AP Language Flash Cards Flashcards

8408633435	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning	0
8408633436	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	1
8408633437	Allusion	An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or or passing reference	2
8408633438	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	3
8408633439	Analogy	a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.	4
8408633440	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines	5
8408633441	antecedent	A word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word another pronoun refers to	6
8408633442	Antimetabole	Repetition of words in reverse order	7
8408633443	antithesis	puts two contrasting ideas together	8
8408633444	aphorism	a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."	9
8408633445	Apostrophe	When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond	10
8408633446	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	11
8408633447	colloquial	Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing	12
8408633448	Conceit	A fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor	13
8408633449	Connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.	14
8408633450	declarative sentence	a sentence that makes a statement or declaration	15
8408633451	Diction	A writer's or speaker's choice of words	16
8408633452	euphemism	a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute	17
8408633453	Exlamatory Sentance	A sentence that expresses strong feelings by making an exclamation.	18
8408633454	extended metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	19
8408633455	figurative language	Words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation	20
8408633456	figure of speech	A word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect	21
8408633457	Homily	Sermon, or any serious talk,speech,or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice	22
8408633458	hortative sentence	sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action	23
8408633459	Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.	24
8408633460	imagery	Visually descriptive or fig. Lang. Especially in a literary work	25
8408633461	imperative sentence	gives a command and ends in a period or exclamation point	26
8408633462	Inference	logical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true	27
8408633463	interrogative sentence	asks a question, ends in a question mark	28
8408633464	Invective	Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language	29
8408633465	Inversion	Syntactic reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases in a sentence	30
8408633466	Irony	The expression of one's meaning by using language that shows the opposite	31
8408633467	Juxtaposition	Two things put together, while having contrasting effects	32
8408633468	cumulative sentence	Main idea is elaborated by adding clauses or phrases	33
8408633469	Metaphor	A comparison between two things without using like or as	34
8408633470	Metonymy	the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant	35
8408633471	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	36
8408633472	Motif	A recurring theme, subject or idea	37
8408633473	Onomatopoeia	the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named	38
8408633474	Oxymoron	A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	39
8408633475	Paradox	statement that appears contradictory yet expresses a truth when viewed from another angle	40
8408633476	Parallelism	The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure	41
8408633477	Parody	An imitation of the style of a particular writer or artist for comic effect	42
8408633478	Pathos	Emotional meaning of something	43
8408633479	periodic sentence	Main clause or predicate at the end done for emphasis	44
8408633480	Personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	45
8408633481	Polysyndeton	stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession	46
8408633482	Qualifier	A word or phrase, especially an adjective, used to attribute a quality to another word	47
8408633483	Repetition	the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.	48
8408633484	rhetorical question	A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.	49
8408633485	Sarcasm	The use of irony to mock or convey contempt	50
8408633486	Satire	The use of comedic elements to expose and/or criticize people's stupidity or vices	51
8408633487	Simile	Comparing two things, using like or as	52
8408633488	Symbolism	the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities	53
8408633489	Synesthesia	Technique adopted by writers to present ideas, characters, or places in a manner that they appeal to more than one sense, at a given time	54
8408633490	Synecdoche	figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole	55
8408633491	Theme	Moral or lesson of the story	56
8408633492	Tone	The attitude of the author towards a subject or an audience	57
8408633493	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	58
8408633494	Wit	Intelligent humor, the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny.	59