AP lang vocab 1-45

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adage

a familiar proverb or wise saying (early bird gets the worm)

ad hominem argument

attacking the character of the arguer rather than the argument itself

What is an allegory?

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.

What types of meanings are typically revealed in an allegory?

Moral or political meanings.

What is alliteration?

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Give an example of alliteration.

The twisting trout trinkled below.

Allusion

A reference to another work of literature, person, or event. (aaron warner alludes to hogwarts)

What is Anadiplosis?

A figure of repetition at the end of a claus.

What occurs in Anadiplosis?

The last word or terms in one sentence, are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase.

(fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering).

Ambiguity

An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.

Analogy

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way ( Up is to down as in is to out.)

Anaphora

Repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, lines, or clauses.

Example: "I have a dream to be free, I have a dream to be successful, I have a dream to be rich"

Antagoge

placing a good point or benefit next to a fault criticism, or problem in order to reduce the impact or significance of the negative point

"the shirt looks very high quaility and fits _ well, although the color washes _ out and is probably overpriced"

Acedote

short story

antecedent

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

"kyn was very hungry as she had not eaten prior that day."

Antithesis

Direct opposite "not to be judged by the color of their skin but rather the content of their character"

What is an aphorism?

A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

what is an example of a aphorism?

"Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes." Oscar Wilde

Aporia

Expression of doubt (often feigned) by which a speaker appears uncertain as to what he should think, say, or do.

whats an example of aporia?

"What can I say about my best friend on their wedding day?"

Apostrophe

A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.

appositive

A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun.

whats an example of an appositve?

kyns dog, a cavapoo, loves to play catch

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds

assonance example

how much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood.

aka) fat cats pat bad rats

Asyndeton

omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words

Asyndeton example

I came, I saw, I conquered

bathos

insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke pity

if pathos = emotion

b= bad

bathos= bad emotion (walk with me)

Chiasmus

A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed

Chiasmus Example

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

cliché

a worn-out idea or overused expression

Colloquialism

A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't)

colloquialism example

if someone in poetry described their character as 6 feet, 7 inches.

complex sentence

A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

Complex Sentence Example

kyn ate a large snack because she did not have breakfast.

kyn ate a large snack because = dep.

she did not have breakfast. = indep.

compound sentence

two or more independent clauses often joined by one or more conjuctions

Compound Sentence Example

has fanboys in it

for

and

nor

but

or

yet

i like to read, but my sister likes to paint

Conceit

A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.

conceit example

comparing a prison cell to the world or a cold garden to your heart

Conduplicatio

repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses

Conduplicatio Example

"i could list my favorite genre of books for my friends to read, books that all include romance, thrill and fantasy"

context

a description of before something occurs

context example

Before kyn ate lunch, her stomach growled heavy as she skipped breakfast due to running late for school.

Consonace

the repetition of middle or final consonant sounds in neighboring words

consonance example

All's well that ends well

circumlucution

talking in circles

cumalative

type of sentence that the main idea (independent) is followed by dependent grammatical phrases and clauses

cumulative example

"kyn finally stopped being so hungry, after hundreds of meals, dozens of snacks, and her willingness to start a diet and become healthy."

declarative sentence

a sentence that makes a statement

declartive example

the grass is green

(kyn is always hungry hehe)

dialect

A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

dialect example

southern people saying "yall"

surfers saying "wicked wave you caught"

diction

authors word choice

distinctio

an explicit reference to a particular meaning or to the various meanings of a word, in order to remove or prevent ambiguity

distincito ex

"it was impossible for kyn to stop spending money; i mean "impossible", everything she looked at she paid the price."

epigram

a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying

epigram example

"we accept the love we think we deserve"

epithet

an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

epithet ex

"man of steel"

epistrophe

the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences

epistrophe example

"see no evil, do no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."

eponym

a person whose name is, or is thought to be, the source of the name of something

eponym example

"is kyn smart? oh boy she's einstein!"

ethos

establishing credibility, and charecter to the speaker, writer, etc.

Euphemism

An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

euphemism example

saying "she ate" instead of "she devoured"

expletive

an interjection to lend emphasis; sometimes, a profanity

expletive ex

And there, I think, is the car we were looking for

extended analogy/metaphor

An extended passage arguing that if two things are similar in one or two ways, they are probably similar in other ways as well.