AP Language Summer Words Flashcards

14656965253	allegory	a symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a second meaning not explicit in the narrative(Animal Farm-Russian Revolution)	0
14656965254	allusion	a reference to a biblical, mythological, literary or historical person, place, thing or idea(He has the patience of Job)	1
14656966072	analogy	a comparison between something familiar and something unfamiliar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar(life is like a box of chocolates)	2
14656966073	anecdote	a short entertaining story usually personal or biographical	3
14656968158	Antithesis	strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas(It was the best of times, it was the worst of times)	4
14656971587	Aphorism	a brief statement of truth or principle given(The only way to have a friend is to be one)	5
14656972383	Apostrophe	a statement addressing an absent person or abstract quality as though present(Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caeser loved him)	6
14656972384	Conceit	an extended metaphor used to compare from several different angles	7
14656973624	Epithet	an adjective phrase used to point out a characteristic of a person or thing(Richard the Lionhearted)	8
14656973625	Ethos	qualities and language in a work that builds trust or credibility in the author or speaker	9
14656975253	Euphemism	substituting a mild/non-offensive word or expression for one whose meaning might be harsh or unpleasant("to pass away" for "to die")	10
14656975254	foil	any person or sometimes thing that through strong contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another	11
14656978956	hyperbole	deliberate and outrageous exaggeration; serious or comedic(the shot heard round the world)	12
14656979633	irony	words say one thing but mean another	13
14656980196	Juxtaposition	placing two or more things close together or side-by-side for comparison or contrast	14
14656980197	Logos	language that appeals to the reader's sense of logic	15
14656983184	metaphor	A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.	16
14656983185	Metonymy	substitution of one word for another that it suggests(man of the cloth vs. priest)	17
14656984817	motif	a reoccurring element such as an image or structural component that creates symbolic meaning in a work of literature	18
14656986641	Onomatopoeia	the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe	19
14656986642	Oxymoron	combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression(jumbo shrimp)	20
14656988841	parable	a short, simple, illustrative story used to teach a moral or religious lesson	21
14656992288	paradox	a contradictory statement that has some truth in it(less is more)	22
14656992289	pathos	the quality in a text that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, or compassion in the reader or audience	23
14656993281	Personification	gives inanimate objects or ideas human characteristics	24
14656994039	pun	play on words that are either identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings	25
14656994040	satire	a work that attacks human folly or a societal problem with humor and wit	26
14656994815	Simile	a comparison of two different things using like or as	27
14656994816	symbolism	an object, person, place, action that has a meaning but also stands for something larger such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value	28
14656997351	Synecdoche	a part of something represents the whole; also the whole can represent a part(all hands on deck)	29
14657004081	Archetype	character, action, or situation that is prototype, or pattern of human life, occurring over and over again in literature, such as a quest, an initiation, or an attempt to overcome evil	30
14657004898	characters	the people or animals who take part in the action of a literary work	31
14657004899	conflict	tension between opposing forces; essential to plot	32
14657006460	diction	word choice intended to convey a certain effect	33
14657006461	flashback	a scene that interrupts the action of a work to show a previous event	34
14657008396	foreshadowing	the use of hints or clues to suggest future action	35
14657009749	imagery	words or phrases appealing to the senses-descriptive diction a writer employs to represent persons, objects, actions, feelings, and ideas	36
14657009750	mood	the emotional atmosphere in a literary work	37
14657011775	plot	the sequence of events or actions in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem	38
14657012289	stream of consciousness	narrative technique that presents thoughts as if they were coming directly from a character's mind, often seemingly disjointed	39
14657012290	style	combines the idea to be expressed and the individuality of the author.	40
14657012883	suspense	the quality of a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem that makes the reader uncertain or tense about the outcome of events	41
14657016801	point of view	the perspective from which a story is told	42
14657016802	purpose	the author's reason for writing the selection	43
14657017433	rhetorical shift	a change or movement in a piece resulting from epiphany, realization, or insight gained by the speaker, a character, or the reader	44
14657017434	setting	the time and place in which the events take place	45
14657018073	theme	a simple or complex sentence that states the author's idea about life or human nature	46
14657019179	tone	the attitude of the write or speaker toward a subject, character, or audience, which is conveyed through diction, imagery, details, language, and syntax	47
14657023364	tone shift	a change in attitude or the creation of a new attitude	48
14657024110	Ambiguity	has more than one meaning, with resultant uncertainty as to the intended significance of the statement	49
14657024683	Anadiplosis	the repetition of words in which the last word or phrase of one sentence or line is repeated at the beginning of the next	50
14657024684	Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at beginning of verses, clauses, paragraphs	51
14657025507	antecedent	a word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	52
14657027714	Asyndeton	the deliberate omission of conjunctions between phrases, clauses, or words	53
14657027715	balanced sentence	phrases or clauses that balance each other by virtue of their likeness, structure, meaning, or length. This technique often draws parallels or contrasts	54
14657028829	clause	a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. An independent or main clause expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. A dependent, or subordinate clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and must be accompanied by an independent clause	55
14657028830	Colloquialism	the use of slang informalities in speech or writing	56
14657030369	Connotation	refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the explicit definition. words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings in addition to their literal meanings or denotations	57
14657031342	Denotation	refers to the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color	58
14657031343	Dialect	a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group	59
14657032843	Diction	refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness	60
14657038480	Ellipsis	omission of a word or phrase easily understood in context	61
14657039388	Epistrophe	the repetition of phrases or words at the end of clauses or sentences	62
14657040296	inverted order	typical sentence elements are reversed	63
14657040297	Jargon	a type of language that is used in a particular context and may not be well understood outside of it	64
14657041661	loose(or cumulative) sentence	a sentence that is grammatically complete before the end	65
14657063296	parallel structure	the repetition of the same grammatical structure; match noun with noun, verb with verb	66
14657065020	periodic sentence	a sentence in which the subject and verb come at the end of the sentence	67
14657065644	Polysyndeton	the repetition of conjunctions in a series of words, phrases, or clauses	68
14657066854	Repetition	words, sounds, and ideas used more than once to enhance rhythm and to create emphasis	69
14657069545	rhetorical question	a question that requires no answer	70
14657069546	sentences	compound, complex, and compound-complex	71