AP Language Vocabulary Test 1 Flashcards

10479303103	allegory	device using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning	0
10501593956	alliteration	the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants or more neighboring words	1
10501599933	allusion	a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art	2
10501603769	analogy	a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them; can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar	3
10501608947	anecdote	a short, simple narrative of an incident; it is often used for humorous effect or to make a point	4
10501613603	connotation	the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning; may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes	5
10501668972	denotation	the strict, liberal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion or attitude	6
10501672198	diction	related to style, refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness	7
10501680551	extended metaphor	a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work	8
10501690618	figurative language	speech or writing that departs from literal meaning to achieve a special effect or meaning; the term can cover the usage of imagery, hyperbole, understatement, simile, metaphor, extended metaphor, and symbolism	9
10501692723	flashback	a device by which the writer presents scenes or incidents that occurred prior to the opening scene of the work	10
10501701464	hyperbole	a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement; produces irony	11
10501705467	imagery	the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions	12
10501764382	irony/ironic	the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant	13
10501768168	metaphor	a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity	14
10501773143	mood (atmosphere)	the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work; setting, tone, events, and language affect the mood	15
10501776165	oxymoron	a figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases	16
10501778132	personification	a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions	17
10501783768	point of view	in literature, the perspective from which a story is told	18
10501785908	pun	a play on words; either plays on multiple meanings of a word or replaces the word with another that is similar in sound but very different in meaning	19