AP VOCAB Flashcards

6620364010	AD hominem argument	An argument that attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issue at hand. Part of speech: Adverb & Adjective Ex: Smoking is a bad habit.	0
6620404017	Antithesis	An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses. Part of speech: Noun Ex: We have a love and hate relationship	1
6620459182	Apotheosis	When a character or thing is elevated to such high status that it appears Godlike, Part of speech: Noun Ex: John wick	2
6620529910	Appositive	A word or phrase that follows a noun or pronoun for or emphasis clarity. Appositives are usually surrounded by commas. Part of speech: Noun Ex: The big black boy, Matthew Stuckey, loves football and eating ribs.	3
6620591432	Assonance	A type of internal rhyming in which vowel sounds are repeated. Part of speech: Noun Ex: Sally sells seashell by the sea shore	4
6620695146	Asyndeton	Occurs when the conjunctions (such as "and" or "but") that would normally connect a string of words, phrases, or clauses are omitted from a sentence. Part of speech: Noun Ex: I saw, I came, I conquered.	5
6620728192	Bathos	False or forced emotion that is often humorous. Part of speech: Noun Ex: He spent his final hour of life doing what he loved most: arguing with his wife.	6
6629859995	Contrast	Writers often use contrasts, or oppositions, to elaborate ideas. This helps writers to expand on their ideas by allowing them to show both what a thing is and what is not. Part of speech: Verb/noun Ex: He is fat but runs very fast	7
6629948001	Elegiac, elegy	Work of (music, literature, dance, or art) that expresses sorrow. It mourns the loss of something. Part of speech: Adjective Ex: F**k the world song	8
6630012431	Ethos (1)	The characteristic spirit or ideal that informs a work.	9
6630057609	Ethos (2)	Refers more generally to ethics, or values. In Rhetorical writing, authors often attempt to persuade readers by appealing to their sense of ethos, or ethical principles. Part of speech: Noun	10
6630135059	Exposition	Refers to writing or speech that is organized to explain. Part of speech: Noun Ex: Background info of a novel. You reading bout a serial killer, expo might explain how he became a killer.	11
6630158636	Fiction	A story or something that has been imagined or invented in the telling of the occurrence. Ex: Native Son	12
6630193421	Figurative Language	Is an umbrella term for all uses of language that imply an imaginative comparison. Ex: The teacher is a mother hen.	13
6630226004	Foreshadowing	A purposeful hint placed in a work of literature to suggest what may occur later in the story. Part of speech: Noun	14
6654610041	Grammar	Grammar is a set of rules that specify how a given language is used effectively.	15
6654621581	Image, imagery	Is a mental picture that is conjured by specific words and associations, but there can be auditory and sensory components to imagery as well. Ex: The room was so big that I could here my echo, it also had these dirty yellow blinds, and smelled like dog poop. It was so hot I could see my sweat evaporate! It was like I was in hell.	16
6654632210	Irony, Ironic	Occurs when a situation produces an outcome that is the opposite of what is expected. Ex: This is ironic because the dog is lost, but his name is lucky. If he was so "lucky" he wouldn't have gotten lost lol.	17
6654656180	Juxtaposition	When two contrasting things--ideas, words, or sentence elements-- are placed next to each other for comparison. Part of speech: Noun Ex: Cody's intelligence with Zack's stupidity	18
6654682297	Logos	Refers to the use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument. (Logic) Ex: Why would you want to buy a degree that is $12 when you can get a none name brand that cost half of that, and last longer.	19
6654704437	Metonymy	Is a figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it. Part of speech: Noun Ex: A crown is represented with royalty. Used as a metonymy for royal authority.	20
6654718482	Mood	Is the prevailing or dominant feeling of work, scene, or event. Mood is similar to atmosphere. Part of speech: Adjective Ex: The bonsai trees gave the place a more welcoming, and serenity mood.	21
6654746919	Onomatopoeia	Is an effect created by words that have sounds that reinforce their meaning. Part of speech: Noun Ex: The gun went Bang when it splashed in the pool.	22
6654763584	Overview	An overview is a brief summary of a whole work. Part of speech: Noun Ex: The story is going to be about a family who is crazy and kill each other, but at the end the dog eats all of their parts.	23
6654770185	Oxymoron	Combines two contradictory words in one expression. The result of this combination are unusual or thought provoking. Part of speech: Noun Ex: You big baby.	24
6654828236	Pacing, Narrative pacing	Is the speed of a story's action, dialogue, or narration. Ex: 1985 was a slow pace story. Native son was fast pace	25
6654856497	Paradox	Is a seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth. Ex: Deep down, you're really shallow	26
6654880047	Parallelism	Relies on the use of the same syntactical structures, (phrases clauses, sentences) in a series in order o develop an argument or emphasize an idea. Ex: we will be great. we will achieve greatness. we will not be beaten.	27
6654900903	Parody	An effort to ridicule or make fun of a literary work or an author by writing an imitation of the work or of the author's style. Ex: Haunted house, Family Guy star wars	28
6661439654	Pathos	Is a sympathetic feeling of pity or compassion evoked by an artistic work. (emotion). Ex: Those dog shelter commercials, those hungry kids commercials	29
6661455349	Person	Is a grammatical term that describes the relationship of a writer or speaker to an audience by examining the pronouns that are used. Ex: First person (I, We) Second person (You, Both) Third person (They, She, He, It)	30
6661482589	Persona	Is the character created by the voice and narration of the speaker of a text. Ex: The voice I use to talk to my baby sister, the person who is Elmo	31
6661523560	Personification	Is a figure of speech In which ideas or objects are described as having human qualities or personalities. Ex: I could feel the sun smiling at me as it shined bright on my skin.	32
6661545998	Point Of View (P.O.V)	Is the particular perspective from which a story is told. EX: Stories may be told from the p.o.v of specific characters or a narrator. The narrator, in turn, may be a subjective narrator (who may or may not be involved in the story), or an all-knowing (omniscient) narrator. An omniscient narrator can tell the reader everything about the characters--even their inner feelings and thoughts.	33
6661599075	Pun	Is a play on words. A pun is created by using a word that has two different meanings, or using two different words with similar meanings, for a playful effect. Ex: what did one plant say to the other? "What's stomata?"	34
6661635369	Repetition	Is the reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis. Ex: I will be successful, I will be self employed, I will be Stuckey	35
6661695287	Rhetoric, rhetorical purpose	Is the art and logic of a written or spoken argument. Rhetorical writing is purposeful. Ex: Persuade the audience, to analyze, or to expose something or someone.	36
6661842187	Rhetorical, narrative, strategy	Is a plan of action or movement to achieve a goal. In rhetorical, or writing, strategy describes the way an author organizes words, sentences, and overall argument In order to achieve a particular purpose. Ex: How the author organizes their writing	37
6661898656	Rhetorical, or stylistic, devices	Are the specific language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy, and thus achieve a purpose for writing. Ex: Allusion, diction, imagery, syntax, repetition	38
6661976991	Rhetorical question	Is a question that is asked for the sake of argument. No direct answer is provided; however, the probable answer to such question is usually implied in the argument Ex: Will you not do anything to stop domestic violence?	39
6662019046	Satire	To satire is to ridicule or mock ideas, persons, events, or doctrines, or to make fun of human foibles, or weakness. Ex: The debate between Clinton and Trump on the Conan show	40
6662071594	Selection of detail	The specific words, incidents, images, or events the author uses to create a scene or narrative.	41
6662219101	Simile	Compares on thing with another using the words like or as. Ex: She fat as a horse	42
6662245758	Speaker	Is the narrator of a story, poem, or drama. The speaker should not be confused with the author, who creates the voice of the speaker, the speaker is a fictional persona. Ex: The speaker for Romeo and Juliet	43
6662296731	Syllogism	Is a form of deductive reasoning in which pieces of evidence are used to create a new conclusion. Ex: Boys that wear green, red and yellow are gay. Kaleb wears those colors; therefore, Kaleb is gay	44
6662456380	Symbol	Is something that stands for something else. Ex: Crown stands for royalty Literary symbols often refer to or stand for a complex set of ideas. Ex: in Lord of the flies the conk shell stands for authority	45
6662569867	Synonym	A word that has the same, or nearly the same meaning as another word. Ex: small=petite, large=massive, cute=gorgeous	46
6662588832	syntax	Refers to the way words are arranged in a sentence. Ex: Matthew ate the cake that was old. The cake that Matthew ate was old.	47
6662627045	Tension	In a work of literature, is a feeling of excitement and expectation the reader or audience feels because of the conflict, mood, or atmosphere of the work. Ex: The Tension between Brian and Stevie were high because of what happened last week.	48
6662694105	Texture	Describes the way the elements of a work of prose or poetry are joined together. It suggest an association with the style of the author.	49
6662780192	Theme	Is usually considered the central idea. There can be more than one. Ex: The theme of Lion King is don't trust your uncle	50
6662995616	Tone	Is the way the author presents a subject. A correct perception of the author's tone is essential to understanding a particular literary work. Ex: The tone of the story was angry and aggressive.	51
6663190918	Understatement	When an authority assigns less significance to an event or thing than it deserves, the result is an understatement. Ex: That's just a puddle. (It's really a pool of water)	52
6663321462	Voice (2)	Is also a grammatical term. A sentence can either be written in a passive or active voice. Ex: When the subject performs the action, the voice is active (I washed the car). When the subject is acted upon, the voice is passive ( The car was washed by me)	53
6663376578	Zeugma	Refers to a particular breech in a sentence. It occurs when a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them. Ex: The dog walks with four legs and an attitude.	54