AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 6445289752 | Irony (Big 9) | The contrast between what is stated and what it is really meant Verbal- Sarcasm Situational- The situation itself is unexpected Dramatic-Reader knows more than the character (ex: verbal-I Want a Wife- the author doesn't not actually want a wife she just wants someone to do all the household chores; ex: situational-Story of an Hour, the wife is happy her husband is dead only to find out he is alive in the end.; ex: dramatic-Romeo and Juliet-the audience knew Juliet wasn't dead, but Romeo didn't). | 0 | |
| 6445291597 | Tone (Big 9) | Describes the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both (ex: Ain't I a Woman-Sojourner Truth's tone is anger when she talks about racial segregation). | 1 | |
| 6445291598 | Attitude | A writer's position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing (ex: The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost's attitude reveals on us that the speaker was compelled to make a choice that was very difficult for him, but now he is nostalgic about it.) | 2 | |
| 6445294238 | Point of View (Big 9) | The perspective from which a story is told. (Ex: Invisible Man- first person he uses the words I, and Me). | 3 | |
| 6445294267 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement (ex: Model's Proposal- the author exaggerates the actions that should be taken to reach perfection to prove his point). | 4 | |
| 6445295966 | Sarcasm | The use of irony to mock or convey contempt (ex: I Want a Wife-the author doesn't not actually want a wife she just wants someone to do all the household chores). | 5 | |
| 6445295967 | Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's vices and follies(ex: A Model's Proposal-the author exaggerates the actions that should be taken to reach perfection to prove his point ). | 6 | |
| 6445297327 | Understatement | Ironic minimizing of fact (ex: Ain't I a woman?- Sojourner Truth tells the audience about white superiority. Whites think they are superior to blacks). | 7 | |
| 6445297328 | Style (Big 9) | The arrangement of words in a manner which best expresses the individuality of the author (ex: Two Views of the River- the first half is poetic symbolizing his love and interest for the river, and the second half looses its poetic feel signifying his loss of interest in the river). | 8 | |
| 6445304563 | Diction (Big 9) | The apt selection of words for a particular meaning to create a certain effect (ex: Snow, Alvarez uses words such as holocaust and not Holocaust as she knows the weight to the word and how to convey its meaning). | 9 | |
| 6445305869 | Syntax (Big 9) | The way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences (ex: Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare reversed the general order of English sentences by placing the verbs at the end of sentences). | 10 | |
| 6445307249 | Organization (Big 9) | structure, pattern (ex: Story of an Hour, is in chronological order as it has a beginning, middle, and end). | 11 | |
| 6445309179 | Argument/Persuasion (Big 9) | Writing designed to prove the validity of an idea, or point of view, by presenting sound reasoning, discussion, and argument that convinces the reader. (ex: Gettysburg Address- Lincoln persuades his audience to conserve the union and to pick through the war). | 12 | |
| 6445309180 | Analogy | A comparison of two things (ex:A models proposal- "these persons are blemishes"). | 13 | |
| 6445310687 | Connotation | The cluster of implications that words or phrases may carry with them (ex: Snow- Holocaust has a negative connotation, adding to the scary tone of the portion). | 14 | |
| 6445310688 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning (ex: Animal Farm uses animals on a farm to describe the overthrow of the Russian Nicholas II and the communist Revolution of Russia before WWI | 15 | |
| 6445310689 | Allusion | Direct or indirect reference to something which is commonly known, such as an event, myth, place, or work of art (ex: Invisible man-biblical allusion- Mary). | 16 | |
| 6445312536 | Descriptive Detail | Having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay (ex:Two views of the river- he describes the river in very strong detail). | 17 | |
| 6445312537 | Colloquial(ism) | The use of slang or in-formalities in speech or writing (ex: When someone writes in the first person or uses contractions.) | 18 | |
| 6445315156 | Didactic | Have the primary aim of teaching or instructing (ex: Wear Sunscreen, the author teaches the audience to take care of themselves ). | 19 | |
| 6445315157 | Euphemism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word or concept (ex: How Americans use the word "restroom" because it is cleaner instead of using the word "toilet") | 20 | |
| 6445316712 | Inference/Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented (ex: Models Proposal, it is inferred that the author wants the audience to bleach their eyes) | 21 | |
| 6445316713 | Parallelism | The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity (ex: A Tale of Two Cities, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times") | 22 | |
| 6445318523 | Repitition | The duplication of any element of language (ex: I Want a Wife, the author repeats the words "I want a wife" to show how much the wife does for her family). | 23 | |
| 6472321018 | Imagery (Big 9) | Concrete representations of a sensory experience that can be known by one or more of the senses. (ex: In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens uses many images to describe a damp morning in a marsh.) | 24 |