AP English Language Flashcards

5144579486	Ambiguity	Uncertain or indefinite; subject to more than one interpretation	0
5144579487	Allegory	story or poem in which characters, settings and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualities.(Ex:Animal Farm, Dante's Infermo, Lord of the Flies)	1
5144582220	Antithesis	An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses	2
5166583957	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells").	3
5166589504	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	4
5166592821	Anecdote	A brief recounting of a relevant episode. Used in fiction and nonfiction. Develops point or injects humor. Commonly used as an illustration for an abstract point being made. Example: Mark Twain is famous for his short anecdotes about growing up in Missouri intertwined with humor and an abstract truth about human nature.	5
5207056438	Diction	the style of writing and word choice of the author adjective never alone	6
5207061122	Colloquial / colloquiallism	slang or informal language Ex: "hella" "af" "triggered" "omg" "salty"	7
5207063018	Connotation	feeling or idea attached to a word	8
5207063019	Denotation	literal meaning	9
5236858813	Caricature	a drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person's appearance is exaggerated	10
5236858814	Clause	a part of a sentence that has its own subject and verb	11
5236860032	Atmosphere		12
5290111305	Conceit		13
5290111306	Chiasmus	balancing clauses	14
5290113287	Apostrophe	A figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object can't talk back	15