AP Language Terms Flashcards

7253720870	Abstruse	difficult to understand	0
7253722383	Artificial	a language invented for a specific purpose and based on a set of prescribed rules; not genuine or natural	1
7253725228	Bombastic	speech or writing marked by an extravagance or affectation of style that the content does not warrant; grandiloquent or pompous	2
7253729979	Colloquial	characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal	3
7253733918	Concrete	of or relating to an actual, specific thing or instance; particular	4
7253735839	Cultured	educated, polished, and refined	5
7253738109	Connotative	suggest or imply in addition to a literal meaning; words with suggested or associated meanings	6
7253741034	Detached	marked by an absence of emotional involvement, and an impersonal objectivity	7
7253744137	Diatribe	a bitter, abusive denunciation	8
7253745342	Eloquence	a form of persuasion involving word choices based on moving an audience	9
7253747715	Emotional	a strong feeling that arises subjectively rather than through conscious effort	10
7253750662	Esoteric	intended for or understood by only a particular group, restricted number of people	11
7253753000	Euphemistic	substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive	12
7253757196	Exact	strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from the truth or reality	13
7253759734	Figurative	based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical	14
7253761508	Grotesque	characterized by ludicrous or incongruous distortion as of appearance or manner	15
7253764527	Homespun	simple and homely; unpretentious	16
7253766430	Idiomatic	peculiar to or characteristic of a given language or particular group of people	17
7253770253	Incongruous	lacking in harmony; incompatible and inconsistent	18
7253772525	Insipid	lacking flavor or zest; dull	19
7269001861	Rhetoric	The art of using language effectively and persuasively; uses speech, writing, and compositional methods	20
7269001862	Visual Rhetoric	uses images to establish tone and mood; appeals to emotions OPTIC	21
7269001863	Diction	word choice	22
7269001864	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	23
7269001865	Details	information the author includes, or does not include	24
7269001866	Language	the entire body of words/style; formal, informal, or slang	25
7269001867	Tone	the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.	26
7269001868	Connotation	All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests	27
7269001869	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	28
7269001870	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	29
7269001871	Syntax: Sentence Length	Staccato: 1-2 abrupt words (Emphatic) Telegraphic: <5 words Short: 5-12 words Medium: 13-20 words Long: >20 words	30
7269001872	Syntax: Word Order	Loose: main point at beginning Periodic: main point at end Interrupted: subordinate clause in middle for anticipation and emphasis	31
7269001873	Syntax: Sentence Type	declarative, interrogative (rhetorical or hypophora), imperative (demand or horative), exclamatory	32
7269001874	Hypophora	A figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.	33
7269001875	Horative	meant to express strong encouragement	34
7269001876	Tropes	the use of a word in a way not intended by its normal signification	35
7269001877	Schemes	A change in standard word order or pattern.	36
7269001878	Parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	37
7269001879	Isocolon	Use of parallel elements similar not only in structure, but in length	38
7269001880	Tricolon	3 parallel clauses, phrases, or words used in quick succession without interruption	39
7269001881	Ellipsis	deliberate omission of a word or words	40
7269001882	Asyndeton	Deliberate omission of conjunctions	41
7269001883	Polysyndeton	deliberate use of many conjunctions	42
7269001884	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	43
7269001885	Assonance	Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity	44
7269001886	Anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines	45
7269001887	Epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences	46
7269001888	Epanalepsis	repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause	47
7269001889	Anadiplosis	repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause	48
7269001890	Climax	the arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of increasing importance	49
7269001891	Antimetabole	repetition of words, in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order	50
7269001892	Chiasmus	reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases or clauses	51
7318947789	Metaphor	an implied comparison between two unlike things that have something in common	52
7318947790	Simile	An explicit comparison between two things of unlike nature that have something in common, using "like" or "as"	53
7318947791	Synecdoche	using one part of an object to represent the entire object	54
7318947792	Metonymy	substitution of some attributive or suggestive word for what is actually meant	55
7318947793	Zeugma	using a word, typically a verb, in two different ways in one sentence	56