List One- AP Language Flashcards

5220530703	abstract	refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images (ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places)	0
5220547685	alliteration	the practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound	1
5220556249	anecdote	a short, simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous effect or to make a point	2
5220561614	apostrophe	a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate	3
5220570022	caricature	descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates specific features, most often of a person's appearance or a facet of personality	4
5220581339	concrete language	describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities	5
5220591247	denotation	literal meaning of a word as defined	6
5220594443	dissonance	harsh or grating sounds that do not go together	7
5220641232	exigence	the situation (reason) that has prompted an author, speaker, etc., to produce a piece of rhetoric	8
5220654618	foreshadowing	the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future actions	9
5220657303	homily	a "sermon"; informally it can include serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice	10
5220664665	inference	a conclusion one can draw from the presented details	11