AP Language Flashcards

3332607822	Diction	word choice	0
3332609433	Didactic	piece of work that is strictly for teaching or learning	1
3332609434	Epigraph	using a quote in the beginning of a work to hint at the title ex- Glass Menargie	2
3332613208	Euphemism	using word in a piece of work to appease polotical or social stannard of offensive	3
3332613209	Euphony	pleasant sounds( opposite of Cacophony) ex- Mist Mellow	4
3357472176	Expository Writing	Writing(not a work) meant to inform	5
3357486002	Extended Metaphor	a metaphor, that is developed to a great length and is frequent in a work Great Gatsby- Eyes	6
3357494945	Figurative Language	writing or speech that is uninformative and is meant to be imagintive and vivid	7
3357501085	Generic Conventions	things that make up a Genre ex) to make a Scary Story Genre you need a creepy house	8
3357730806	Metaphor	two seemingly unlike things are compared WITHOUT using like or as ex) the skies of his future began to darken	9
3357739664	Loose Sentence	sentence with an Indpendent clause comes first and is then followed by the dependent ex) I found a large room, obvisoulsy a former garage, dimly lit and packed with cots	10
3357761199	Verbal Irony	word literally state the opposite of the writers true meaning ex) Clear as Mud, Soft as a Brick	11
3357763048	Dramatic Irony	Facts or events are unknown to characters but know to readers Ex) Great Gatsby Car scene , Romeo & Juliet	12
3357822773	Situational Irony	events turn out opposite of what was expected ex) fire station burns down, the police station gets robbed	13
3357830676	Irony	opposite of what someone would think/ realitiy Ex) The lifeguard drowned.	14
3358076403	Invective	an emotionally violent or verbal attack ex) , Calling someone a filthy liar, Calling someone a chicken	15
3358076404	Induction	going from specific to general EX) black marbles	16
3358077731	Imagery	lanaguage that appeals to your senses	17
3358077755	Hyperbole	exagertaion or overstatement ex) I am so hungry, I could eat a horse	18
3358079584	Homily	Think Church Riley, so basically it means any serious talk or lecture involing spitural or moral advice	19
3358099626	Genre	A catergory that fits literary work	20