AP Language Vocab #1 Flashcards
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| 8941604909 | Allegory | Using character and story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. (characters personify an abstraction like hope or freedom) | 0 | |
| 8941642084 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds (she sells sea shells) | 1 | |
| 8942071202 | Allusion | Direct/Indirect reference to something which is commonly known (book, event, etc) | 2 | |
| 8942152562 | Ambiguity | Multiple meanings of a word, phase, sentance, or passage | 3 | |
| 8942158802 | Analogy | Similarity/comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 4 | |
| 8942175907 | Antecedent | The word, phase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 5 | |
| 8942300551 | Antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas- similar to a paradox | 6 | |
| 8942305871 | Aphorism | cliche (actions speak louder than words, don't judge a book by its cover) | 7 | |
| 8942463569 | Apostrophe | talking to something that cannot talk back (Hello darkness, my old friend) | 8 | |
| 8942491987 | Atmosphere | Emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work. Atmosphere can foreshadow events | 9 | |
| 8942525547 | Caricature | A verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect | 10 | |
| 8942566195 | Clause | A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. | 11 | |
| 8942594400 | Colloquial/Colloquialism | the use of slang in writing/speech. (y'all) | 12 | |
| 8942608702 | Conceit | Extended metaphor- comparing two completely different things. (Love is like an oil change) | 13 | |
| 8942654934 | Connotation | suggested meaning | 14 | |
| 8942658731 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word. | 15 | |
| 8942666760 | Diction | Related to style(writers word choices) | 16 | |
| 8942685763 | Didactic | "teaching" (morals/lessons) | 17 | |
| 8942693233 | Euphemism | "good speech" politically correct way of saying something | 18 | |
| 8942790528 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length | 19 | |
| 8942806172 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | 20 | |
| 8942814711 | Figure of Speech | A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. (hyperbole, metaphor, oxymoron) | 21 | |
| 8942832651 | Generic Conventions | Traditions for each genre | 22 | |
| 8942853524 | Genre | The major category into which literary work fits | 23 | |
| 8942856814 | Homily | "sermon" Any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice | 24 | |
| 8942863067 | Hyperbole | Figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. (overshoot) | 25 | |
| 8942887550 | Imagery | Sensory details or figurative language used to describe, etc | 26 | |
| 8942904382 | Inference/Infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented | 27 |