AP Language Vocab Flashcards
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| 3467740401 | Anecdote | A short story | 0 | |
| 3467742961 | Denotation | The dictionary meaning of a word | 1 | |
| 3467747450 | Euphemism | A word that takes the place of one that is less agreeable | 2 | |
| 3467760259 | Colloquialism | Slang or familiar expressions | 3 | |
| 3467766346 | Connotation | The undertones of a word that invoke an emotional feeling or idea | 4 | |
| 3467776721 | Allusion | Reference to a historical, mythical, religious or a figure of literature | 5 | |
| 3467786109 | Analogy | Illustrating an idea by comparing things that are similar or parallel | 6 | |
| 3467798242 | Apostrophe | Used to address someone who is not present | 7 | |
| 3467809568 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor that is defined with multiple examples | 8 | |
| 3467827284 | Hyperbole | Over exaggeration | 9 | |
| 3467830520 | Image | An illustration that appeals to any of the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, or olfactory | 10 | |
| 3467842585 | Juxtaposition | When two unlike things are placed near each other | 11 | |
| 3467851536 | Oxymoron | The placement of two contradictory terms | 12 | |
| 3467854533 | Paradox | A statement that seems contradicting but can have a truth revealed | 13 | |
| 3467872450 | Understatement | Opposite of hyperbole; minimalization of a fact | 14 | |
| 3467893506 | Argumentation | A form of discussion with a purpose | 15 | |
| 3467898350 | Description | The details of an object or setting | 16 | |
| 3467903297 | Exposition | An interpretation of an event or setting | 17 | |
| 3467914512 | Narration | A recount of an event | 18 | |
| 3467927510 | Persuasion | A form of discussion or composition in which one must persuade others through rhetorical actions | 19 | |
| 3467942798 | Rhetoric | A type of persuasion | 20 | |
| 3467945920 | Message | The main idea of something | 21 | |
| 3467951390 | Purpose | What the speaker/writer convinces their audience to think; persuasive element | 22 | |
| 3467956429 | Speaker | The one who establishes their idea and connects with the values of the audience | 23 | |
| 3467965693 | Audience | The people with values or beliefs that can connect with the speaker | 24 | |
| 3467975362 | Context | The situation that builds the text | 25 | |
| 3467988100 | Shift | A change in tone or point of view/position | 26 | |
| 3477246384 | Satire | A work that ridicules individuals, groups or a society in order to change it | 27 | |
| 3477258471 | Inference | Information based on reasoning or observation | 28 | |
| 3477325239 | Invective | Abusive speech or writing that harshly denounces someone or something | 29 | |
| 3477338090 | Parody | The imitation of a work in a comical manner | 30 | |
| 3477343157 | Lampoon | Humorous imitation in writing satire that is directed toward someone or something | 31 | |
| 3477347102 | Sarcasm | The ridicule of someone or something though ironic or sarcastic language | 32 | |
| 3477352779 | Style | Blend of choices of diction, syntax or figurative language | 33 | |
| 3477359307 | Syntax | The way in which words or phrases are ordered and connected to form a sentence | 34 | |
| 3477367975 | Antecedent | A word that is referred to by a pronoun | 35 | |
| 3477370369 | Antithesis | The balance of two contrasting or opposing things | 36 | |
| 3477375653 | Clause | A sentence that contains a group of words with a subject and verb | 37 | |
| 3477380646 | Loose Sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea appears first | 38 | |
| 3477382337 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence in which the main idea appears last | 39 | |
| 3477383908 | Pacing | The pacing at which a text develops | 40 | |
| 3477385131 | Parallelism | The use of similar clauses that suggest correspondence | 41 | |
| 3477416327 | Repetition | A word or phrase repeated for emphasis | 42 | |
| 3477418016 | Tone | The writer's attitude toward a subject or their audience | 43 |