AP Language Summer Terms Flashcards

14639512041	alliteration	the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words	0
14639512042	allusion	a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize	1
14639512043	analogy	an explanation of how two seemingly differing things are similar	2
14639512044	anaphora	the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive sentences.	3
14639512045	anecdote	A brief story focusing on a particular incident or event	4
14639512046	diction	the word choice made by a writer	5
14639512047	hyperbole	intentional exaggeration to create an effect	6
14639512048	imagery	language that appeals to one or more of the five senses	7
14639512049	inference	reasonable conclusions that can be drawn by the reader based upon text evidence	8
14639512050	juxtaposition	placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast	9
14639512051	metaphor	a direct comparison of two different things	10
14639512052	oxymoron	an expression that is self contradictory (e.g. Deafening Silence)	11
14639512053	parallelism	the purposeful use of sentences or clauses with similar syntactic structure	12
14639512054	rhetoric	the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner	13
14639512055	simile	a comparison of two things using "like" or "as"	14
14639512056	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
14639512057	syntax	the arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence	16
14639512058	tone	the attitude of the writer towards the subject or audience	17
14639512059	understatement	the deliberate representation of something as being less significant than it actually is.	18
14639519520	argument	a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work	19
14639520988	denotation	the literal meaning of a word	20
14639522114	eulogy	a formal speech praising a person who has died	21
14639523851	irony	the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; or, incongruity between what is expected and what actually occurs	22
14639572912	rhetorical devices	literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression	23
14678481997	Connotation	the implied or associative meaning of a word	24
14678483976	Didactic	having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing	25
14678485447	Euphemism	an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	26
14678487871	Parody	a humorous imitation of a serious work	27
14678490503	Satire	the use of humor to emphasize human weaknesses or imperfections in social institutions	28
14734016756	conceit	a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor	29
14734018934	figurative language	language employing one or more figures of speech (simile, metaphor, imagery, etc.)	30
14734021543	invective	an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack	31
14734024730	litotes	a type of understatement in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite (describing a particularly horrific scene by saying, "It was not a pretty picture")	32
14734032421	paradox	an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth	33
14873728228	antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers	34
14873740506	cliché	an expression that has been overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off	35
14873746934	foreshadowing	the presentation of material in such a way that the reader is prepared for what is to come later in the work	36
14873753778	metonymy	substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it	37
14873761935	rhetorical question	a question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	38
15118928493	colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	39
15118931223	declarative sentence	a sentence that makes a statement or declaration	40
15118934916	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
15118942263	philippic	a strong verbal denunciation	42
15118951631	solecism	nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of grammatical rules	43