AP Vocab Week 3 Flashcards

5652227504	Antagonist	The character who opposes the interest of the protagonist. EX: In the Lord of the Rings, Tolkien creates Lord Sauron as the antagonist to Frodo	0
5652261648	Apologist	A person or character who makes a case for some controversial, even contentious. EX: In Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, Romeo makes a case for marring Juliet, despite the controversy over the issue.	1
5652308760	Confirmation	In ancient Roman orator, the part of a speech in which the speaker or writer could offer proof or demonstration of the central idea. EX: In Julius Caesar's speech, the confirmation was scattered throughout.	2
5652367814	Conflict	The struggle of characters with themselves, with others, or with the world around them. EX: In the grapes of wrath, migrants conflict with property owners.	3
5652409755	Connotation	The implied meaning of a word, in contrast to its directly expressed "dictionary meaning." EX: Home literally means one's house, but implies feelings or family and security.	4
5652440554	Ellipsis	The omission of words, the meaning of which is provided by the overall context of a passage. EX: "Medical thinking... stressed air as the communicator of disease, ignoring sanitation or visible carries"	5
5652471722	Epithet	A word of phrase adding a characteristic to a person's name. EX: Alexander the Great	6
5652483574	Flashback	A part of the plot that moves back in time and then returns to the present. EX: In Oedipus Rex, both Oedipus and Locaste recall previous events.	7
5652518263	Genre	A piece or writing classified by type. EX: Science Fiction	8
5652530638	Irony	Writing or speaking that implies the contrary of what is actually written or spoken. EX: "Of course i believe you, Joe said sacastically. EX 2: " I cant describe to you how surprised i was to find out i loved her...I even hoped for a while that she'd throw me over"	9
5652593658	Parallelism	A set of similary structured words, phrases, or clauses.	10