Vocab for AP English Language Flashcards

4433504550	alliteration	repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem	0
4433505830	allusion	reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance an idea	1
4433511047	analogy	a comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things	2
4433513595	annotation	brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text	3
4433516555	antecedent	a word to which a pronoun refers	4
4433518367	antithesis	a rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences; i.e. "not...but"	5
4433522863	aphorism	short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth	6
4433525140	Apollonian	refers to godlike qualities of human nature (antonym: Dionysian)	7
4433527695	apostrophe	addresses a person or personified thing not present	8
4433529089	arch	clever, sly, saucy, playful, irreverent	9
4433530799	archetype	perfectly typical example; original model or form; abstract or ideal conception of a type	10
4433533960	assonance	repetition of vowel sounds	11
4433535301	bathos	overdone sentimentality	12
4433537820	burlesque	language meant to ridicule a subject; grotesque imitation	13
4433540831	classic/classical (for tone)	implies formality, objectivity, simplicity, and restraint	14
4433545784	independent clauses	could stand on their own as complete sentences	15
4433545785	dependent/subordinate clauses	cannot stand on their own as complete sentences; when they function as adjectives, nouns, or adverbs they are known, respectively, as adjective, noun, and adverbial clauses	16
4433554326	conceit	a witty or ingenious thought; highly fanciful idea stated in figurative language	17
4433558642	consonance	repetition of consonant sounds	18
4433560235	deductive reasoning	general premises --> specific conclusion	19
4433563455	denouement	resolution occurring at the end of a narrative or drama	20
4433565694	didactic	having an instructive purpose; dry, pompous manner	21
4433568805	elegy	poem or prose lamenting death of someone/something or value	22
4433572515	elliptical construction	sentence containing a deliberate omission of words	23
4433581488	epigram	concise but witty and thoughtful statement	24
4433583552	eponymous	title character of a work of literature	25
4433583553	ethos	an author or speaker's credibility on a topic	26
4433586102	euphony	pleasing, harmonious sounds (ant: cacophony)	27
4433592314	exposition	background and events leading to the presentation of the main idea/purpose of a piece of writing	28
4433599237	hyperbole	overstatement for dramatic effect	29
4433601237	inductive reasoning	specific examples --> general conclusion	30
4433602971	inference	conclusion arrived at by considering facts or observations	31
4433604455	invective	direct verbal assault	32
4433605748	irony	intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; subtle sarcasm	33
4433607398	litotes	understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity	34
4433611564	logos	logic used by a writer/speaker to support a claim	35
4433615310	loose sentence	main idea of sentence is presented first and then followed by subordinate clauses	36
4433618626	malapropism	replacing an appropriate word with one with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning	37
4433623396	metonymy	uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated	38
4433630568	mood	emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse	39
4433633402	indicative mood	used for statements of fact	40
4433633403	subjunctive mood	used to express doubt or a conditional attitude	41
4433635931	imperative mood	used to give commands	42
4433641482	naturalism	realism; view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic	43
4433647356	onomatopeia	words whose sounds suggest their meaning	44
4433652207	oxymoron	contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect	45
4433655479	paradox	a statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true	46
4433662038	pathos	element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow; emotional appeal	47
4433664370	periodic sentence	main thought expressed at the end of the sentence	48
4433668842	personification	figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics	49
4433674038	predicate	part of a sentence that is not the grammatical subject, usually says something about the subject (predicate nominative: Lynn is the president; predicate adjective: Harold is courageous)	50
4433678469	realism	depiction of people, things, and events as they really are, without idealization or exaggeration for effect	51
4433682062	rebuttal/refutation	part of discourse in which opposing arguments are anticipated and answered	52
4433688586	mode of exposition	to explain, analyze, or discuss an idea	53
4433690113	mode of argumentation	to prove a point or to persuade	54
4433693680	mode of description	to recreate or present with details	55
4433695572	mode of narration	to relate an anecdote or story	56
4433698996	romance	extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places	57
4433701144	sarcasm	sharp, caustic attitude conveyed in words through jibes, taunts, or other remarks; less subtle than irony	58
4433703865	satire	literary style used to ridicule an idea, often for the purpose of inducing change	59
4433706530	simple sentence	one subject and one verb	60
4433708354	compound sentence	two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction	61
4433711225	complex sentence	independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses	62
4433718834	stylistic devices	general term referring to diction, syntax, tone, figurative language, and other elements contributing to "style"	63
4433723098	subject complement	grammatical unit comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives	64
4433733154	subjective	relating to private and personal feelings and attitudes as opposed to facts and reality	65
4433736045	syllogism	form of deductive reasoning (All men are mortal --> Mike is a man --> Therefore, Mike is mortal)	66
4433740094	synecdoche	figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part	67
4433749088	tone	author's attitude toward his/her subject	68
4433750935	trope	generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor	69
4433753667	verbal irony	discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words	70