AP English Language Vocabulary Flashcards

6945361766	Abstract	existing as a thought or an idea, but not having any physical or concrete existence ex: Love	0
6945386865	Active Voice	subject is doing the action ex: The pitcher threw the ball	1
6945395869	Adage	traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation ex: a penny saved is a penny earned	2
6945401268	Ad Hominem	appealing to one's prejudice, emotions, or special interests rather than to one's intellect or reason ex: " How can you argue your case for vegetarianism when you are enjoying your steak?"	3
6945412300	Agnomination	a paranomasia, or allusion of one word to another ex: alliteration	4
6945429232	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one ex: ex- US president G.W. Bush used the term "Axis of Evil" for three countries	5
6945441297	Alliteration	having the same consonant sound or sound group; vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable ex: Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August	6
6945458840	Allusion	the making of a casual or indirect reference to ex: Iago hints at Desdemona cheating on Othello	7
6945463674	Ambiguity	doubtfulness or uncertainty or meaning or intention ex:	8
6945476030	Anachronism	someone or something not in their historical or chronological time	9
6945502270	Analogy	a similarity between like features of two things	10
6945506757	Anaylsis	the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements	11
6945520162	Anaphora	repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences	12
6945550437	Anecdote	a short account of a particular incident or event	13
6945581588	Annotate/Annotation	to supply with critical or explanatory notes; comment in notes	14
6945596993	Antagonist	a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary	15
6945606758	Antanaclasis	a form of speech which the key word is repeated and used in a different, sometimes contrary, for a play on words	16
6987722998	Antiprosopopoeia	figure of speech when an imaginary or absent person is speaking or acting	17
6988082178	Antihero	A protagonist or notable figure who is conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities	18
6988082179	Antithesis	a direct opposite, a contrast	19
6988082180	Apophasis	mention by denial; claiming not to notice	20
6988082181	Aphorism/Aphorism	concise statement of a principle	21
6988082182	Apostrophe	a mark used to indicate the omission of letters or figures, the possessive case or plural of letters	22
6988082183	Appeal to tradition	Historical preferences of the people, either in general or to a specific individual	23
6988082184	Archaism	use of an older or obsolete form	24
6988082185	Archetype	original model or pattern on which all other things of the same kind are based	25
6988082186	Argument	the act or process of reasoning, or discussing	26
6988082187	Assonance	repetition of vowels without repetition of constants	27
6988082188	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	28
6988082189	Audience	a Group of listeners or spectators	29
6988106610	Bandwagon	a particular activity or cause that has suddenly become fashionable or popular	30
7005479442	Canon (canonical)	a regulation or dogma by a church council	31
7005578087	Caricature	an exaggerated portrayal of one's features	32
7005578088	Cataloging	Complete enumeration of items arranged systematically with descriptive details	33
7005578089	Characterization	the artistic representation of human character or motives	34
7005578090	Chiasmus	a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases	35
7005578091	Climax	Most exciting moment of the story; turning point	36
7005578092	Closure	an act of closing or ending	37
7005578093	Colloquialism (Language)	an expression	38
7005578094	Concrete	naming a real thing or class of things	39
7005578095	Conflict	a perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas	40
7005578096	Cannotation	something suggested by a word or thing	41
7005578097	Context	a word or passage that can throw light on its meaning	42
7005578098	Contradiction	a preposition, statement, or phrase that asserts/implies both truth and falsity of something	43
7005578099	Contrast	compare or appraise in respect of differences	44
7005578100	Conventional	lacking originality, spontaneity, and individuality	45
7005578101	Deduction	an act of taking away	46
7005578102	Denotion	an act or process of denoting	47
7005578103	Denouement	outcome; unraveling of the plot of a play or work of literature	48
7005578104	Diatribe	a bitter and prolonged verbal attack	49
7005578105	Diction	choice of words in regards to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness	50
7005578106	Digression	act of straying from the main point	51
7094198190	Either/Or Fallacy	only two possible solutions: one desirable and one not ex: political debates	52
7109829751	Elegy/Elegiac	two dactylic hexameter lines the second of which lacks the Ardis in the third and sixth feet ex: elegy	53
7109829752	Ellipsis	omission of one or more words that are understood but supplied to make grammatically complete ex: "Begin when ready" means "Begin when you are ready"	54
7109829753	Epic	a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds ex: Odyssey	55
7109829754	Epigraph	the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme ex: beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses the quote "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once" by Charles Lamb	56
7109867088	Epiphany	a moment of great insight; revelation ex: reverting to a religion?	57
7109867089	Epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences	58
7109867090	Ethos	the character, personality, or moral values specific to a person, group, time period, etc. ex: business meetings	59
7109867091	Euphemism	substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive ex: Cougar	60
7109867092	Evidence	something that helps prove who committed the crime ex: gloves in the O.J. Simpsons trial	61
7109867093	Exposition	setting fourth of a meaning or purpose ex: Louis and Clark	62
7109903448	Fallacy	(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking ex: Appeal to Ignorance, Authority, Popular Opinion, etc...	63
7109903449	Faulty Causality	assumption that because one event follows another, the first event cause the later event ex: "because a rooster is crowing before sunrise, the rooster is the cause for sunrise	64
7109953177	Flashback	when a portion of the story goes back in time ex: The Arrow, Once Upon a Time, etc...	65
7109953178	Foil	to prevent from attaining an end ex: Katniss and Peta choosing to eat the poison berries instead of killing one of them	66
7109953179	Foreshadow	the use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot ex: Iago saying Othello and Desdemona will not be together in the end	67
7109953180	Genre	a division or type of literature ex: Pop, Soul, Narrative, Poem, etc...	68
7110280269	Hero	a person who is admired for great bravery or fine qualities ex: Superman, Flash, firefighter, etc...	69
7110280270	Hubris	excessive pride or self-confidence ex: someone who is arrogant	70
7110280271	Hyperbole	extreme exaggeration ex: saying "it took you a million years", when it took them 2 minutes	71
7110371576	Iambic Pentameter	a line of verse consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable ex: Two households, both alike in dignity	72
7110371577	Imagery	visually descriptive or figurative language ex: "the rose was a delicate shade of red"	73
7110371578	Induction	method of reasoning that moves specific instances to general conclusion ex: crime investigation which leads to a conviction	74
7110371579	Inductive Error		75
7110582441	Inversion	a reversal of the usual order of words to achieve some kind of emphasis. ex: "where in the world were you", "how wonderful the weather is today"	76
7110582442	Irony: Verbal	a person says or writes one thing and means another ex: "I'm catching z's", "It's lit"	77
7110582443	Irony: Dramatic	speeches or situations of drama when the audience knows something the characters don't ex: In Othello, Othello trusts Iago without knowing that Iago plans on killing him, but the audience knows	78
7110582444	Irony: Situational	outcome is significantly different from what was expected or considered appropriate ex: a fire station burns down or posting on Facebook how useless Facebook is	79
7110646386	Jargon	the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession ex: German, Japanese, etc...	80
7110646387	Juxtaposition	placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts ex: light & dark, angels & demons	81
7110646388	Logos	appeal to logic or reason ex: presenting a PowerPoint on why air pollution is bad giving researched evidence	82
7110646389	Loose Sentences	a complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows ex: I went to the movies, bought candy, and shopped at the mall	83
7110911954	Metaphor	a comparison without using like or as ex: Her eyes were fireflies	84
7110911955	Meter	a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry ex: Qualitative and Quantitative Meter	85
7110911956	Metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it ex: the pen is mightier than the sword	86
7110911957	Monologue	(n.) a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person ex: Othello	87
7110911958	Mood	feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader ex: Romantic, Indifferent, Cheerful, etc...	88
7110911959	Motif	a recurring theme, subject or idea ex: "To Kill a Mockingbird" the town of Maycomb represents goodness and despair	89
7110911960	Narrative	the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. ex: Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, etc...	90
7110911961	Narrator vs. Speaker	one narrates a story while the other one makes speeches to an audience ex: Speaker: president, ambassador Narrator: storyteller	91
7110911962	Neologism	new word or expression ex: "Lit", "fam", "memes"	92
7110911963	Non Sequitur	something that does not logically follow ex: "I would have come sooner but I got in a fist fight with a chair"	93
7110911964	Onomatopoeia	a word that imitates the sound it represents. ex: "BOOM!", "CLING!"	94
7110911965	Oversimplification	trying to provide a simple solution to a complex problem ex: government cases	95
7110985756	Oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction ex: civil war, freezer burn, pretty ugly, etc...	96
7113721220	Panegyric	elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise ex: a letter praising how wonderful your mom is	97
7113721221	Paradox	a contradiction or dilemma ex: you can save money by spending it	98
7113721222	Parallel Structure	the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures ex: "Those who write clearly have readers; those who write obscurely have commentators"( Attributed to Albert Camus)	99
7113721223	Parody	a text which imitates another in a ridiculous manner ex: caricature	100
7113721224	Passive Voice	subject of the verb is acted on by the verb ex: The ball was thrown by the pitcher	101
7113721225	Pathos	appeal to emotion ex: sad animal abuse commercials	102
7113721226	Periodic Sentence	sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end ex: With a blood curdling scream and claws outstretched , the eagle went after the rabbit	103
7113721227	Periphrasis	using longer words to say something that could be used with shorter words ex: "I am going to" can mean " I will"	104
7113721228	Persona	individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. ex: business men tend to want people to think they are powerful,successful,charitable	105
7113721229	Personification	giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea ex: the tree leaves whistle in the wind	106
7113721230	Perspective	one way of looking at things ex: debates, Socratic seminars	107
7113721231	Persuasion	writing used to influence the reader to think or act in a specific way ex: presidential campaigns	108
7113721232	Plagiarism	taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas ex: not citation	109
7113721233	Plot	the sequence of events in a story ex: "To Kill a Mockingbird"	110
7113721234	Polemic	controversy; argument; verbal attack ex: (presidential) debates	111
7113721235	Polysyndeton	deliberate use of many conjunctions ex: I went to the store to buy apples, and bananas, and sunscreen, and pineapples, but I forgot the chocolate and green beans.	112
7113721236	Premise	an assumption; the basis for a conclusion ex: preceded by the words "because, for, since, on the ground that..."	113
7113721237	Prose	written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure. ex: "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep (2x)"	114
7113721238	Protagonist	the main character ex: Othello, Katniss	115
7113721239	Pun	a humorous play on words ex: Have a pug-tastic day!	116
7115179972	Quatrain/Couplet	a stanza of four lines ex: a,b,a,b	117
7115179973	Repetition	repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis ex: We could have it all (3x)	118
7115179974	Rhetoric	the art of persuasion; effective speaking or writing ex: pathos, logos, ethos	119
7115179975	Rhetorical Questions	questions that require no answer ex: "Is the Pope Catholic"	120
7115179976	Rhyme	the repetition of sounds at the ends of words ex: "The dog is read, It likes eating bread"	121
7115179977	Satire	using humor to expose something or someone to ridicule ex: The Scary Movie, "Weekend Update"(SNL)	122
7115179978	Scheme	a plan ex: Sherlock Holmes' rivals alway made these	123
7115179979	Sermon	a talk on a religious or moral subject ex: preaches	124
7115179980	Setting	where and when the story takes place ex: Gotham City	125
7115179981	Simile	a comparison using "like" or "as" ex: I'm as flawless as Beyoncé	126
7115179982	Slippery Slope	one thing inevitably leads to another unintended consequence ex: yanking your phone out of someone's hand but then smacking the person behind you in the face	127
7115179983	Soliloquy	A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage ex: Iago had a few of these in "Othello"	128
7115179984	Sonnet	14 line poem ex: No Second Glance by Wolf White	129
7115179985	Stanza	a group of lines in a poem ex: Green Eggs and Ham	130
7115179986	Stream of Consciousness	a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind ex: Iago script read	131
7115179987	Style	A basic and distinctive mode of expression ex: Epic, Imagery, etc...	132
7115179988	Subplot	a minor plot that relates in some way to the main story ex: Rivalry between the Capulets and Montague in "Romeo and Juliet"	133
7115179989	Syllogism	a form of deductive reasoning with a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion ex: 1. All dogs have four legs 2. Clifford is a dog 3. All dogs have four legs	134
7115179990	Symbol/ Symbolism	use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities ex: mockingbird pin	135
7115179991	Synecdoche	using one part of an object to represent the entire object ex: "The world treated him badly" is shorted for "The whole world did not treat badly only one part	136
7115179992	Syntax	sentence structure ex: Subject Verb Agreement	137
7115179993	Theme	central idea of a work of literature ex: Good vs. Evil	138
7115179994	Thesis Statement	a statement or sentence that states the purpose of a paper or essay ex: Rock candy is made from these ingredients	139
7115343816	Tone	the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc. ex: Cheerful, Sarcastic	140
7115343817	Transition	a change from one state or condition to another ex: going from cat food to dog food	141
7115343818	Tricolon	a sentence with three equally distinct and equally long parts ex: Dave went home; Billy was sleeping; Dave watched tv next to Billy	142
7115343819	Tropes	a word or expression used in a figurative sense ex: puns, metonymy	143
7115343820	Understatement	a statement that says less than what is meant ex: We need food	144
7115343821	Utopia	an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect. ex: The Giver	145
7115343822	Dystopia	imaginary place where living conditions are dreadful ex: Hunger Game Districts	146
7115343823	Verse:Blank, Free	verse without rhyme ex: a,b,c,e	147
7115343824	Voice	distinctive style or manner of expression of the writer ex: tone	148
7115343825	1st person POV	one of the characters is telling the story; uses pronouns I, my, we, us ex: I , my, we, us	149
7115343826	2nd person POV	addresses readers or listeners directly ex: you, your, yours	150
7115343827	3rd person Limited POV	the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character ex: Tim was mad at Shay. He blamed her.	151
7115343828	3rd person Omniscient POV	narrator knows everything that is happening ex: Shay knew Tim would be mad, but she wanted to live her own life	152