AP Language - List 6 Flashcards
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| 8035313756 | Setting | Time, place, in which a story occurs (social, political, historical atmosphere). | 0 | |
| 8035313757 | Simile | A figurative comparison using words like or as. | 1 | |
| 8035319606 | Stream of Consciousness | A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind. | 2 | |
| 8036219868 | Style | The manner in which an author uses and arranges words, shapes ideas, forms sentences, and creates a structure to convey ideas. | 3 | |
| 8036219869 | Stylistic Devices | A general term referring to diction, syntax, tone, figurative language, and other elements that contribute to "style." | 4 | |
| 8036219870 | Subject Complement | The grammatical unit comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives. | 5 | |
| 8036222544 | Subjective | Of or relating to private and personal feelings and attitudes as opposed to facts and reality (opposite of objective). | 6 | |
| 8036222545 | Subtext | The implied meaning that underlies the main meanings of an essay or other work. | 7 | |
| 8036222546 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning in which given certain ideas or facts, other ideas or facts must follow. | 8 | |
| 8036226981 | Symbolism | The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not necessarily part of the original object. | 9 | |
| 8036226982 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part. | 10 | |
| 8036226983 | Syntax | The organization of language into meaningful structure. | 11 | |
| 8036230358 | Theme | The main idea or meaning, often an abstract idea upon which an essay or other form of discourse is built. | 12 | |
| 8036230359 | Thesis | The main idea of a piece of discourse; the statement or proposition that a speaker or writer wishes to advance, illustrate, prove, or defend. | 13 | |
| 8036230360 | Tone | The author's attitude toward the subject being written about - emotional essence of the piece. | 14 | |
| 8036230361 | Tragedy | A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and by a set of forces that cause the hero anguish. | 15 | |
| 8036235055 | Transition | A stylistic device used to create a link between ideas. Transitions often endow discourse with continuity and coherence. | 16 | |
| 8036235056 | Trope | The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, metaphor. | 17 | |
| 8036235057 | Understatement | Restrained statement that departs from what could be said; avoidance of emphasis for effect. | 18 | |
| 8036237625 | Verbal Irony | A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words. | 19 | |
| 8036237626 | Verse | A synonym for poetry; group of lines or line in a song or poem. | 20 | |
| 8036241580 | Verisimilitude | Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers they are getting a vision of life as it is. | 21 | |
| 8036241581 | Voice | The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker (grammar: active/passive voice). | 22 | |
| 8036241582 | Whimsy | An object, device, or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality. | 23 | |
| 8036241583 | Wit | The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness. | 24 |