AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

4805070772	abstract	abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research	0
4805070773	ad hominem	directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or sentiment	1
4805070774	adage, aphorism, maxim	a saying or proverb containing a generally accepted truth or sentiment	2
4805070775	allegory	a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface S+S+S+...	3
4805070776	alliteration	repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem	4
4805070777	allusion	reference to a person, place, event, meant to create an effect or enhance meaning	5
4805070778	ambiguity	a vagueness of meaning; conscious lack of clarity to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations	6
4805070779	anachronism	person, scene, or event that fails to correspond with appropriate time era	7
4805070780	analogy	comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things	8
4805070781	anecdote	brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point	9
4805070782	annotation	a brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature	10
4805070783	antagonist	character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict	11
4805070784	antecedent	a word to which a pronoun refers - must agree in person and number	12
4805070785	antithesis	rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences	13
4805070786	apollonian	in contrast to dionysian, refers to most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior	14
4805070787	apostrophe	a locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present	15
4805070788	arch	characterized by clever or sly humor, often saucy, playful	16
4805070789	archetype	an abstract or ideal conception of a type; a model or form	17
4805070790	assonance	repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry	18
4805070791	bard	a poet	19
4805070792	bathos	insincere or overdone sentimentality	20
4805070793	belles-lettres	a French term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general	21
4805070794	bombast	inflated, pretentious language	22
4805070795	burlesque	a work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation	23
4805070796	cacophony	grating, inharmonious sounds	24
4805070797	canon	the works of considered important in a national literature or period	25
4805070798	caricature	a grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things	26
4805070799	carpe diem	seize the day - a common theme	27
4805070800	circumlocution	literally "talking around" a subject	28