AP English Summer Terms Flashcards

14670488331	Allegory	a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for something else	0
14670494700	Alliteration	the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another; occurs mostly at the beginning of words	1
14670500652	Allusion	a reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or pop culture	2
14670505007	Atmosphere	the mood or feeling in a literary work; is usually created through descriptive details and evocative language	3
14670508292	Connotation	all the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests	4
14670512260	Contrast	comparison showing differences	5
14670513254	Denotation	the literal, dictionary definition of a word	6
14670515052	Diction	a writer's or speaker's choice of words; chooses a writer's style	7
14670521715	Euphemism	mild or vague expression substituted for a harsher or more direct one	8
14670523524	Hyperbole	a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement	9
14670526932	Imagery	the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions	10
14670532726	Impressionistic	seeking to convey a brief impression or emotion without close realistic detail	11
14670540321	Inference	to draw an understanding or conclusion from what was said or a particular event	12
14670542400	Irony	a contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality	13
14670544337	Verbal irony	occurs when a writer says one thing but means another	14
14670545525	Situational irony	occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate	15
14670548587	Dramatic irony	occurs when the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not	16
14670550822	Juxtaposition	Placing dissimilar items, descriptions, or ideas close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast	17
14670556321	Metaphor	a figure of speech that makes a comparison without using like or as	18
14670559792	Mood	the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work	19
14670564614	Motif	a recurring object, theme, idea	20
14670571208	Onomatopoeia	figure of speech that imitates natural sounds in words	21
14670576601	Oxymoron	figure of speech that combines two apparently dissimilar ideas to create a paradox	22
14670582585	Paradox	figure of speech which appears to be self-contradictory but upon further examination contains a degree of truth	23
14670596263	Persona	a character created as the speaker in an essay or the narrator of a story	24
14670606769	Personification	the assigning of human characteristics, form, or sensibilities to a nonliving thing	25
14670611222	Point of view	the stance/vantage point from which an author presents the actions of the story	26
14670612864	Prose	All forms of written expression which do not have a regular rhythmic pattern	27
14670624531	Repetition	The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.	28
14670629243	Rhetorical Question	a structural device for initiating or continuing a discussion; a device for adding emphasis	29
14670632159	Simile	a comparison using like or as	30
14670636253	Syntax	the way words are arranged in a sentence, including punctuation, sentence length, and word order	31
14670650032	Theme	the central idea or insight of a work of literature; the idea the author wishes to convey to his/her reader	32
14670650033	Thesis	The central theme of an argumentative essay; sentence containing the main idea/purpose of an essay	33
14670650034	Tone	the feeling associated with a writing; determined by the author's attitude toward his/her topic and/or audience	34
14670648597	Theme	the central idea or insight of a work of literature; the idea the author wishes to convey to his/her reader	35
14670648598	Thesis		36