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AP Terms Flashcards

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Abstract Language

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used to denote ideas and qualities rather than observable things, people, or places

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Alliteration

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Repeats the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words

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Allusion

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Briefly refers to an event, book, myth, place, or work of art that the reader is expected to recognize

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Ambiguity

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Multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage implying that several meanings could potentially be correct

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Analogy

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Similarity or comparison between two different things to show the relationship between them

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Anaphora

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Repetition of the same word or group of words in successive clauses

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Anecdote

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A brief recounting of a relevant episode, frequently personal or biographical and often to inject humor into writing

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Antithesis

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Juxtaposition of opposites, often in parallel structure

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Antonym

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A word opposite in meaning to another word

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Aphorism

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A terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral principle

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Apostrophe

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Directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, a personified abstraction, or sometimes an inanimate object to create an effect of emotional intensity or familiarity

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Assonance

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repeating a vowel sound within two or more words

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Asyndeton

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commas are used with no conjunction to separate a series or words, emphasizing the parts equally and speeding up the flow of the sentence (ex: X, Y, Z instead of X, Y, and Z)

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Atmosphere

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created by the entirety of a literary work which a writer establishes by choosing objects and a setting that contain certain emotion

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Attitude

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the feeling the author holds toward the character, events or situation he is relating to the audience

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Balanced Sentence

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both halves of a sentence are about the same length and importance

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Caricature

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a grotesque likeness of striking characteristics in a person or thing

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Chiasmus

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two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses are balanced in a sentence because the ideas in the first clause are reversed by those in the second

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Cliche

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Overused expression

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Colloquialism

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employs emotions generally appropriate for conversations and informal writing (ex: kind of, um, kids)

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Complex Sentence

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has an independent clause and one or more subordinate/dependent clauses

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Compound Sentence

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two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction or semicolon

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Compound-Complex Sentence

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two independent clauses and one or more subordinate/dependent clauses

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Concrete Language

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denote objects or qualities that the senses can perceive

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Consonance

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a consonant sound is repeated within two or more words in close proximity

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Declarative Sentence

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Statement

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Diction

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Attention to individual word choices

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Dramatic Irony

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a reader understands more in a story than the character living/telling the story

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Ethos

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Credibility

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Euphemism

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replaces a more agreeable or polite term for a generally unpleasant concept (ex: “passed away” instead of “died”)

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Exclamatory Sentence

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Strong Emotion

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Extended Metaphor

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a comparison is developed at length and occurring frequently throughout a work

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Figures of Speech / Figurative Language

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imaginative language that suggests a special meaning or create a special effect

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Homily

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literally a sermon, but may include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice

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Humor

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creates the effect of comedy and is intended to make light of serious topics

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Hyperbole

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deliberate exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis or humorous effect

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Imagery

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a set of verbal pictures of sensory experiences, arouses emotions, and represents abstractions

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Imperative Sentence

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Command

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Interrogative Sentence

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Question

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Invective

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emotionally violent verbal denunciation using strong, abusive language

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