AP English Language and Composition Flashcards
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| 6578567075 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent and abstraction in addition to literal meaning. |  | 0 |
| 6578567076 | Antecedent | Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. |  | 1 |
| 6578567077 | Antithesis | Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism. |  | 2 |
| 6578567078 | Aphorism | Terse statement of unknown authorship which expresses a general truth or moral |  | 3 |
| 6578567079 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. |  | 4 |
| 6578567080 | Colloquial/Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. |  | 5 |
| 6578567081 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. |  | 6 |
| 6578567082 | Euphemism | Euphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. |  | 7 |
| 6578567083 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. |  | 8 |
| 6578567084 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. |  | 9 |
| 6578567085 | Metonymy | a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |  | 10 |
| 6578567086 | Anaphora | A sub-type of parallelism, when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences. |  | 11 |
| 6578567087 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish |  | 12 |
| 6578567088 | Prose | one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. |  | 13 |
| 6578567089 | Semantics | The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another. |  | 14 |
| 6578567090 | Syllogism | From the Greek for "reckoning together," a syllogism is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. |  | 15 |
| 6578567091 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part. |  | 16 |
| 6578567092 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. |  | 17 |
| 6578567093 | Annotation | Explanatory or critical notes added to a text. |  | 18 |
| 6578567094 | Epigram | A brief witty statement. |  | 19 |
| 6578567095 | Digression | The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work. |  | 20 |
| 6578567096 | Ellipsis | the omission of a word or several words necessary for a complete construction that is still understandable. |  | 21 |
| 6578567097 | Ad Hominem | Directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason. |  | 22 |
| 6578567098 | Anachronism | A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era. |  | 23 |
| 6578567099 | Didactic | Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner. |  | 24 |
| 6578567100 | Fallacy | An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information. |  | 25 |
| 6578567101 | Hubris | Excessive pride that often affects tone. |  | 26 |
| 6578567102 | Inductive Reasoning | A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization. |  | 27 |
| 6578567103 | Litotes | A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. |  | 28 |
| 6578567104 | Motif | A phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in an essay or other discourse. |  | 29 |
| 6578567105 | Non Sequitur | A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before. |  | 30 |
| 6578567106 | Anecdote | A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. |  | 31 |
| 6578567107 | Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. |  | 32 |
| 6578567108 | Diatribe | A forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something. |  | 33 |