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AP Language Vocabulary Set #2 Flashcards

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Foreshadowing

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When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story.

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Foreshadowing (Example)

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“Wow, I wonder if Jimmy will get caught by the police, after stealing from that old lady across the street!”

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Foreshadowing (Impact)

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To invoke a sense of suspense for an action/ordeal fitting the matter.

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Genre

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The major category into which a literary work fits. Genres can be subdivided as well.

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Genre (Example)

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Non-fiction, Realistic Fiction, Mystery

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Gothic

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Writing characterized by gloom, mystery, fear and/or death.

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Gothic (Example)

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The lamps cry with fear of being abandoned….. the pursuit was never there for them

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Gothic (Impact)

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Sets the mood to be less than pleasant, for certain topics and such.

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Imagery

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Word or words that create a picture in the reader’s mind. Usually this involves the five senses.

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Imagery (Example)

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The vines sprouted from the yellow flowers in a lustful and vibrant color.

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Imagery (Impact)

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To have the reader create pictures about the text in their mind.

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Invective

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A long, emotionally violent, attack using strong, abusive language.

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Invective (Example)

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You worthless… you unworthy disappointment. You’ll end up frozen and lonely, with nowhere to go.

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Invective (Impact)

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To put a character in an aggressive/mean light

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Irony

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When the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs.

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Irony (Example)

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To his surprise the promotion wasn’t a scam, despite all the flaws and uncertainties about it

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Irony (Impact)

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To demonstrate the contrast between reality and expectations.

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Verbal Irony

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When you say something and mean the opposite/different.

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Verbal Irony (Example)

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I think it’d be a great idea to not wear sunscreen, so we can have cooler and safer skin aesthetics.

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Verbal Irony (Impact)

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To appoint a message in a sarcastic manner.

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Dramatic Irony

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When the audience of a drama, play, movie, etc. knows something that the character doesn’t know about and would be surprised to find out.

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Dramatic Irony (Example)

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The puppet was being controlled by a donkey, unknown by the character but known by the audience.

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Dramatic Irony (Impact)

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To adhere towards tension/suspense craft within the story.

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Situational Irony
Found in the plot/storyline of a book, story, or movie. Sometimes it makes you laugh because it's funny how things turn out.
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Situational Irony (Example)
Richard missed a day of school when he was sick. But on that day, Mr. Beast gave everybody $10,000.00.
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Situational Irony (Impact)
To activate a sense of amusement or humorous-surprises in the reader.
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Juxtaposition
Placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison.
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Juxtaposition (Example)
The world was Bright and Dark that year.
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Juxtaposition (Impact)
To show the differences and similarities between two or more opposing things.
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Mood
The atmosphere created by the literature and accomplished through word choice.
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Mood (Example)
After his devastating loss that championship game... he was in a defeated and cloudy state for what felt like an eternity.
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Mood (Impact)
Makes the story more alive, feel more real.
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Motif
A recurring idea in a piece of literature.
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Motif (Example)
Lying will only get you in more trouble, than if you were to tell the truth.
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Motif (Impact)
Helps the reader attribute the story to the themes/lessons provided.
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Oxymoron
When apparently contradictory terms are grouped together and suggest a paradox.
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Oxymoron (Example)
A large pebble.
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Oxymoron
Gets the reader to look into the meaning in a more magnified setting.
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Pacing
The speed/tempo of an author's writing. Writers can use a variety of devices to change the pacing of their words.
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Pacing (Example)
The.... slow.... and.... sluggish.... days.... ahead... the slimy... cycles....
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Pacing (Impact)
Helps the reader follow the contents of the story in the right adjustments.
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Paradox
A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.
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Paradox (Example)
Less is more.
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Paradox (Impact)
Enhances the reader to think deeper about aspects of the text.
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Parallelism
Sentence construction which places equal grammatical constructions near each other, or repeats identical grammatical patterns.
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Parallelism (Example)
When Julius Caesar said: "I came, I saw, I conquered"
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Parallelism (Impact)
Helps the reader follow the flow or the pattern of the text.
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Anaphora
Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences/clauses in a row.
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Anaphora (Example)
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens
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Anaphora (Impact)
To stem many ideas from a common or repeated opening phrase/word.
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Chiasmus
When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed.
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Chiasmus (Example)
It can be a rocky road one day, and the other day the road actually becomes rocky.
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Chiasmus (Impact)
Enhances rhythm and pinpoints attention in a specific area.
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Antithesis
Two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses, or even ideas with the same parallel structure.
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Antithesis (Example)
Keep your mouth closed and your eyes open.
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Antithesis (Impact)
To contrast words in a way for the reader to follow and gain insight about.
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Zuegma (Syllepsis)
When a single word governs or modifies two or more other words, and the meaning of the first word must change for each of the other words it governs or modifies.
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Zuegma/Syllepsis (Example)
He lost his alcohol and his overlying addictions.
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Zuegma/Syllepsis (Impact)
Align two variations of a word, in a way that readers can see multiple points from one idea.
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Parenthetical Idea
Parentheses are used to set off on an idea from the rest of the sentence. It is almost considered an aside... a whisper.
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Parenthical Idea (Example)
It's the greatest thing in the world to be able to run at 200 mph (as if humans could even handle running that fast).
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Parenthetical Idea
To add additional contextual information or express certain "voices" for the reader to see about what they're reading.
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Parody
An exaggerated imitation of a serious work for humorous purposes. It borrows words/phrases from an original, and pokes fun at it.
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Parody (Example)
A student's parody, on the Revolutionary War, as a song or a story-like presentation.
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Parody (Impact)
To remix something original and solid, into something more loose and carefree, with similar ideas.
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Persona
The fictional mask or narrator that tells a story.
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Persona (Example)
"I'll see to being my cousin for one day and seeing how that goes"
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Persona (Impact)
Provides the reader with a different involvement of another person, to compare events/experiences.

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