AP Terms Flashcards

8043240366	Allegory	Noun - A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. (Example: Animal Farm)	0
8043274303	Allusion	Noun/Verb- A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication. (Example: This line is a(n) ____________ to William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night)	1
8043310028	Analogy	Noun/Adj- A similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based. (Example: Antigone is ________ to Oedipus just as Ismene is to Creon.)	2
8043351082	Conceit	A fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.	3
8043374637	Litotes	Understatement for rhetorical effect, esp when achieved by using negation with a term in place of using an antonym of that term. (Example: "She was not a little upset" for "She was extremely upset.")	4
8043404098	Metonymy	A figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part. (Example: "count heads (or noses)" for "count people.")	5
8043423954	Paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.	6
8043438250	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special. (Example: "ten sail" for "ten ships")	7
8375655562	Connotation	Connotation refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. Emotional associations or meanings in addition to their literal meanings or denotations.	8
8375691349	Denotation	Denotation is generally defined as literal or dictionary meanings of a word	9
8375698902	Diction	Diction can be defined as style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.	10
8375748431	Style	The technique that an individual author uses in his writing.	11
8375763014	Syntax	______ is a set of rules in a language. It dictates how words from different parts of speech are put together in order to convey a complete thought.	12
8375782285	Tone	_____, in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.	13
8375791827	Colloquialism	the use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing.	14
8375811435	Ambiguity	is a word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning. ________ words or statements lead to vagueness and confusion	15