaggeration or ridicule	47
4793612041	synecdoche	a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part	48
4793612731	Syntax	dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought	49
4793613323	understatement	figure of speech which employs an understatement by using double negatives	50