AP Language Summer Terms Flashcards

14577029288	alliteration	the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words	0
14577029289	allusion	a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize	1
14577029290	analogy	an explanation of how two seemingly differing things are similar	2
14577029291	anaphora	the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive sentences.	3
14577029292	anecdote	A brief story focusing on a particular incident or event	4
14577029293	diction	the word choice made by a writer	5
14577029294	hyperbole	intentional exaggeration to create an effect	6
14577029295	imagery	language that appeals to one or more of the five senses	7
14577029296	inference	reasonable conclusions that can be drawn by the reader based upon text evidence	8
14577029297	juxtaposition	placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast	9
14577029298	metaphor	a direct comparison of two different things	10
14577029299	oxymoron	an expression that is self contradictory (e.g. Deafening Silence)	11
14577029300	parallelism	the purposeful use of sentences or clauses with similar syntactic structure	12
14577029301	rhetoric	the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner	13
14577029302	simile	a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"	14
14577029303	syllogism	a three-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is reached based on a major and minor premise (e.g. All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore, Socrates is mortal)	15
14577029304	syntax	the arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence	16
14577029305	tone	the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience	17
14577029306	understatement	the deliberate representation of something as being less significant than it actually is.	18
14637008332	argument	a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work	19
14637016415	denotation	the literal meaning of a word	20
14637019230	eulogy	a formal speech praising a person who has died	21
14637021688	irony	the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs	22
14637030310	rhetorical devices	literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression	23
14679434022	satire	the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions	24
14679440514	parody	a humorous imitation of a serious work	25
14679444950	didactic	having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing	26
14679447125	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	27
14679449963	connotation	the implied or associative meaning of a word	28
14733538197	conceit	a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor	29
14733543648	litotes	a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite	30
14733554005	paradox	an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth	31
14733557941	invective	an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack	32
14733559841	figurative language	language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.)	33
14892195635	antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers	34
14892198556	cliché	an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off	35
14892213382	foreshadowing	the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work	36
14892231079	metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it	37
14892244334	rhetorical question	a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	38
15100872365	colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	39
15100888233	declarative sentence	a sentence that makes a statement or declaration	40
15100904892	idiom	an expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression; or, a regional speech or dialect	41
15100937565	philippic	a strong verbal denunciation. The term comes from the orations of Demosthenes against Philip of Macedonia in the fourth century.	42
15100844837	solecism	nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules	43
15349522609	asyndeton	A construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions	44
15349538296	homily	a sermon, or a moralistic lecture	45
15349547769	jargon	the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession	46
15349553433	pun	a play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds but different meanings	47
15349560277	sarcasm	harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule	48