AP Language Literary Terms Flashcards

15012595958	Conceit	metaphor that compares two very unlike things	0
15012608932	Syntax	Sentence structure	1
15012614831	Epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences	2
15012618255	Litote	an ironic understatement	3
15012627596	Imagery	language that appeals to the senses	4
15012660335	Genre	type of literature that is categorized by its content	5
15012671330	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	6
15012682614	Logos	Appeal to logic	7
15012687558	Didactic	type of literature used to teach	8
15012694818	deductive reasoning	creating a conclusion from multiple ideas	9
15012741885	Metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it	10
15012763796	Epitaph	an inscription on a tombstone or burial place, words to remember someone	11
15012771622	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole	12
15012779861	Canon	list of literary works that are considered to be great	13
15012791390	Ethos	credibility	14
15012799613	Eulogy	a formal speech praising a person who has died	15
15012802899	Rhetoric	the art of using language effectively and persuasively	16
15012813382	Anaphora	the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences	17
15012825632	Allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	18
15012830744	elegy	a sad or mournful poem	19
15012835431	figurative language	figures of speech used to be more impactful	20
15012854417	Personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	21
15012858801	Oxymoron	conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')	22
15012862924	Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds	23
15012888188	expository	intended to explain or describe something	24
15012892306	Dialect	a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group	25
15012897319	Idiom	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up	26
15012902895	inductive reasoning	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles	27
15012909141	extended metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	28
15012939533	Sarcasm	the use of irony to mock or convey contempt	29
15012943630	Inference	A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning	30
15012960466	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	31
15012960467	Euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	32
15012965054	Aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	33
15012968806	colloquial	characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation	34
15012979069	Jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.	35
15013003006	Connotation	All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests	36
15013008347	Paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.	37
15013015682	Diction	the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.	38
15013019767	Alliteration	Repetition of consonant sounds	39
15013023686	Hyperbole	extreme exaggeration	40
15013042623	Realism	the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth	41
15013046632	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	42
15013053062	Prose	the ordinary form of written language	43
15013058471	Satire	the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.	44
15013070265	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.	45