AP Language Vocabulary Set 1 Flashcards
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| 8410430785 | Aliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | 0 | |
| 8410430786 | Connotation | The suggested meaning of a word of phrase. | 1 | |
| 8410432422 | Denotation | The textbook definition of the word. | 2 | |
| 8410432423 | Diction | The choice of words that you are used during writing or speaking. | 3 | |
| 8410434558 | Extended Metaphor | The extended version of a phrase that is an implied comparison. | 4 | |
| 8410436174 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration of a phrase in order to prove a point. | 5 | |
| 8410436175 | Imagery | Language that appeals to the 5 senses. | 6 | |
| 8410436985 | Irony | Words used to create the opposite of the literal meaning for humor. | 7 | |
| 8410441010 | Verbal Irony | The opposite intention of what is written. | 8 | |
| 8410441912 | Situational Irony | The result of a situation is different form it's expectation | 9 | |
| 8410441913 | Dramatic Irony | When the reader knows something the characters don't. | 10 | |
| 8410442997 | Metaphor | A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 11 | |
| 8410443802 | Onomatopeia | A word that has the same sound as it is spelled | 12 | |
| 8410445478 | Oxymoron | When groups of words contradict themselves. | 13 | |
| 8410445479 | Personification | When ideas, animals. or inanimate objects are given human like qualities. | 14 | |
| 8410447090 | Parallelism | Words or phrases that have similar structuring. | 15 | |
| 8410447091 | Repetition | Words or phrases are repeated for emphasis, rhythm or attention to an idea. | 16 | |
| 8410448980 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked to make a point and does not need an answer. | 17 | |
| 8410450566 | Sarcasm | An ironic or satirical remark made to hurt or ridicule someone. | 18 | |
| 8410450567 | Satire | Literature that shows foolishness in human vices and organizations that uses sarcasm and irony. | 19 | |
| 8410452550 | Symbolism | Anything that represents something besides itself/ | 20 | |
| 8410452551 | Syntax | The ways words are made into sentences and phrases. | 21 | |
| 8410452552 | Theme | The main idea. | 22 | |
| 8410453794 | Understatement | Viewing something as less significant that it is | 23 |