AP Language Lit Terms Flashcards

8494389200	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	0
8494389201	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	1
8494389202	Allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.	2
8494389203	Ambiguity	the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.	3
8494389204	Anaphora	Exact repetition of words or phrases ("I have a dream")	4
8494389205	Antecedent	a word or pronoun in a line or sentence refers to an earlier word.	5
8494389207	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.	6
8494389206	Antithesis	two contrasting ideas together.	7
8494389208	Apostrophe	directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem.	8
8494389209	Cacophony	Unpleasant words or discordant sounds a situation where there is a mixture of harsh and inharmonious sounds.	9
8494389210	Caricature	particular aspects of a subject are exaggerated, to create a silly or comic effect.	10
8494389211	Catharsis	The process of relieving emotions in the audience	11
8494389212	Clause	A unit of language that contains a subject and a verb	12
8494389213	Colloquial	the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing.	13
8494389214	Connotation	the implied or emotional meaning	14
8494389215	Diction	word choice, or the style of speaking that a writer, speaker, or character uses.	15
8494389216	Digression	is a section of a composition or speech that marks a temporary shift of subject	16
8494389217	Ethos	The development of credibility or similar ethics. When a writer or speaker seems trustworthy.	17
8494389218	Euphemism	Using soft language to represent harsh or offensive things	18
8494389219	Foil	character who contrasts with another character	19
8494389220	Foreshadowing	Hints or clues that suggest events yet to occur	20
8494389221	Genre	a category of literary composition.	21
8494389223	Hyperbole	an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.	22
8494389224	Imagery	description that appeals to our five senses.	23
8494389225	Invective	denotes speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution. It involves the use of abusive and negative language.	24
8494389226	Irony	the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning	25
8494389227	Logos	The presentation of facts, statistics, credible testimony, cogent examples to support an argument.	26
8494389228	Metaphor	Implied comparison of seemingly dissimilar things	27
8494389229	Metonymy	a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated	28
8494389230	Mood	The atmosphere or evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.	29
8494389231	Motif	Motifs are used to establish a theme or a certain mood; they have a symbolic meaning.	30
8494389232	Narrative	The telling of a story or events	31
8494389233	Onomatopoeia	a poetic structure of words to convey how something sounds.	32
8494389234	Oxymoron	when two contradictory words are together in one phrase.	33
8494389235	Parable	a short story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.	34
8494389236	Paradox	A statement that is self-contradictory	35
8494389237	Parody	imitation of a writer, artist, subject, or genre in such a way as to make fun of or comment on the original work	36
8494389238	Pastoral	A rural or natural setting	37
8494389239	Pathos	Argumentative techniques that generates emotions in readers to shape their responses and dispose them to accept a claim.	38
8494389240	Personification	Applying human characteristics to things that are not human	39
8494389241	Point-of-View	The perspective from which a story is told	40
8494389242	Rhetoric	Argumentative language	41
8494389243	Rhetorical question	A question that does not seek an answer	42
8494389244	Satire	A work that parodies something else, usually comical	43
8494389245	Setting	The background or location of a work (time and place)	44
8494389246	Simile	Comparing unlike things using 'like,' 'as,' or 'than'	45
8494389247	Symbol	Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else.	46
8494389248	Theme	The central idea or message of a work	47
8494389249	Thesis	The sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses opinion or answers a question	48
8494389250	Tone	The attitude of the author.	49