AP Lang Vocab

Synecdoche

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.

Juxtaposition

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Contradiction

a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another.

Antagonist

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Sarcasm

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.

Epistrophe

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

Denotation

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

Eulogy

a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.

Epanalepsis

The repetition of the initial part of a clause or sentence at the end of that same clause or sentence.

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Asyndeton

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.

Elegy

a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.

Nostalgia

a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.

Diction

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Bildungsroman

class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally and psychologically.

Epiphany

a moment of sudden revelation or insight.

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.

Colloquial

________- a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.

Metonymy

Antanaclasis

the literary trope in which a single word or phrase is repeated, but in two different senses.

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

Perspective

Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side of the ________.

Expletive

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Imagery

Tone

the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Irony

Allegory

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Alliteration

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

Protagonist

the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

Polysyndeton

repetition of conjunctions in close succession.

Rhetorical Question

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

Imagery

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

Epanalepsis

the repetition of the initial part of a clause or sentence at the end of that same clause or sentence

Bildungsroman

class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally and psychologically

Sarcasm

the use of irony to mock or convey contempt

Asyndeton

the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence

Nostalgia

a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations

Juxtaposition

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

Allegory

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

Irony

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

Metonymy

a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept

Epiphany

a moment of sudden revelation or insight

Epistrophe

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

Diction

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Protagonist

the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text

Delayed Sentence

A sentence that withholds its main idea until the end

Elegy

a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead

Antagonist

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary

Denotation

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

Colloquial

(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary

Eulogy

a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died

Synecdoche

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

Rhetorical Question

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer

Perspective

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view

Contradiction

a combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that are opposed to one another

Tone

the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc

Alliteration

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

Antanaclasis

the literary trope in which a single word or phrase is repeated, but in two different senses

Hyperbole

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Expletive

Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side of the expletive

Polysyndeton

repetition of conjunctions in close succession