AP English Language and Composition Flashcards

9804010737	Allegory	The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically.	0
9804010738	Antecedent	Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	1
9804010739	Antithesis	Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism.	2
9804010740	Aphorism	Early to bed and early to rise help make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. -Ben Franklin	3
9804010741	Apostrophe	"Oh, Captain, my Captain, our fearful trip is done..."	4
9804010742	Colloquial/Colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.	5
9804010743	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor.	6
9804010744	Euphemism	correctional facility = jail between jobs = unemployed	7
9804010747	Metonymy	a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.	8
9804010748	Anaphora	The exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.	9
9804010750	Prose	one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms.	10
9804010753	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole.	11
9804010757	Digression	The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work.	12
9804010758	Ellipsis	The omission of a word or several words.	13
9804010759	Ad Hominem	Attacking a speaker's character instead of to their argument.	14
9804010760	Anachronism	A person, scene, event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era.	15
9804010761	Didactic	Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information to teach a lesson usually in a dry, pompous manner.	16
9804010762	Fallacy	An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information.	17
9804010763	Hubris	Excessive pride that often brings about one's fall.	18
9804010764	Alliteration	Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginnings of words	19
9804010765	Litotes	A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.	20
9804010766	Paradox	A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true.	21
9804010767	Non Sequitur	A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.	22
9804010768	Anecdote	A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.	23
9804010769	Jargon	Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group.	24
9804010770	Taciturn	Not talking much, reserved; silent, holding back in conversation.	25
9804010771	Dogmatic	Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true.	26
9804010772	Pernicious	Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.	27
9804010773	Bellicose	Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.	28
9804010774	Voracious	Craving or consuming large quantities of food.	29
9804010775	Zealous	Having or showing zeal.	30
9804010776	Tacit	Understood or implied without being stated.	31
9804010777	Innuendo	An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.	32
9804010778	Lackadaisical	Displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed.	33
9804010779	Consecrate	Make or declare (something, typically a church) sacred; dedicate formally to a religious or divine purpose.	34
9804010780	Chiasmus	A type of parallelism in which elements are reversed. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."	35
9804010781	Loose Sentence	A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence.	36
9804010782	Petulant	Childishly sulky or bad-tempered.	37
9804010783	Periodic Sentence	A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence.	38
9804010784	Exhort	Strongly encourage or urge someone to do something.	39
9804010785	Cloistered	Kept away from the outside world; sheltered.	40
9804010786	Sarcasm	Caustic, bitter language--iterally means "to tear the flesh."	41
9804010787	Independent Clause	A complete sentence.	42
9804010788	Dependent Clause	Includes a subordinate conjunction, such as because, while, etc.	43
9804010789	Allusion	A reference to something (e.g., a book, a movie, an historical event) that is presumed to be well known to the audience.	44
9804010790	Satire	A work that pokes fun human vices and follies in order to call attention to a larger problem.	45
9804010791	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	46
9804010792	Coup de Grace	The "death blow"--the culminating event in a bad situation.	47
9804010793	Coup d'Etat	Literally "blow to the state"--a violent overthrow.	48
9804010794	Faux Pas	A social misstep or inappropriate action.	49
9804010795	Laissez-Faire	Literally "allow to do"--letting things run their natural course; hands off.	50
9804010796	En Masse	In a body as a whole; as a group.	51
9804010797	Proprietary	Characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property.	52
9804010798	Propriety	The quality of behaving in a proper manner; obeying rules and customs.	53
9804010799	Imminent	About to happen.	54
9804010800	Eminent	Famous, outstanding, distinguished.	55
9804010801	Ego	According to Freud, the decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle.	56
9804010802	Superego	According to Freud, that facet of the psyche that represents the internalized ideals and values of one's parents and society	57
9804010803	Id	Literally the "It"--our base impulses, driven by selfishness and greed, for example.	58
9804010804	Hamartia	A character's error in judgment that contributes to one's downfall.	59
9804010805	Orwellian	The manipulation of language and ideas to control and obstruct the truth.	60
9804010806	Autonomos	Independent, self-governing, not under the control of something or someone else.	61