AP Vocab 13 Flashcards

7011126087	Concrete Details	the use of specific words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) to create vivid word pictures that appeal to one of the five senses	0
7011126088	Connotation	An implied meaning of a word. Opposite of denotation. Example: Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest (burial)	1
7011126089	Consonance	The repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, as in assonance. Example: lady lounges lazily , dark deep dread crept in	2
7011126090	Denotation	The literal meaning of a word, the dictionary meaning. Opposite of connotation. Example: Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest (sleep).	3
7011126091	Didactic	A work of literature in which the author's primary purpose is to teach, instruct, or moralize	4
7011126092	Dramatic Monologue	A poetic form in which a single speaker addresses at length either a presumed audience or an internal listener.	5
7011126093	Epigram	a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.	6
7011126094	Eulogy	a speech or writing in praise of a person(s) or thing(s), especially one who recently died or retired or as a term of endearment.	7
7011126095	Form (poetic)	refers to various sets of "rules" followed by poems of certain types. The rules may describe such aspects as the rhythm or meter of the poem, its rhyme scheme, or its use of alliteration. This category contains articles discussing such concepts.	8
7011126096	Haiku	A Japanese poem consisting of 17 syllables in three lines. (5, 7,5)	9
7011126097	Hyphenated Kenning	(noun-noun format) - ex. hell-fiend	10
7011126098	Inference	a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.	11
7011126099	Kenning	In literature, a kenning is a magic poetic phrase, a figure of speech, substituted for the usual name of a person or thing. Kennings work in much the same way as epithets and verbal formulae, and were commonly inserted into Old English poetic lines; A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, storm of swords is a kenning for battle.	12
7011126100	Metaphysical	The term metaphysical was applied to a style of 17th Century poetry first by John Dryden and later by Dr. Samuel Johnson because of the highly intellectual and often abstruse imagery involved.	13
7011126101	Ode	A lyric poem of some length, serious in subject and dignified in style.	14
7011126102	Open Kenning	(adjective noun format) - ex. wakeful sleeper; monstrous ogress	15
7011126103	Overstatement	the action of expressing or stating something too strongly; exaggeration, Synonym of hyperbole	16
7011126104	Possessive Kenning	('s or s' format)-- ex. hell's captive; whale's	17
7011126105	Prepositional Kenning	(add any preposition) - ex. Giver of rings; hall of victory	18
7011126106	Romantic	The term is used both in a general, and in a specific, way. The specific sense refers to Romanticism, a movement prevalent in European art, music, and literature in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The style was revolutionary in that it emphasized subjective experience, and favored innovation over adherence to traditional or Classical forms, and the expression of feeling over reason. In English literature, William Wordsworth (1770-1850) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) were first-generation Romantic poets, and Byron (1788-1824), Shelley (1792-1822), and Keats (1795-1821) were second-generation Romantics. In its more general application the term can refer to an attitude of mind which draws on imagination and emotion rather than reason, and favors subjective, dream-like, or exotic experiences over realism.	19
7011126107	Rhyme	correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.	20
7011126108	Rhyme Scheme	the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other	21
7011126109	Sensory Details	details that are experienced through the senses; they help readers to see, feel, smell, taste, and hear what is being described	22
7011126110	Soliloquy	The utterance of a character who is talking to himself or herself and who is unaware of any hearers who may be present. It is used in drama to allow the audience insight into a character's innermost feelings or to give the audience essential information.	23
7011126111	Sonnet	A 14 line poem following a strict rhyme scheme and meter. The Shakespearean sonnet's rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg and uses iambic pentameter.	24
7011126112	Thesis	a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.	25
7011126113	Villanelle	a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain. There are two refrains and two repeating rhymes, with the first and third line of the first tercet repeated alternately until the last stanza, which includes both repeated lines	26
7011126114	Anticlimactic	Coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot	27
7011126115	Austere	Of stern or strict bearing or demeanor	28
7011126116	Bilge	Where the sides of a vessel curve in to form the bottom	29
7011126117	Gunnels	Small eellike fishes common in shallow waters of the northern Atlantic	30
7011126118	Inert	Unable to move or resist motion	31
7011126119	Rosettes	An ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor	32
7011126120	Salient	Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention	33
7011126121	Spasmodically	Occurring in spells and often abruptly	34
7011126122	Trite	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse	35
7011126123	Venerable	Profoundly honored	36
7011126124	Alliteration	The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. Example: In cliches: sweet smell of success, a dime a dozen, bigger and better, jump for joy.	37
7011126125	Apostrophe	An address, either to someone who is absent and therefore cannot hear the speaker or to something nonhuman that cannot comprehend	38
7011126126	Assonance	The repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same	39
7011126127	Atmosphere	Refers to the feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to a reader through the description of settings and objects	40
7011126128	Attitude	The author's feelings toward the topic he or she is writing about; often used interchangeably with "tone" and is usually revealed through word choice.	41
7011126129	Audience	The intended group of readers / listeners / viewers of a text.	42
7011126130	Cause and Effect	noting a relationship between actions or events such that one or more are the result of the other or others.	43
7011126131	Comedy	A genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having cheerful endings.	44
7011126132	Diction	Analysis of word choice. Word choice conveys voice or the author's or character's personality through the choice of idiom.	45
7011126133	Epithet	a word or phrase to someone that describes that person's attributes or qualities. Often, this word or phrase, used to describe the person, becomes synonymous with the person and can be used as part of his/her name or in place of his/her name	46
7011126134	Hyperbole	Use of specific words and phrases that exaggerate and overemphasize the basic crux of the statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable effect	47
7011126135	Irony	Words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that may end up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between the appearance and the reality.	48
7011126136	Juxtaposition	two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect	49
7011126137	Lyric Poetry	Originally a composition meant for musical accompaniment. The term refers to a short poem in which the poet, the poet's persona, or another speaker expresses personal feelings.	50
7011126138	Metonymy	the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.	51
7011126139	Moral	The implied or stated lesson of a story is called the moral. Viewed in isolation, a moral is a relatively unimportant part of a story and should not be confused with a more significant fictional element, i.e., theme.	52
7011126140	Nostalgic	Unhappy about being away and longing for familiar things	53
7011126141	Paradox	a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth	54
7011126142	Pernicious	causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful	55
7011126143	Personification	A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. The non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings	56
7011126144	Repetition	repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer	57
7011126145	Sarcasm	the literal meaning is different than what the speaker intends to say through sarcasm. Sarcasm is a literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone or some section of society simultaneously.	58
7011126146	Satire	a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule. It intends to improve humanity by criticizing its follies and foibles	59
7011126147	Speaker	The "voice" which seems to be telling the poem. The speaker is not the same as the poet; the speaker is like a narrator.	60
7011126148	Stanza	A stanza is a set of lines in a poem grouped together and set apart from other stanzas in the poem either by a double space or by different indentation. Poems may contain any number of stanzas, depending on the author's wishes and the structure in which the poet is writing. However, there are many strict poetic forms that designate the exact number of stanzas.	61
7011126149	Synecdoche	a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part	62
7011126150	Syntax	The ordering of words into meaningful verbal patterns, such as phrases, clauses, and sentences.	63
7011126151	Understatement	a figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is	64
7011126152	Wistful	Having or showing a feeling of vague or regretful longing	65