ap language: midterm review Flashcards

8543680853	alliteration	occurrence of same letter or sound at beginning of adjacent/closely connected words	0
8543680855	alude	refer to well-known story/event/person to make a comparison in reader's mind	1
8543683082	anecdote	short interesting story/amusing, to support/demonstrate a point	2
8543689272	analogous	comparison where idea/thing compared to another thing quite different from it (horse is to foal as dog is to puppy)	3
8543689273	anaphora	repetition of certain words/phrases at beginning of successive lines of writing/speech (it was, it was, it was)	4
8543691122	anthithesis	opposite, put two contradicting ideas together	5
8543691123	chiasmus	two or more clauses balanced against each other by reversal of their structures (never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you)	6
8543691134	contradiction	logically incompatibility between two or more propositions	7
8543692235	diction	word choice/style of speaking that a writer uses	8
8543693709	hyperbole	extreme exaggeration used to make a point	9
8543695927	imagery	author's use of vivid/descriptive language to add depth to their work (appeals to senses)	10
8543695928	juxtaposition	technique where two or more ideas/places/characters (and their actions) placed side by side with the purpose of developing comparisons/contrasts	11
8543706260	metaphor	comparison of two things without using like or as	12
8543707603	parallelism	parts of sentence grammatically the same/similar in construction	13
8543707604	paradox	statement that contradicts itself but still seems true (the only rule is to ignore all rules, jumbo shrimp)	14
8543708754	personification	where something nonhuman is given human characteristics	15
8543708755	qualify	to reduce from general to a particular form	16
8543710535	repetition	repeats same words/phrases to make idea clearer/more memorable	17
8543710536	satire	irony/sarcasm used to expose/discredit vice or folly	18
8543710537	syntax	actual way words and sentences are put together	19
8543710538	tone	attitude of writer toward a subject/audience	20
8543712382	strident	something loud/harsh sounding, shrill	21
8543712383	conflate	to bring together	22
8543712384	bourgeoisie	person who belongs to the middle class	23
8543713172	erudite	to educate/train, a very educated person	24
8543713173	obligate	to compel something legally or morally	25
8543713849	equivocal	open to more than one interpretation	26
8543713850	frivolous	not having serious purpose or value	27
8543718418	disgress	leave main subject temporarily in speech or writing (event is occurring and author takes a minute to explain something else, ect)	28
8543718419	dispassionate	not influenced by strong emotion, rational/impartial	29
8543718420	disparage	regard/represent as being of little worth	30
8543719840	transcend	be/go beyond range or limits	31
8543719841	provincial	concerning province of country or empire	32
8543719842	elysian	relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise	33
8543720696	provocative	causing annoyance/anger/strong reaction	34
8543720697	speculate	form a theory based on evidence	35
8543720698	cynical	believing people are motivated by self-interest	36
8543720699	pessimistic	tending to see worst aspect of things, believe worst will happen	37
8543721852	sanctify	set apart/declare as holy	38
8543721854	vindictive	having/showing strong/unreasonable desire for revenge	39
8543723676	disdain	feeling someone/something unworthy of one's consideration/respect	40
8543723677	enigmatic	difficult to interpret/understand	41
8543724729	halcyon	denoting period of time in past that was happy/peaceful	42
8543724730	nepenthe	drug described as banishing grief/trouble from a person's mind	43
8543726655	lethe	river in Hades, water cause drinkers to forget their past	44
8599589248	SOAPSTone	s- speaker o- occasion a- audience p- purpose s- subject tone	45