AP English Language Terms Flashcards

7242646595	Ambiguously/ambiguous	Deliberately suggesting two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, mean ings in work. An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way- this is done on purpose by the author, one is not done on purpose, it is vagueness and detracts from the work.	0
7242646596	archetype (n)	Symbol/theme that is repeated throughout literature and history. For example, in literature, there's the theme of hero, villain, trickster, sidekick, etc.	1
7242649954	Conceit	Extended metaphor with complex logic. Juxtapose /Manipulate images/ideas in surprising ways.	2
7242651505	Apostrophe	Figure of speech occasionally represented by "!" that addresses an imaginary person but they're not there.	3
7242657237	Litotes	Figure of speech that creates an understatement	4
7242657238	Chiasmus	Words or concepts repeated in reverse order	5
7242657239	Antithesis	Person or thing that is the opposite of something else, e.g. love and hate	6
7242660540	Antimetabole	A literary device that repeats a phrase in reverse order	7
7242660541	Didactic	Intended to teach particularly in having a moral instruction as an ulterior motive	8
7242665060	Pedantic	Overly concerned with my new details or formalisms, especially in teaching. Focusing on the details but someone who is pedantic makes a big display of knowing obscure facts and details.	9
7242665061	Pathos, logos, and ethos	Pathos = create emotional response, logos = creates logical response, ethos = creates ethical response	10
7242666533	cupidity (n.)	Greed or desire for money or possessions	11
7242675826	Chimera (n)	A thing that is hoped or wished for but is impossible to achieve	12
7242675827	Promethean	Boldly creative	13
7242675828	Pyrrhic victory	When battle is won but there are so many losses it isn't even a sense of accomplishment	14
7242675829	Saturnalia	Celebration/festival	15
7242675830	Alpha and Omega	First and last letters of the Greek alphabet = God is eternal from the beginning until the end	16
7242675831	Job	Has all the riches in the world but it's a good humble person and patient	17
7242675832	Sodom and Gomorrah	Something about homosexuality	18
7242675833	Simon LeGree	A cruel abusive person	19
7242680314	Svengali	A person who dominates another through selfish motives	20
7242680315	Laconic	Blunt or concise statement	21
7242680316	McCarthyism	To falsely accuse someone without evidence	22
7242680317	Quid pro quo	Favor or advantage with expectations to be given back. This for that	23