AP Language Flashcards

7349123866	simile	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared; uses like or as.	0
7349125326	satire	A literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision with an intent to provoke change	1
7349125327	sanctimonious	showing false piety or righteousness	2
7349126038	insolent	boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting	3
7349126039	fatalistic	the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate	4
7349127052	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering	5
7349127053	provocative	causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately	6
7349128060	metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared; does not use like or as.	7
7349129082	irony	the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect	8
7349129083	point of view	the method of narration; the lens through which the reader sees the action	9
7349130185	persona	the role, attitude, personality a writer assumes in order to achieve a literary purpose	10
7349130285	oxymoron	paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another	11