AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

4918088855	abstract	refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images	0
4918090579	allegory	the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.	1
4918092287	alliteration	the repetition of initial consonant sounds	2
4918093011	allusion	a direct or indirect reference to something which is commonly known such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.	3
4918094921	ambiguity	the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	4
4918098161	anadiplosis	repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following class	5
4918100334	anaphora	a sub-type of parallelism, which occurs with the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences	6
4918103033	anecdote	a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point	7
4918104843	analogy	a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them	8
4918106577	anastrophe	inversion of the natural or usual word order, which can be effective for gaining attention, though its chief function is emphasis	9
4918108083	annotation	a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text	10
4918109055	antagonist	a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary	11
4918109056	antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	12
4918111017	antimetabole	repetition of words in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order	13
4918112051	antithesis	juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses	14
4918134576	aphorism	a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle	15
4918134577	apostrophe	a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personifies abstraction	16
4918251718	apposition	placing side by side two coordinate elements, the second of which serves as an explanation or modification of the first	17
4918251719	argumentation	writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view our am idea by presenting reasoned arguments	18
4918251720	assertion	a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief	19
4918251721	asyndenton	omitting conjunctions and using commas to separate a series of words, emphasizing the parts equally	20
4918251722	atmosphere	the emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work	21
4918251723	balance in rhetorical construct	equal weight given to considerations of ethos, pathos, and logos	22
4918251724	cacophony	harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; the opposite of euphony	23
4918251725	caricature	a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics	24
4918251726	chiasmus	reversal of grammatical structure in successive phrases or clauses, but without repetition of any words	25
4918251727	claim	an assertion of the truth of something, typically one thar is disputed or in doubt	26
4918251728	clause	a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb	27
4918251729	cliché	a trite or obvious remark	28
4918251730	climax	the most intense, exciting, or important point of something	29