AP English Language Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary for AP English Language

6166347596	Allegory	Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts	0
6166347597	Alliteration	The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words	1
6166347598	Allusion	A reference, usually oblique or faint, to another thing, idea, or person	2
6166347599	Ambiguity	Uncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation	3
6166347600	Analogy	The correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different	4
6166347601	Anecdote	A short story used to illustrate a point the author is making	5
6166347602	Antecedent	Every pronoun refers back to a previous noun or pronoun	6
6166347603	Antithesis	An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses	7
6166347604	Apostrophe	A figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object is addressed by a speaker	8
6166347605	Appositive	A word or phrase that follow a noun or pronoun for emphasis or clarity	9
6166347606	Assonance	A type of internal rhyming in which vowel souds are repeated	10
6166347607	Asyndeton	When the conjunctions (such as "and" or "but") that would normally connect a string of words, phrases, or clauses are omitted from a sentence	11
6166347608	Atmosphere	The emotional feeling -or mood- of a place, scene, or event	12
6166347609	Attitude	The feelings of a particular speaker or piece of writing toward a subject, person, or idea	13
6166347610	Contrast	Difference between two subjects	14
6166347611	Colloquial Language	Slang or common language that is informal	15
6166347612	Connotative	The interpretive level of a word based on associated images rather than the literal meaning	16
6166347613	Deductive Argument	The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example	17
6166347615	Didactic	Writing which has the purpose of teaching or instructing	18
6166347616	Elegy	A work that expresses sorrow	19
6166347617	Ellipses	Indicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted	20
6166347619	Euphemism	A mild or pleasant sounding expression that substitutes for a harsh, indelicate, or simply less pleasant idea	21
6166347622	Foreshadowing	A purposeful hint placed in a work of literature to suggest what may occur later in the narrative	22
6166347623	Hyperbole	A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis	23
6166347625	Inductive Argument	Creating a case by providing specific examples and drawing a conclusion based on the evidence they provide	24
6166347626	Irony	When a situation produces and outcome that is the opposite of what is expected	25
6166347627	Juxtaposition	When two contrasting things are placed next to each other for comparison	26