AP English literature Flashcards
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| 4331293347 | Allegory | - a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for something larger ( Narnia = bible ) | 0 | |
| 4331310875 | alliteration | - repetition of a sound to reenforce meaning / ideas + create musicality - "she sells sea shells" | 1 | |
| 4331323457 | allusion | - reference to something commonly known ( ex. event, book, legend ) | 2 | |
| 4331344024 | ambiguity | - multiple meaning of word / phrase : "Foreigners are hunting dogs" ( used by poets to suggest several things at one times ) | 3 | |
| 4336791702 | analogy | - comparison btwn two different things ( metaphors + similes ) | 4 | |
| 4337038098 | antecedent | noun a word replaces | 5 | |
| 4337047604 | antithesis | direct contrast / oposite | 6 | |
| 4337057687 | aphorism | Aphorism is a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner. ( a proverb but you know where its from ) | 7 | |
| 4337079701 | apostrophe | address to someone or something that can't answer | 8 | |
| 4337085875 | atmosphere | emotional mood created by entirety of a work | 9 | |
| 4337098311 | caricature | exaggeration of characteristics in order to create a comic or grotesque effect | 10 | |
| 4337112411 | clause | grammatical unit containing both a subject and verb | 11 | |
| 4337116732 | colloquial / colloquialism | the use of slang / informalities | 12 | |
| 4337121294 | conceit | elaborate metaphor ( exceedingly unlikely comparison ) | 13 | |
| 4337135232 | connotation | implied suggested meaning of a word | 14 | |
| 4337136586 | denotation | dictionary definition of a word | 15 | |
| 4337139647 | diction | author's word choice | 16 | |
| 4337145704 | didactic | didactic works = aim of teaching ( usually moral things ) | 17 | |
| 4340413825 | euphemism | more agreeable way to say an unpleasant thing ( ex. curvy vs fat ) | 18 | |
| 4343728151 | extended metaphor | - metaphor extended through out a work | 19 | |
| 4343731783 | figurative language | - the use of figures of speech to create vivd imaginative language | 20 | |
| 4343762563 | figure of speech | include : Metaphor Simile Personification Hyperbole Symbolism | 21 | |
| 4343770215 | generic conventions | - features that describe traditions for each genre | 22 | |
| 4343807111 | homily | - any serious talk or lecture containing moral advice | 23 | |
| 4343815006 | hyberbole | - an extreme exaggeration using a figure of speech ex. "I am so hungry I could eat a horse" | 24 | |
| 4343833717 | imagery | - using figurative lang to appeal to the senses | 25 | |
| 4343845221 | infer/inference | - to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 26 | |
| 4343857003 | invective | - an emotionally violent attack using strong abusive language ex. calling an old forgetful woman a " crazy old bat" | 27 | |
| 4343889265 | irony /ironic | 1. verbal irony = saying the opposite of what you mean 2. situational irony = when what the opposite of what you expected occurs 3. When the audience/reader knows something the characters do not | 28 | |
| 4343908241 | litotes | - making an affirmative point by denying its opposite ex. " it's Not a bad idea" | 29 | |
| 4343931802 | loose/non periodic sentence | - a sentence where many things are added to the main clause of a sentence. ex. I arrived home, soaking wet and tired, after hours of walking. could have ended @ : I arrived home. | 30 | |
| 4343954718 | metaphor | ex. "all the world's a stage." | 31 | |
| 4343964692 | metonymy | - substituting something for something closely associated with it ex. " the white house said" ( white house = president ) | 32 | |
| 4343979865 | mood | - atmosphere/ prevailing aura of a work | 33 | |
| 4343983341 | narrative | - the telling of a story, event or series of events | 34 | |
| 4343992766 | onomatopoeia | - figure of speech in where natural sounds are imitated by the sounds of words ( ex. crash bang boom ) | 35 | |
| 4344007078 | oxymoron | ex. " jumbo shrimp" - two contradictory words put together | 36 | |
| 4344013969 | paradox | - actual conditions or concepts which appear to present an impossible situation ex. " it was the worst and best of times " | 37 | |
| 4344039992 | parallelism | - provide musical rhythm or emphasis by repeating a sentences structure | 38 | |
| 4344057410 | anaphora | the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence | 39 | |
| 4344072868 | personification | - human qualities to non human things | 40 | |
| 4387827122 | rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. | 41 | |
| 4387838606 | syllogism | because a = b =c, a=c | 42 | |
| 4387852497 | synecdoche | using a part for a whole ex. calling a car "wheels" | 43 | |
| 4387869951 | synesthesia | 2 or more senses in the same image | 44 | |
| 4387872912 | syntax | formation of sentences | 45 |