2017 AP Language Review term Flashcards

6668681489	50. Roman a clef	A novel in which historical events and actual people are written about under the pretense of being fiction.	0
6668687745	51. Romance	romantic stories with chivalrous feats of heroes and knights, describes chivalry and courtly love, comprising stories, which deal legends of duty, courage, boldness, battles and rescue of damsels in distress.	1
6668694859	52. Sarcasm	meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone or some section of society simultaneously.	2
6668708172	53. Satire	expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule.	3
6693017920	87. Tropes	Ways in which a word's literal meaning may be turned to mean something else (for example, figurative language.)	4
6693021010	88. Schemes	Terms referring to the shape/construct of sentences. (Asyndeton, polysyndeton, balanced sentence)	5
6693021011	89. Rhetoric	Effective use of language using different methods (generating ethos, facts and statistics, figurative language) to get your own point across.	6
6693023658	90. Consonance	Shelly sells sea shells by the sea shore.	7
6693023659	91. Similie	You are like the ocean - deep and mysterious.	8
6693025701	92. Metaphor	He drowned in a sea of grief.	9
6693025702	93. Personification	The trees whispered in the breeze.	10
6693029556	94. Onomatopoeia	This occurs when a word imitates a sound in real life.	11
6693029557	95. Hyperbole	I'm starving!	12
6693033137	96. Understatement	"'Tis but a scratch."	13
6693033138	97. Paradox	I am nobody.	14
6693033139	98. Oxymoron	She chose the jumbo shrimp to eat today.	15
6693025698	66. Antecedent	a word or pronoun in a line or sentence that refers to an earlier word	16
6693035523	99. Pun	The two pianists had a good marriage. They always were in a chord.	17
6693045179	68. attitude	perspective or tone the writer adopts in a certain work, the way a writer develops his characters, describes his stories and designs his narratives	18
6693050878	69. Balance	Two segments which are equal in length, grammatical structure and meaning "Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun"	19
6693055445	70. comic relief	inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work	20
6693058696	71. connective tissue	on the contrary however consequently for instance for example	21
6693062914	72. dialect	language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people	22
6693066680	73. discourse	a discussion on a specific topic discussion between the author and his/her audience	23
6693070328	74. epigraph	the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme, which belongs to another writer	24
6693202094	Euphemism	Refers to polite indirect expressions which replace harsh, impolite, or unpleasant words	25
6693227679	Parable	A short story typically with a moral lesson at the end using symbolic imagery and metaphors	26
6693260314	Understatement	Employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is	27
6693268905	Epigram	A Memorable brief interesting and surprising satirical statement	28
6693278552	Epitaph	An inscription written on a grave to pay tribute to the deceased	29
6693041745	67. Anecdote	a short and interesting tale or story to demonstrate some point and make readers laugh	30
6692980611	54. Sequel	A novel incorporating the same characters and often the same setting as a previous novel.	31
6692991605	55. Setting	The total environment for the action of a fictional work. Setting includes time period , the place, the historical milieu, as well as the social, political, and perhaps even spiritual realities.	32
6692997759	56. Simile	makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things	33
6693001477	57. Style	the way a writer writes and it is the technique which an individual author uses in his writing. It can also be described as a voice that readers listen to when they read the work of a writer.	34
6693006540	58. Subplot	A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or drama, having some connection with the main plot, acting as foils to, commentary on, complications of, or support to the theme of, the main plot.	35
6693021521	62. Travesty	a crude form of burlesque in which the original subject matter is changed little but is transformed into something ridiculous through incongruous language and style.	36
6693009464	59. Symbol	signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.	37
6693012321	60. Synecdoche	a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part.	38
6693015767	61. Tone	an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience, which conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.	39
6692985311	63. Understatement	employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is	40
6693017070	64. Verisimilitude	likeness to truth	41
6693020791	65. Zeugma	a word, usually a verb or adjective, that applies to more than one noun	42
6704264388	diction	A style of writing determined by the choice of words	43
6704266997	syntax	determines how the chosen words are used to form a sentence	44
6704271255	Tone	An attitude of a writer toward a subject matter or an audience which conveyed through choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject	45
6704285624	Figures of Speech	A word or phrase that has a meaning something different than its literal meaning, using a metaphor or simile that is designed to further explain a concept	46
6704293836	Modes of Discourse	The variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking	47
6704306502	Aims of Discourser	the intent may be to delight entertain persuade inform demonstrate, embodies in the work	48