AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 6456570942 | Irony (Big 9) | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant a) Verbal-the words state the opposite of the writer's true meaning (ex: I Want a Wife- author doesn't actually want a wife she just wants someone to do everything for her ). b) Situational-events turn out opposite of what is expected by characters and readers (ex: Gift of the Magi - couple give each other gifts which turn out to be useless). c) Dramatic-facts or events are unknown to the character in a piece, but is known to the reader (ex: Romeo and Juliet- audience knows Juliet is alive but Romeo doesn't ). | 0 | |
| 6456570943 | Tone (Big 9) | the general attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation (ex: Ain't I a Woman - tone is anger when talking about racial segregation ). | 1 | |
| 6456570944 | Attitude | a writers intellectual position toward his or her material, the audience or both (ex: Models proposal- autos attitude toward Beauty standards is negayive) | 2 | |
| 6456570945 | Point of View (Big 9) | The perspective from which a story is told. a) First Person- narrator tells the story (ex: Invisible Man) b) third person- narrator users 3rd person pronouns; he, she (our town) C)Third person Omniscient-narrator presents the thoughts of all characters (ex: Our Town) D)third person limited- presents point of view of only one character (ex: The awakening Edna point of view only) | 3 | |
| 6456570946 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement (ex: Color of Water when James says "a hurricane won't mover her") | 4 | |
| 6456570947 | Sarcasm | The use of irony to mock or convey contempt (ex: I Want a Wife- author doesn't really want a wife). | 5 | |
| 6456570948 | Satire | The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices (ex: A Model's Proposal- author exaggerates actions that are taken to reach perfection). | 6 | |
| 6456570949 | Understatement | Ironic minimizing of fact (ex: Ain't I woman- author tells the audience about white superiority. And whites think they are superior) | 7 | |
| 6456570950 | Style (Big 9) | The arrangement of words in a manner which at once best expresses the individuality of the author (ex: Two Views of the River-first half is poetic symbolizing his love for the river and second half looses it poetic feel signifying his loss of interest) | 8 | |
| 6456570951 | Diction (Big 9) | The apt/advanced selection of words for a particular meaning to create a certain effect (ex: Snow- holocaust). | 9 | |
| 6456570952 | Syntax (Big 9) | The way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences (ex: everybody's free to wear sunscreen- at time he uses small one word imperative sentences ) | 10 | |
| 6456570953 | Organization (Big 9) | structure, pattern (ex: Story of an Hour-chronological order) | 11 | |
| 6456570954 | 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 audience to conserve Union and pick through war ). | 12 | |
| 6456570955 | Analogy | A comparison of two things (ex: A models proposal- "these persons are blemishes") | 13 | |
| 6456570956 | Connotation | The cluster of implications that words or phrases may carry with them (ex: Snow- holocaust has a negative connotation, adding to scary tone ) | 14 | |
| 6456570957 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning (ex: Invisible man/Lord of the Flies characters symbolize different things like leadership). | 15 | |
| 6456570958 | Allusion | Direct or indirect referene to something which is commonly known, such as an event, bk, myth, place, or work of art (ex: Invisible man-biblical allusion;Mary). | 16 | |
| 6456570959 | Descriptive Detail | Having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay (ex: Two views of the river-author describes the river in strong detail) | 17 | |
| 6456570960 | Colloquial(ism) | The use of slang or in-formalities in speech or writing (ex: Mark twain- he uses a lot of American dialect) | 18 | |
| 6456570961 | Didactic | Have the primary aim of teaching or instructing (ex: Advice to Youth- author tells and teaches the youth what to do and what not to from experience ). | 19 | |
| 6456570962 | Euphimism | A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept (ex: Romeo and Juliet, instead of saying unlucky lovers they say star crossed lovers | 20 | |
| 6456570963 | Inference/Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented (ex: invisible man from title you draw that he is invisible to people. | 21 | |
| 6456570964 | Parallelism | The grammatical or rhetorical framing or words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity (ex: A Tale of Two Cities) | 22 | |
| 6456570965 | Repitition | The duplication of any element of language (ex: Gettysburg Address- Lincoln has constant repetition in the beginning ). | 23 | |
| 6460948086 | Imagery (definition) | the collection of images that are representations of objects that can be known and critics look for patterns of imagery to know meaning/ visually descriptive (ex- invisible Man - blindness) | 24 |