AP Language terms Flashcards

6539030308	Adage	Saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language.	0
6539036770	Ambiguity	Vagueness of meaning; conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations.	1
6539042084	Anachorism	A person, scene, event, or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.	2
6539050177	Antecedent	A word to which a pronoun refers.	3
6539052936	Antithesis	A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences.	4
6539059793	Aphorism	A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.	5
6539063200	Bathos	Insincere or overdone sentimentality.	6
6539073188	Bombast	Inflated, pretentious language.	7
6539066862	Burlesque	Literature meant to ridicule a subject; grotesque.	8
6539074393	Cacophony	Grating, inharmonious sounds.	9
6539076784	Canon	Works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read or studied.	10
6539082381	Caricature	Grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in persons and things.	11
6539089116	Carpe Diem	Literally "Seize the Day", enjoy life while you can.	12
6539094213	Circumlocution	Literally, "talking around" a subject. Discourse that avoids direct reference.	13
6539098248	Conceit	Witty or ingenious thought, often stated in figurative language.	14
6539104469	Concrete Detail	Highly specific, particular, often real, actual, or tangible detail. The opposite of abstract.	15
6539108835	Connotation	Suggested or implied meaning of a word.	16
6539112890	Consonance	Repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a unit of speech or writing.	17
6539119196	Critique	Analysis or assessment.	18
6539120658	Denotation	Dictionary definition.	19
6539121976	Diciton	Choice of words.	20
6539123535	Didactic	Having an instructive purpose. Conveys info or teaches a lesson.	21
6539129202	Digression	Discourse that wanders from the main subject.	22
6539131698	Dionysion	Distinguished from Apollonian, refers to sensual, pleasure seeking impulses.	23
6539131699	Dramatic Irony	Disparity between the audience and characters.	24
6539133094	Elegy	Poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of someone.	25
6539147000	Ellipsis	Three periods (...) indicating the omission of words.	26
6539148318	Empathy	Feeling of association with an object or person.	27
6539148319	Epic	Narrative poem that tells the adventures and exploits of a hero.	28
6539149348	Epigram	Concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.	29
6539149349	Euphony	Pleasing, harmonious sounding.	30
6539151023	Epithet	Adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing.	31
6539151024	Eponymous	Title character of a work of literate.	32
6539153049	Euphemism	Less blunt or harsh way to say something.	33
6539153050	Exgesis	Detailed analysis of literature.	34
6539154760	Expose	factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailties, and other short comings.	35
6539185420	Exposition	Background information.	36
6539186716	Extended Metaphor	Series of comparisons between two like objects.	37
6539186717	Fable	Short tale, with non humans, with a useful lesson.	38
6539188705	Fantasy	Story containing imaginary features.	39
6539188706	Farce	Comedy that contains an extravagant and non nonsensical disregard for reality.	40
6539190711	Figure of Speech	Contrast to literal language, figurative implies meanings.	41
6539190712	Frame	Story starts in present goes into the past and then comes back to present.	42
6539190713	Genre	The type of literature.	43
6539193905	Harangue	A forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade.	44
6539193906	Homily	Lecture or sermon on a religious moral or theme.	45
6539225915	Hubris	Excessive pride.	46
6539227024	Humanism	Belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential.	47
6539227025	Hyperbole	Overstatement.	48
6539228337	Idyll	Lyrical poem describing ideal life.	49
6539228338	Image	Word representing something that can be seen, heard, touched, tasted, or smelled.	50
6539230091	Indirect Quotation	Quote which actual words aren't stated verbatim, but the ideas are expressed.	51