AP comp- vocab final Flashcards

12353979481	declarative sentence	makes a statement-the man died	0
12353984506	imperative sentence	gives a command-dont die	1
12353986165	interrogative sentence	asks a question-did he die?	2
12354070673	exclamatory sentence	makes an exclamation-oh, please don't die!	3
12354076507	telegraphic sentence	shorter than 5 words	4
12354082097	short sentence	5-8 words	5
12354082098	medium sentence	about 18 words	6
12354084557	long and involved sentence	30 words or more	7
12354090193	simple sentence	one independent clause	8
12354094642	compound sentence	two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction/ semi colin	9
12354107788	complex sentence	A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause	10
12354110621	compound-complex sentence	2 or more independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses	11
12354150718	formal language	Language that is lofty, dignified, or impersonal-lectures/documents	12
12354156604	semi-formal language	generally used in news papers/magazines	13
12354160575	informal language	used in letters/ conversations to friends	14
12354168645	technical language	specialized vocab, or a particular trade/profession	15
12354176253	Doublespeak	the deliberate misuse of language to distort meaning	16
12354181796	Euphemism	softens unpleasant realities- deceive/mislead	17
12354186634	Jargon	special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group-double spec when used to confuse others	18
12354200372	bureaucratese	sheer volume of words, complicated syntax-to overwhelm audience	19
12354205804	inflated language	makes the ordinary seem extraordinary	20
12354248227	Allegory	A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions	21
12354254633	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	22
12354254634	Allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	23
12354257134	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	24
12354260578	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.	25
12354263845	antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	26
12354266676	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.-fish+guests	27
12354272017	Apostrophe	address to an absent or imaginary person	28
12354274961	atmosphere	The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described.	29
12354282370	clause	subject doing a verb	30
12354287971	colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	31
12354287972	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	32
12354293371	Connotation	The non-literal, associative meaning of a word	33
12354297227	Denotation	the strict dictionary definition of a word	34
12354301214	Diction	word choice	35
12354301215	didactic	intended to instruct/teach	36
12354310942	extended metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	37
12354314034	figrative language	language that is not intended to be literal- imaginative and literal	38
12354325253	figure of speech	a device used to produce figurative language	39
12354330314	generic conventions	This term describes traditions for each genre.	40
12354332231	Genre	The major category into which a literary work fits.	41
12354336337	homily	sermon-can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	42
12354341067	Hyperbole	exaggeration/ overstatement	43
12354346318	Imagery	sensory detail of figurative language-describe emotion/ abstractions	44
12354353970	inference	a reasonable conclusion drawn from the information presented	45
12354363412	inVective	An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	46
12354369945	Irony	contrast between what is stated and what is meant	47
12354380390	loose sentince	main idea comes first followed by dependance grammatical units-phrase/clause	48
12354387200	Metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	49
12354389140	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	50
12354392227	Narrative	The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.	51
12354394361	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	52
12354396612	Oxymoron	figure of speech-groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox	53
12354406139	Paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory- but contains some degree of truth/validity	54
12354414804	Parallelism	Repition of grammatical structures for effect-beside one another	55
12354417420	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	56
12354420373	pedantic	general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.	57
12354425647	periodic sentence	sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end	58
12354430149	Personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	59
12354433800	point of view	the perspective from which a story is told	60
12354437825	predicate adjective	An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject-the wall is purple	61
12354444026	predicate nominative	a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject	62
12354450885	Prose	written or spoken language in its ordinary form, fiction non-fiction	63
12354456521	Repetition	The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language,	64
12354465201	Rhetoric	describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively	65
12354468136	rhetorical modes	describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing-expository, argumentative, descriptive, narrative	66
12354477204	Sarcasm	harsh, cutting language or tone intended to ridicule	67
12354480989	Satire	A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.	68
12354483661	Semantics	The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning/history of words	69
12354491235	Style	the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work	70
12354499547	subject complement	The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by renaming it/describing it	71
12354511036	subordinate clause	cannot stand alone-subject doing a verb	72
12354516057	Syllogism	A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.-a proof	73
12354525164	Symbolism	anything that stands for or represents something else	74
12354530208	Syntax	word order- way author chooses	75
12354537059	Theme	Central idea of a work of literature	76
12354539542	Thesis	a statement that directly expresses the authors opinion, purpose, meaning	77
12354548583	Tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	78
12354551512	transition	a word or phrase that links different ideas	79
12354553909	Understatement	A statement that says less than what is meant	80
12354558213	wit	intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights	81
12354652139	object case	as the object-me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them	82
12354656852	nominative case pronouns	doing the action-I, you, he, she, it, we, they	83
12354664424	reflexive pronouns	myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves	84
12354668728	possessive pronouns	our, her, his, they, your, my	85
12354676772	Polysyndeton	stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession	86
12354681726	Asyndeton	stylistic device to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases, and in the sentence	87
12354694504	Assonance	Repetition of similar vowel sounds	88
12354696456	Elision	The omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry.	89
12354701783	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which a closely related term is substituted for an object or idea. desk-school	90
12354708115	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole. hand-person	91
12354716379	Enjambent	A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.	92
12354719261	Foreshadowing	the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot	93
12354724095	image	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	94
12354724096	Rythm	the recurrence of accent or stress in lines of verse	95
12354733735	Simile	A comparison of two unlike things using like or as	96
12355104981	Coordinating conjunctions	FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)	97
12355106498	subordinating conjunctions	BATWASHTUB (because, although, though, when, after, since, how, that, until, before	98