AP Language Terms Flashcards

7245919857	alliteration	the repetition of an initial consonant sound	0
7245920531	allusion	a brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event--real or fictional	1
7245922302	anadiplosis	last word of one line is the first word of the next line	2
7245924066	anaphora	a scheme in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive phrases	3
7245925735	anastrophe	a scheme in which normal word order is changed for emphasis	4
7245927288	antimetabole	a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first; it adds power to the sentence	5
7245929465	antithesis	placement of contrasting or opposing words, phrases, clauses, or sentences side by side	6
7245931075	aphorism	a brief statement of a principle that makes a wise observation about life	7
7245932411	apostrophe	a scheme in which a person or an abstract quality is directly addressed, whether present or not	8
7245934764	apposition	the placement side-by-side of two coordinate elements, the second of which serves to identify or rename the first	9
7245938987	assonance	repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words, usually with different consonant sounds either before or after the same vowel sounds	10
7245943033	asyndeton	omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses	11
7245944792	circumlocution	the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language to avoid getting to the point. (contrast with conciseness)	12
7245948238	climax	the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex	13
7245950303	consonance	repetition of a consonant sound within 2 or more words in close proximity	14
7245951307	denotation and connotation	denotation: direct or dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings connotation: the emotional implications and associations that a word may carry, in contrast to its literal meanings	15
7245958889	diction	choice and use of words in speech or writing	16
7245960611	ellipsis	the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context; it creates an elegant or daring economy of words	17
7245964402	epanalepsis	the repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause	18
7245966724	epistrophe	a scheme in which the same word is repeated the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences	19
7245969627	euphemism	the substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit (ex) she passed away last night	20
7245971834	extended metaphor	a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work	21
7245976482	figures of speech	the use of a word or words diverging from its usual meaning	22
7245978012	foreshadowing	to show or indicate beforehand; pre-figure of events that are to come	23
7245980066	hyperbole	a trope composed of exaggerated words or ideals used for emphasis and not to be taken literally	24
7245982026	imagery	vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses	25
7245984926	verbal irony	when a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is opposite of the literal meaning	26
7245987465	situation irony	in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so the outcome is contrary to what was expected	27
7245989733	dramatic irony	situation understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play	28
7245993571	malapropism	an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound	29
7245995588	metaphor	a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance	30
7245998361	mood	a state or quality of feeling at a particular time	31
7245999158	motivation	the act or providing with a reason to act in a certain way	32
7246000829	narration	a recital of events, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition of a drama .	33
7246004680	onomatopoeia	the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named	34
7246006471	oxymoron	figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	35
7246007842	paradox	a seemingly self-contradictory statement that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true	36
7246010400	parallelism	the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way	37
7246014208	periphrasis	the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing	38
7246016259	personification	the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to something non-human	39
7246019792	plot	storyline, plan, or main story of a literary or dramatic work	40
7246022588	point of view	the position of the narrator in relation to the story	41
7246023636	polysyndeton	the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession	42
7246025140	prosody	the science or study of poetic meters and vetrification	43
7246028646	protagonist	the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work	44
7246030549	pun	the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest different meanings	45
7246035864	repetition	act of repeating	46
7246037432	rhetorical question	a question asked solely to produce an effect or make an assertion and not to elicit a reply	47
7246038737	rhyme	identity in sound of some art, especially the end, or words or lines of verse	48
7246040159	sarcasm	harsh or bitter derision or irony	49
7246046716	satire	the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice	50
7246054375	setting	surroundings or environment	51
7246055816	shift or turn	refers to a change or movement in a piece resulting from an epiphany, realization, or insight gained	52
7246059762	simile	a comparison of 2 different things or ideas through the use of the words "like" or "as"	53
7246061744	sound devices	stylistic devices that convey meaning through sounds	54
7246063630	structure	the framework of organization of a literary selection	55
7246066122	style	writer's characteristic manner of employing language	56
7246067774	suspense	the quality of a short story that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events	57
7246070369	symbol	something used or representing something else	58
7246071540	synecdoche	figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for the part	59
7246073509	syntax	a system or orderly arrangement	60
7246074930	theme	subject of discourse, discussion, mediation, or composition; topic	61
7246077044	tone	attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience	62
7246078390	understatement (litotes)	uses double negatives or, in other words, positive statement is expressed by negating its opposite expressions	63