AP Vocab List 3 Flashcards

14019276462	Aphorism	An abrupt or blunt statement of known authorship which expresses a wise or clever observation about life.	0
14019292378	didactic	having to do with the transmission of information in education, literature should give information and instruction, not just entertain	1
14019308705	denouement	the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.	2
14019313309	farce	a play or comedy filled with ridiculous or absurd happenings; broad or far-fetched humor; ridiculous dialogue	3
14019332796	incongruity	deliberate joining of opposites that are not appropriate for each other	4
14019346255	Romanticism	19th century artistic movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason	5
14019369550	stream of consciousness	a style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind	6
14019379132	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	7
14019388466	tongue-in-cheek	humorous or ironic statement not meant to be taken literally	8
14019393371	Vernacular	the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.	9