AP Language Flashcards

6727004066	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one	0
6727011639	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words	1
6727019015	Allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference	2
6727031947	Ambiguity	uncertainty or inexactness in language	3
6727036352	Analogy	a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification	4
6727048373	Anaphora	one of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences	5
6727145508	Antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	6
6727154218	Antimetabole	a literary and rhetorical device in which a phrase or sentence is repeated, but in reverse order	7
6727172859	Antithesis	a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else	8
6727175734	Aphorism	a terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral principle	9
6727184458	Apostrophe (figure of speech)	a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified, abstraction, such as liberty or love. An address to someone or something that cannot answer. The effect is to display intense emotion, which can no longer be held back.	10
6727217613	Appositive	noun, noun phrase, or noun clause which follows a noun or pronoun and renames the noun or pronoun	11
6727224643	Archaic Diction	the use of words common to an earlier time period	12
6727230392	Asyndeton	leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses	13
6727236041	Polysyndeton	the deliberate use of a series of conjunctions	14
6727238459	Atmosphere	the emotional feeling or mood of a place, scene, or event	15
6727485310	Caricature	a description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect	16
6727489004	Clause	a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and verb	17
6727493423	Chiasmus	a figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but revere the order of analogous words ex: "Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds"	18
6727561404	Colloquial	the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	19
6727575116	Conceit	a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. Displays intellectual cleverness.	20
6727592993	Connotation	the non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes.	21
6727856560	Denotation	the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color	22
6727864030	Diction	the author's choice of words that creates a tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning	23
6727870173	Didactic	writing whose purpose is to teach, usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns	24
6727973061	Euphemism	a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable (passing away vs. dying)	25
6727982011	Exigence	an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak	26