AP Language Vocabulary Flashcards

10490209652	Analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way Example: Her hair is as dark as the night	0
10490213581	anthimeria	one part of speech, usually a verb, substitutes for another, usually a noun Example: I could use a good sleep.	1
10490216917	Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: She had pin legs.	2
10490219325	Litotes	Understatement for effect, often used for irony Example: This weather isn't the best. (During a tornado)	3
10490223096	Rhetorical question	a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer. Example: Why me?	4
10490226335	irony	the use of words to express the opposite of their literal meaning Example: A wig maker is bald	5
10490229033	metonymy	A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it Example: The pen is mightier than the sword,	6
10490234711	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa Example: Writing is my bread and butter,	7
10490236353	Personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes Example: The tree danced in the wind.	8
10490242628	periphrasis	substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name or of a proper name for a quality associated with the name Example: the mother of my father	9
10490244392	pun	A play on words Example: I'll go peaNUTS for her	10
10490245985	oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. Example: Cruel Kindness	11
10490248907	apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. Example: O cunning Love! with tears thou keep'st me blind, Lest eyes well-seeing thy foul faults should find.	12
10490253007	Paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. Example: This statement is false	13
10490255462	parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses Example: He likes baseball and running.	14
10490256575	zeugma	use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings Example: She broke his car and his heart.	15
10490258066	antithesis	Direct opposite Example: Man proposes, God disposes.	16
10490259222	antimetabole	Repetition of words in reverse order	17
10490260250	inversion	turning inward Example:Down the street lived the man and his wife without anyone suspecting that they were really spies for a foreign power.	18
10490263568	anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses Example: She dropped the glass and it broke into pieces. (the glass)	19
10490266399	parenthesis	insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence Example: He finally answered (after taking five minutes to think) that he did not understand the question.	20
10490268032	appositive	A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun. Example: My childhood home, a yellow and blue house, is just down the road.	21
10490269377	ellipsis	three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation Example: He waited in silence...	22
10490270980	asyndeton	omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words Example: I came. I saw.	23
10490273426	alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds Example: Popcorn pops properly	24
10490275888	assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds Example: Hear the mellow wedding bells	25
10490278179	epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences Example:I want pizza, he wants pizza, we all want pizza!	26
10490280694	Climax	Most exciting moment of the story; turning point Example: Holes, when they discover the treasure	27
10490284178	anadiplosis	repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause Example: Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task.	28
10490288132	allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Example: the tortoise and the hare	29
10490289086	allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event Example: You look like Marilyn Monroe	30
10490290722	ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. Example: Sarah gave a bath to her dog wearing a pink t-shirt.	31
10490292208	aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. Example: A bad penny always turns up.	32
10490293048	colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing Example: Old as the hills. ..	33
10490294455	connotation	an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. example: childlike and youthful	34
10490296430	Denotation	the literal meaning of a word Example: Bear - Teaches people to fish and pick berries.	35
10490298267	dialect	A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. Example: How y'all doing folks!	36
10490299580	didactic	intended to instruct Example: Children's literature	37
10490300017	genre	a major category or type of literature Example: Horror	38
10490301281	homily	(n.) a sermon stressing moral principles; a tedious moralizing lecture or discourse Example: a speech or sermon given by a priest in a Roman Catholic Church after a scripture has been read.	39
10490301282	imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) Example: The hot air tasted like hot dogs on a summer day.	40
10490303519	jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. Example: I need a nurse to room 12 stat.	41
10490308530	mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader Example: joyous mood	42
10490308531	parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. Example: The Starving Games	43
10490309613	pedantic	tending to show off one's learning Example: Sheldon from the big bang theory	44
10490310061	periodic sentences	A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. Example: In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.	45
10490312090	point of view	the perspective from which a story is told Example: First person ; I ate cereal	46
10490312723	sarcasm	the use of irony to mock or convey contempt Example: You don't say	47
10490312727	satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. Example: Parodies	48
10490313516	semantics	the set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a given language; also, the study of meaning Example: Destination and last stop	49
10490314620	style	the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work Example: Intelligent style	50
10490315268	syollogism	reasoning that used principles to reach a conclusion Example: All mammals are warm blooded	51
10490315828	symbol	A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. Example: Smile is a symbol of friendship	52
10490315829	Syntax	Sentence structure Example:Dialog in romeo and juliet	53
10490316146	theme	Central idea of a work of literature Example: Freedom	54
10490316147	thesis	a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved. Example: Americans should add exercise to their daily morning routine because it not only keeps their bodies at a healthy weight but also reduces the risk of high blood pressure.	55
10490316148	tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character Example: Happy	56