AP English Language and Composition Flashcards
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| 6786478608 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically. |  | 0 |
| 6786478609 | Antecedent | Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. |  | 1 |
| 6786478610 | Antithesis | Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism. |  | 2 |
| 6786478611 | Aphorism | a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as "Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben Franklin" |  | 3 |
| 6786478612 | Apostrophe | "Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..." |  | 4 |
| 6786478613 | Colloquial/Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. |  | 5 |
| 6786478614 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor. |  | 6 |
| 6786478615 | Euphemism | correctional facility = jail between jobs = unemployed | 7 | |
| 6786478616 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |  | 8 |
| 6786478617 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. |  | 9 |
| 6786478618 | Metonymy | a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |  | 10 |
| 6786478619 | Anaphora | The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences. |  | 11 |
| 6786478620 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish |  | 12 |
| 6786478621 | Prose | one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. |  | 13 |
| 6786478622 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words. |  | 14 |
| 6786478623 | Syllogism | A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. |  | 15 |
| 6786478624 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole. |  | 16 |
| 6786478625 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. |  | 17 |
| 6786478626 | Apologia | A written or spoken defense of one's beliefs and actions. |  | 18 |
| 6786478627 | Epigram | A brief witty statement. |  | 19 |
| 6786478628 | Digression | The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work. |  | 20 |
| 6786478629 | Ellipsis | The omission of a word or several words. |  | 21 |
| 6786478630 | Ad Hominem | Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument. |  | 22 |
| 6786478631 | Anachronism | A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era. |  | 23 |
| 6786478632 | Didactic | Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner. |  | 24 |
| 6786478633 | Fallacy | An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information. |  | 25 |
| 6786478634 | Hubris | Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall. |  | 26 |
| 6786478635 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words |  | 27 |
| 6786478636 | Litotes | A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. |  | 28 |
| 6786478637 | Paradox | A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true. |  | 29 |
| 6786478638 | Non Sequitur | A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before. |  | 30 |
| 6786478639 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. |  | 31 |
| 6786478640 | Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group. |  | 32 |
| 6786478641 | Taciturn | Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation. | 33 | |
| 6786478642 | Dogmatic | Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true. |  | 34 |
| 6786478643 | Pernicious | Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way. |  | 35 |
| 6786478644 | Bellicose | Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. |  | 36 |
| 6786478645 | Voracious | Craving or consuming large quantities of food. |  | 37 |
| 6786478646 | Zealous | Having or showing zeal. |  | 38 |
| 6786478647 | Tacit | Understood or implied without being stated. |  | 39 |
| 6786478648 | Innuendo | An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. |  | 40 |
| 6786478649 | Lackadaisical | Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed. |  | 41 |
| 6786478650 | Consecrate | Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose. |  | 42 |
| 6786478651 | Chiasmus | A type of parallelism in which elements are reversed. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." |  | 43 |
| 6786478652 | Loose Sentence | A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence. | 44 | |
| 6786478653 | Petulant | Childishly sulky or bad-tempered. | 45 | |
| 6786478654 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence. | 46 | |
| 6786478655 | Exhort | Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something. |  | 47 |
| 6786478656 | Cloistered | Kept away from the outside world; sheltered. |  | 48 |
| 6786478657 | Sarcasm | Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh." | 49 | |
| 6786478658 | Independent Clause | A complete sentence. | 50 | |
| 6786478659 | Dependent Clause | Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc. | 51 | |
| 6786478660 | Allusion | A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience. | 52 | |
| 6786478661 | Satire | A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem. |  | 53 |
| 6786478662 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. |  | 54 |
| 6786478663 | Coup de Grace | The "death blow"--the culminating event in a bad situation. |  | 55 |
| 6786478664 | Coup d'Etat | Literally "blow to the state"--a violent overthrow. |  | 56 |
| 6786478665 | Faux Pas | A social misstep or inappropriate action. | 57 | |
| 6786478666 | Laissez-Faire | Literally "allow to do"--letting things run their natural course; hands off. | 58 | |
| 6786478667 | En Masse | In a body as a whole; as a group. | 59 | |
| 6786478668 | Proprietary | Characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property. | 60 | |
| 6786478669 | Propriety | The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs. | 61 | |
| 6786478670 | Imminent | About to happen. | 62 | |
| 6786478671 | Eminent | Famous, outstanding, distinguished. | 63 | |
| 6786478672 | Ego | According to Freud, the decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle. | 64 | |
| 6786478673 | Superego | According to Freud, that facet of the psyche that represents the internalized ideals and values of one's parents and society | 65 | |
| 6786478674 | Id | Literally the "It"--our base impulses, driven by selfishness and greed, for example. | 66 | |
| 6786478675 | Hamartia | A character's error in judgment that contributes to one's downfall. | 67 | |
| 6786478676 | Orwellian | The manipulation of language and ideas to control and obstruct the truth. | 68 | |
| 6786478677 | Autonomos | Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else. |  | 69 |