Ap Language and Composition Vocabulary Flashcards

6704230649	Ad Homenim	An attack on another person's character rather than their arguement	0
6703501855	Allegory	A work in which the events that happen possess hidden meaning	1
6703507587	Alliteration	A stylistics device in which a number of words with the same first consonant occur close together	2
6703516435	Allusion	A brief indirect reference to a noun of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance	3
6703524197	Ambiguity	Deliberate suggestion to two or more endings in a single work	4
6704298962	Anadiplosis	The repetition of the last words of a sentence in the first word of the next sentence	5
6703535391	Analogy	Creating a comparison between two different things or a relationship between them	6
6703958087	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple clauses. The opposite of Epistrophe	7
6703903680	Anecdote	A small story used to serve as a an example to prove a point	8
6703545069	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	9
6703552255	Antithesis	The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite	10
6703559094	Aphorism	An authoritative statement which expresses a general truth about a moral principle	11
6703577546	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses something that cannot respond, such as a concept or an inanimate object	12
6704073667	Asyndeton	The removal of conjunctions from a sentence. The opposite of polysyndeton	13
6704092241	Author Bias	When an author expresses personal opinion in his/her work	14
6704085059	Cacophony	A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds	15
6703584896	Caricature	A description or image that distorts the physical features of someone for comedic effect	16
6703597885	colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	17
6703608645	Connotation	The implied meaning of a word	18
6703611656	Denotation	The literal meaning of a word	19
6703621744	Diction	The author's choice of words to express a specific emotion or theme in writing	20
6703624469	Didactic	Words that have the intent to teach or instruct from moral or ethical principles	21
6704273786	Epanalepsis	The repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning and end of a sentence	22
6703635846	Euphemism	More agreeable or less offensive ways to say unpleasant things	23
6703642705	Figurative Language	Writing or speech that is not meant to be literally interpreted	24
6703650914	Genre	The category into which a work usually fits	25
6704319361	Anastrophe	An inversion of the normal sentence structure. A figure of speech used by yoda	26
6703659374	Hyperbole	A figure of speech that deliberately exaggerates or blows something out of proportion	27
6703919479	Imagery	Descriptive words used to "paint" a picture in the reader's imagination	28
6704102490	Implication	A figure of speech that hints at something without expressly stating it	29
6703909361	Invective	A verbal attack using strong, abrasive language	30
6703929259	Irony	The expression of meaning through the use of words indicating the opposite	31
6704066900	Juxtaposition	When two opposing ideas are put next to one another for comparison or contrast	32
6703943789	Litotes	An affirmative statement using double negatives to indicate a positive	33
6704107739	Local Color	Placing emphasis on customs, clothing, dialect, or landscape of a particular setting	34
6703948981	Metaphor	A figure of speech using the implied comparison of two unlike things	35
6703979397	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for the name of something closely related to it	36
6703985479	Mood	The prevailing atmosphere or emotion of a work	37
6704096567	Motif	A recurring theme or idea in a literary or musical work	38
6703995469	Narrative	The telling of a story or an account of a series of events	39
6704181136	Non-sequitor	Skips a logical step and shows one statement after another that is almost completely unrelated	40
6703999876	Onomatopoeia	A figure of speech in which sounds are expressed as words	41
6704005091	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that groups two contradictory things to create a paradox	42
6704010804	Paradox	A self-contradicting statement that when observed reveals a hidden truth	43
6704023693	Parallelism	The use of repeating words or phrases to make sentences sound similar	44
6704031769	Parody	A work that imitates the style of another work in order to create comedic effect or ridicule the original piece	45
6704039815	Pedantic	Using excessive scholarly words instead of speaking plainly	46
6704044350	Personification	A figure of speech in which the author expresses human qualities in non human things, such as objects or animals	47
6704053011	Point of View	The perspective from which the story is told	48
6704245220	Polysyndeton	The addition of one conjunction after another to add emphasis. The opposite of asyndeton	49
6704117874	Repetition	The duplication of any element of language, such as a word, phrase, sound, or clause	50
6704263820	Rhetorical Question	A question is asked with no intent of receiving an answer	51
6704131529	Sarcasm	A form of irony used to ridicule something	52
6704135370	Satire	A work that targets human imperfection	53
6704158864	Stream of Consciousness	A character's thoughts and reactions perceived as a constant flow	54
6704150632	Style	The sum of an author's diction, syntax, and figurative language	55
6704167550	Syllogism (modus ponens)	A form of reasoning where a conclusion is drawn from two beliefs, each of which share a common term not present in the conclusion	56
6712109270	Synecdoche	A figure of speech where the whole is addressed by a part	57
6704192593	Synesthesia	When one kind of sensory input evokes a different kind of sensory input	58
6704196363	Syntax	The way an author chooses to join phrases, clauses, and sentences	59
6704203674	Theme	The central idea or message of a work	60
6704206630	Tone	Describes the author's attitude toward the material, the audience or both. Similar to mood	61
6704217456	Transition	A word or phrase that links different ideas	62
6704221976	Understatement	Deliberately presenting something as less significant than it is	63