AP Language Terminology Flashcards

7227000959	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning	0
7227000960	Alliteration	the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words	1
7227000961	Allusion	A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art	2
7227000962	Ambiguity	An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.	3
7227000963	Antagonist	A character or force in conflict with the main character	4
7227000964	Aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	5
7227000965	Apostrophe	Addressing something nonhuman as if it were human	6
7227000966	Assonance	Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity	7
7227000967	Attitude	A speaker's, author's, or character's disposition toward or opinion of a subject.	8
7227000968	Cacophonous	harsh sounding	9
7227000969	Cliché	an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse	10
7227000970	Climax	Most exciting moment of the story; turning point	11
7227000971	Colloquial	Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing	12
7227000972	Conflict	A literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist	13
7227000973	Connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.	14
7227000974	Consonance	Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.	15
7227000975	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	16
7227000976	Dénouement	The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama, real or imagined.	17
7227000977	Dialect	A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.	18
7227000978	Dialogue	Conversation between characters	19
7227000979	Diction	A writer's or speaker's choice of words	20
7227000980	Epigram	a rhetorical device that is a memorable, brief, interesting and surprising satirical statement	21
7227000981	Epigraph	a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.	22
7227000982	Euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	23
7227000983	Euphonious	pleasing to the ear	24
7227000984	Exposition	Beginning of a story or novel, provides important background information and introduces the characters	25
7227000985	Falling action	Events after the climax, leading to the resolution	26
7227000986	Figures of Speech	non-literal language uses for effect such as simile, hyperbole, personification	27
7227000987	Flashback	present action is temporarily interrupted so that past events can be described	28
7227000988	Foreshadowing	a warning or indication of a future event	29
7227000989	Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.	30
7227000990	Irony	the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning	31
7227000991	Metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	32
7227000992	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	33
7227000993	Objective	not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts	34
7227000994	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	35
7227000995	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	36
7227000996	Paradox	A statement that contradicts itself while holding truth to it	37
7227000997	Paraphrase	expressing the meaning of a work by using different words, usually for better clarity	38
7227000998	Parody	a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner	39
7227000999	Personification	Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or idea	40
7227001000	Point of View	The perspective from which a story is told	41
7227001001	Protagonist	Main character	42
7227001002	Rising Action	Events leading up to the climax	43
7227001003	Satire	A literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness	44
7227001004	Setting	The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.	45
7227001005	Simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	46
7227001006	Speaker	The person or group who creates a text	47
7227001007	Subjective	Based on personal opinions, feelings, and attitudes	48
7227001008	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	49
7227001009	Theme	Central idea of a work of literature	50
7227001010	Symbol	anything that stands for or represents something else	51
7227001011	Thesis	a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.	52
7227001012	Tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	53