AP Literature Wordwright Flashcards

7789940945	image	a word or phrase in a literary text that appeals directly to the reader's taste, touch, hearing, sight, or smell.	0
7789940946	metaphor	The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as	1
7789942253	simile	a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things using "like" or "as"	2
7789942254	symbol	A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story.	3
7789942255	personification	a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics	4
7789944129	allusion	a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds.	5
7789944130	cadence	the term used to signal the rising and falling of the voice; help set the rhythmic paces of a literary piece.	6
7789944131	meter	help set the rhythmic paces of a literary piece.	7
7789945429	rhyme scheme	a poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza.	8
7789945430	alliteration	a literary device where two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning sound.	9
7789946318	assonance	the repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words	10
7789946319	iambic pentameter	a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable	11
7789947116	stanza	is a grouped set of lines within a poem	12
7789947117	couplet	a literary device which can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought	13
7789947118	quatrain	a verse with four lines, or even a full poem containing four lines, having an independent and separate theme	14
7789948187	sestet	describe the last six lines of an Italian sonnet, also known as the Petrarchan sonnet	15
7789948188	octave	is a verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter	16
7789948313	diction	word choice, or the style of speaking that a writer, speaker, or character uses	17
7789949884	tone	an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience	18
7789949885	voice	the author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character	19
7789949886	stance	the attitude or position of the author	20
7789949887	irony	the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite	21
7789951784	understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	22
7789951785	syntax	the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	23
7789952771	parallelism	parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction. It can be a word, a phrase, or an entire sentence repeated	24
7789952772	subordination	his combination of words will not form a complete sentence	25
7789952773	clause	a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate	26
7789953457	phrase	a group or words that express a concept and is used as a unit within a sentence	27
7789953458	participle	a word formed from a verb used as an adjective	28
7789953459	vignette	a short impressionistic scene that focuses on one moment or character	29
7789954717	foreshadowing	writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story	30
7789954718	point of view	refers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it. The narration of a story or novel can be told in three main ways: first person, second person, and third person.	31
7789955474	omniscient narration	in third person, in which the narrator knows the feelings and thoughts of every character in the story.	32
7789955475	hyperbole	an extreme exaggeration used to make a point	33
7789955476	theme	central topic a text	34
7789955488	abstract	refers to words or phrases that name things not knowable through the five senses	35
7789956551	acerbic	harshly bitter	36
7789956552	ambivalent	having mixed feelings about someone or something	37
7789956553	amused	entertain	38
7789957469	aphoristic	terse saying, expressing a general truth or principle	39
7789957470	bemused	puzzle or confuse	40
7789957471	benign	gentle or kindly	41
7789958796	bitter	angry, hurt, resentful	42
7789958797	blithe	happy or joyous	43
7789958798	chatty	informal and lively	44
7789960223	colloquial	not formal or literary	45
7789960224	concrete	existing through the five senses	46
7789960225	condescending	showing superior attitude towards others	47
7789961349	confessional	in which a person reveals or admits to private thoughts or past incidents, especially ones that cause shame or embarrassment.	48
7789961350	cynical	believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.	49
7789961351	defiant	showing resistance	50
7789962406	detached	objective	51
7789963734	dispassionate	rational or impartial	52
7789963735	earnest	sincere conviction	53
7789963736	emotive	arousing intense feeling	54
7789964884	enigmatic	difficult to understand	55
7789964885	euphemistic	substitution of an inoffensive word	56
7789966119	flippant	not showing a serious or respectful attitude	57
7789966964	florid	elaborately complicated	58
7789966965	formal	of or denoting a style of writing or public speaking characterized by more elaborate grammatical structures and more conservative and technical vocabulary.	59
7789969215	grandiloquent	pompous or extravagant in language	60
7789969216	grim	depressing to consider	61
7789969217	heroic	behavior or talk that is bold or dramatic, especially excessively or unexpectedly so	62
7789969239	hyperbolic	exaggerated	63
7789970616	indignant	showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment	64
7789970617	informal	denoting a style of writing or conversational speech characterized by simple grammatical structures, familiar vocabulary, and use of idioms	65
7789971962	lilting	a rhythmical swing, flow; cheerful	66
7789971963	matter-of-fact	practical; belonging to the sphere of fact	67
7789973128	maudlin	self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental	68
7789973129	menacing	threatening	69
7789973130	metaphysical	based on abstract (typically, excessively abstract) reasoning	70
7789974453	mock-heroic	imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject.	71
7789974454	naive	showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment	72
7789974455	offhand	nonchalant	73
7789976325	oratorical	of, relating to, or characteristic of a credible speaker	74
7789979588	pathetic/pathos	epresents an appeal to the emotions of the audience, and elicits feelings that already reside in them.	75
7789979589	pedantic	speaking with minute details like a teacher	76
7789979590	pensive	dreamily thoughtful	77
7789980912	plaintive	mournful	78
7789980913	ponderous	dull and labored	79
7789980914	prosaic	commonplace characteristics	80
7789981744	quaint	strange, peculiar, or unusual in an interesting, pleasing, or amusing way	81
7789981745	redemptive	centering on salvation/redemption	82
7789981746	resigned	submissive	83
7789985017	rhetorical	marked by or tending to use exaggerated language or bombast to emphasize the use of langauge	84
7789985018	sardonic	characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering	85
7789985019	sensory	evokes the use of the five senses	86
7789986267	sentimental	emotional	87
7789986268	surreal	marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream	88
7789987271	tongue-in-cheek	characterized by insincerity, irony, or whimsical exaggeration	89
7789987272	understated	avoiding obvious emphasis or embellishment	90
7789987273	urbane	notably polite or polished in manner	91
7789987274	vivid	having the appearance of vigorous life or freshness; lively	92
7789988546	whimsical	lightly fanciful	93
7789988547	latitude	freedom of action or choice	94
7789988582	cosmic	characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness	95
7789989478	dismally	showing or causing gloom/depression	96
7789989479	brazen	marked by shameless or disrespectful boldness	97
7789989480	prevail	to triumph	98
7789989481	retina	A layer at the back of the eyeball that contains cells sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.	99
7789990578	prostrate	overthrown, overcome, or helpless	100
7789990579	lunar	of, relating to, or resembling the moon	101
7789990580	vindicate	to free from allegation or blame	102
7789991749	silhouette	a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black	103
7789991750	apprehension	anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.	104
7789991841	insubstantial	lacking solidarity	105
7789993371	bondage	the state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control.	106
7789993372	token	a characteristic indication or mark of something; evidence or proof:	107
7789993373	awe	an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, fear, etc., produced by that which is grand	108
7789993374	wary	watchful	109
7789994635	sinister	giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.	110
7789994636	anticipate	regard as probable; expect or predict.	111
7789995729	transcience	lasting only for a short time	112
7789995731	dismissive	feeling or showing that something is unworthy of consideration.	113
7789998327	plumage	layer that covers	114
7789998328	allude	suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.	115
7789998329	metaphoric	a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance	116
7789999380	submissive	ready to conform to the authority or will of others; meekly obedient or passive.	117
7789999381	terrestrial	of land	118
7789999382	ironic	happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this.	119
7790000398	presage	be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen.	120
7790000465	crenellated	protected	121
7790002352	conditioned	trained	122
7790002353	judicious	having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense.	123
7790003916	triteness	lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition	124
7790003917	gratified	to satisfy	125
7790003918	reflex	occurring in reaction	126
7790004925	heedless	careless or thoughtless	127
7790004926	primitive	characteristic of early ages or of an early state of human development	128
7790004927	skeptical	doubtful	129
7790006414	neutral	not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute between others	130
7790006415	declarative	serving to make known or explain	131
7790007312	accretion	growth in size or extent as a result	132
7790007313	spare (ADJ)	being in excess of present need; free for other use	133
7790008892	astute	having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage.	134
7790008893	omniscience	state of knowing everything	135
7790009849	resourceful	efficient	136
7790012010	thematic	having or relating to subjects or a particular subject.	137
7790012011	objectivity	the quality of being impartial	138
7790013936	attuned	make receptive or aware.	139
7790015630	lofty	proud, aloof, or self-important; exhaulted nature	140