AP Language Vocab Flashcards

7269597364	Simile	A comparison to what is known to what is unknown using like or as	0
7269606343	Metaphor	A comparison to what is known to what is unknown without using like or as	1
7269607323	Hyperbole	An exaggeration that bolsters an argument	2
7269612550	Understatement	Creates exaggeration by showing restraint (opposite of hyperbole)	3
7269619155	Symbol/Symbolism	Anything that represents itself and stands for something else	4
7269627645	Personification	Giving human attributes to non-human things	5
7269629981	Irony	The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant	6
7269638049	Alliteration	The repetition of a phonetic sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence	7
7269643134	Metonymy	The name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated (large to small)	8
7269654715	Synecdoche	A type of metaphor in which parts stand for the whole, the whole for the parts... vice versa (small to large)	9
7269660879	Oxymoron	Two words that together create a sense of opposition	10
7269664451	Motif	Any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story	11
7269670529	Apostrophe	Directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love	12
7269677259	Idiom	A set expression comprising two or more words that are not interpreted literally	13
7269687934	Onomatopoeia	A sound imitates the thing or action associated with it	14
7269691451	Zeugma	Two or more elements in a sentence that are tied together by the same verb or noun	15
7269893951	Rhetoric	The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing	16
7269904585	Style	Overall choices the author makes/classification of authors in a group	17
7269918979	Diction	Word choice	18
7269920978	Denotation	Dictionary definition	19
7269924797	Connotation	Associated meaning	20
7269928089	Syntax	How sentences are structured (word order)	21
7269933738	Parallelism	Parallel structure (similarity)	22
7269938191	Repetition	The duplication of any element of language	23
7269942561	Rhetorical Questions	Questions not meant to be asked; only to make the reader think the way the author wanted them to	24
7269950285	Transitions	A word or phrase that links different ideas to help lead us through the piece	25
7269955907	Imagery	Words or phrases that appeal to our senses	26
7269959094	Tone	Describes the authors attitude toward his/her material	27
7269963685	Shift	A Change in mood, attitude, or tone that usually changes the focus	28
7269971396	Colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	29
7269974215	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage	30
7269979471	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known	31
7269987212	Atmosphere	The emotional nod created by the universal of a literal work (entirely)	32
7269993858	Mood	The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work	33
7270001216	Allegory	A symbolical way that people represent other things	34
7270004695	Analogy	A comparison between two things that form a relationship (different things)	35
7270011410	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which express a general truth or a moral principle	36
7270017547	Didactic	Something we learn from "teaching/learning"	37
7270021957	Euphemism	A nice way to say a not nice thing	38
7270024069	Paradox	A statement that is self-contradictory	39
7270029693	Dialect	The language of a people of a specific area	40
7270034683	Anecdote	A short story to prove a point	41
7270044272	Homily	Literally meaning "sermon" but more informally	42
7270050360	Epiphany	AH-HAH moment (realization)	43
7270055317	Conceit	A fancy metaphor	44
7270056992	Narrative	The telling of events	45
7270058532	Characterization	The building of characters through direct or indirect as well as explicit or inexplicit events, actions, thoughts, and language/dialect	46
7270070225	Point of View	The perspective of which the story is told	47
7270076965	Setting	Where and when a story takes place... social statues, weather, etc	48
7270083903	Theme	The central idea of a work (message)	49
7270086828	Semantics	The branch of linguistics that studies (study of words)	50
7270089562	Genre	Fiction and Non-fiction (categories that books are classified in)	51
7270097184	Motivation	Why characters behave the way they do	52
7270098599	Flashback	The interruption to insert past events, to describe the background	53
7270109804	Foreshadowing	A warning or indication of a future event	54
7270113079	Archetype	Typical characters or a situation that seems to represent universal ideals (the first after which all others are copies)	55
7270119970	Protagonist	The main character	56
7270122560	Antagonist	The bad guy of the story (problem maker)	57
7270127913	Static Character	A character who grows/develops little to none inner change throughout the story	58
7270145099	Dynamic Character	A character which undergoes an important inner change throughout the story	59
7270148706	Flat Character	A character easily recognized but not used to there potential yet still has purpose in the overall plot of the story	60
7270165324	Stock Character	A Character which is quickly recognized and accepted by the reader without much characterization	61
7270179930	FOIL	Brings out attributes of other characters	62