AP Language Vocab Flashcards

9955511473	ad hominem	directed to or appealing to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason	0
9955511474	adage	saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language ex: there is more than one way to skin a cat	1
9955555302	allegory	story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface	2
9955570616	allusion	reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea	3
9955681061	ambiguity	vagueness of meaning, conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations	4
9955707473	anachronism	person, scene, event, or other element fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era ex: Columbus sailing to the U.S	5
9955725731	anecdote	brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point	6
9955733444	annotation	brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a tet or work of literature	7
9956682092	antecedent	word to which a pronoun refers	8
9956688684	antithesis	rhetorical opposition of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences ex: they promised freedom but provided slavery. or ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country	9
9956727492	aphorism	short, concise statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment	10
9956763279	apollonian	refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior	11
9956787398	arch	characterized by clever or sly humor, saucy, playful, and irreverent	12
9956795686	archetype	abstract conception of a type; perfectly typical example; original model or form	13
9956805875	assonance	repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words, like alliteration or consonance but with vowels instead of consonants	14
9956818322	bard	a poet or performer who tells heroic stories to a musical accompaniment	15
9956827470	bathos	insincere or overdone sentimentality	16
9956836006	bombast	inflated, pretentious language	17
9956843382	burlesque	literature meant to ridicule a subject; imitation	18
9956849277	cacophony	grating, inharmonious sounds	19
9956854311	canon	works of literature most important in a national period; widely read and studied	20
9956870615	circumlocution	talking around a subject, avoids direct reference to a subject	21
9956882057	independent clauses	stand on their own as a sentence	22
9956887839	dependent clauses	incomplete sentences that can't stand alone; also called subordinate clauses	23
9956900389	conceit	witty thought, highly fanciful idea, often in figurative language	24
9956910913	connotation	suggested or implied meaning of a word	25
9956926915	cynic	one who expects and observes nothing but the worst of human conduct	26
9956936862	deductive reasoning	reasoning with definitions, conclusions, and theorems drawn from general principles	27
9956944539	denotation	dictionary definition of a word	28
9956952679	denouement	resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama	29
9956970173	didactic	having an instructive purpose; intending to teach a lesson	30
9956983770	dionysian	sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses	31
9956990846	dramatic irony	when the audience knows more about the situation than the character	32
9956999239	elegy	poem that mediates on the passing or death of someone or something of value	33
9957016782	elliptical construction	sentence containing a purposeful omission of words ex: May was hot and June the same.	34
9957047528	epigram	concise but witty and thoughtful statement	35
9957060031	epithet	expresses striking quality of a person or thing ex: sun-lit lake or sun-bright topa	36
9957074558	euphemism	less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term	37
9957080350	euphony	pleasing, harminous sounds	38
9957082961	exegesis	detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of poetry	39
9957092792	explication	interpretation or analysis of text	40
9957096891	expose	factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses or faults	41
9957107393	exposition	background and events that lead to the presentation of a main idea or purpose of an essay	42
9957119352	farce	comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, may have a serious purpose ex: slapstick humor	43
9957151774	harangue	forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade	44
9957161774	homily	lecture on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior	45
9957190799	hubris	excessive pride that affects tone	46
9957204909	idyll	poem or passage that describes ideal life	47
9957215069	inductive reasoning	specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization	48
9957225043	invective	direct verbal assault, casting blame on someone or something	49
9957237587	kenning	name of something is replaced with its functions or qualities ex: ring-giver for king or whale-road for ocean	50
9957249239	lampoon	mocking, satirical assault of a person or situation	51