AP Literature Vocabulary #5 Literary Terms Flashcards

7515544115	dialect ex: Regional dialects - Southern California: "Dude", "Literally", "Like"; Northern California: "Hella"	a form of speech characteristic of a particular region or class, differing from the standard language in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical form	0
7515548880	colloquial ex: "Wack", "YOLO", "What's up dog", "Swag"	refers to a type of informal diction that reflects casual, conversational language and often includes slang expressions	1
7515552040	dialogue ex: Shakespeare plays, Friends, The Office	written conversation between 2 or more characters which is used to bring characters to life and give readers insight into their personality traits/qualities	2
7515555315	alliteration ex: Sally sells sea shells down by the sea shores	sound device that is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables (at least 3 or more)	3
7515560261	assonance ex: Wam bam thank you ma'am; The alligator ate Al; The cat in the hat sat	sound device that is the repetition of the vowel sounds within words	4
7515563230	consonance ex: The big brown bear bit me.	sound device that is the repetition of consonant sounds within words	5
7515566626	syntax ex: Shakespeare/Yoda: Inverted syntax - "I rode the bus" --> "Rode the bus I"	word order	6
7515569318	style ex: Shakespeare: Iambic pentameter (5 stressed, 5 unstressed syllables); Margaret Atwood: doesn't use quotation marks for dialogue	way in which a piece of literature is written/refers not to what is said but to how it is said/produced by word choice, grammatical structures, use of literary devices, and all possible parts of language use	7
7515573294	denotation ex: Hollywood --> place; Flag --> piece of cloth to represent something	strict, literal meaning of a word / definition	8
7515576113	connotation ex: Hollywood --> fame, gossip, scandal; Flag --> patriotism, justice	emotional associations surrounding a word as opposed to the dictionary definition/suggested or implied meaning of a word (based on personal or universal experience)	9

7515544115	dialect ex: Regional dialects - Southern California: "Dude", "Literally", "Like"; Northern California: "Hella"	a form of speech characteristic of a particular region or class, differing from the standard language in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical form	0
7515548880	colloquial ex: "Wack", "YOLO", "What's up dog", "Swag"	refers to a type of informal diction that reflects casual, conversational language and often includes slang expressions	1
7515552040	dialogue ex: Shakespeare plays, Friends, The Office	written conversation between 2 or more characters which is used to bring characters to life and give readers insight into their personality traits/qualities	2
7515555315	alliteration ex: Sally sells sea shells down by the sea shores	sound device that is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables (at least 3 or more)	3
7515560261	assonance ex: Wam bam thank you ma'am; The alligator ate Al; The cat in the hat sat	sound device that is the repetition of the vowel sounds within words	4
7515563230	consonance ex: The big brown bear bit me.	sound device that is the repetition of consonant sounds within words	5
7515566626	syntax ex: Shakespeare/Yoda: Inverted syntax - "I rode the bus" --> "Rode the bus I"	word order	6
7515569318	style ex: Shakespeare: Iambic pentameter (5 stressed, 5 unstressed syllables); Margaret Atwood: doesn't use quotation marks for dialogue	way in which a piece of literature is written/refers not to what is said but to how it is said/produced by word choice, grammatical structures, use of literary devices, and all possible parts of language use	7
7515573294	denotation ex: Hollywood --> place; Flag --> piece of cloth to represent something	strict, literal meaning of a word / definition	8
7515576113	connotation ex: Hollywood --> fame, gossip, scandal; Flag --> patriotism, justice	emotional associations surrounding a word as opposed to the dictionary definition/suggested or implied meaning of a word (based on personal or universal experience)	9