Ap Comp Vocab 1

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Abstract

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AN abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research. Dealing with or tending to deal with a subject apart from a particular or specific instance

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Ad hominem

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Directed to or appealing to the feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason

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Adage

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A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphirical language.

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Allegory

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A story which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem

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Allusion

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A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea

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Ambiguity

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a vagueness of meaning a conscious lack of claity meant to evoke miltople meanings or interpretations

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Anachronism

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A person, scene, event, or other element that fails to correspond with tthe appropriate time or era.

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Analogy

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A comparison that points out the similarities between two dissimilar things, a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is an extended analogy

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anecdote

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a brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point

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annotation

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a brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature

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antagonist

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a character of force in a work of literature that by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict

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antecedent

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a word to which a pronoun refers

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antithesis

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a rhetorical oppostion or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences

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Aphorism

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a short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment

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Apollonian

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Refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior

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apostrophe

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a locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present

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arch

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characterized by clever or sly humor, often saucy, playful, and somewhat irreverent (me)

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archetype

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an abstract or ideal conception of a type

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assonance

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the repetition off two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose or poetry

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bard

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a poet in old times a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment

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bathos

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insincere or overdone sentimentality

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belle lettres

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a french term for the world of books criticism and literature in general

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bibliography

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a list of words cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject

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bombast

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inflated, pretentious language

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burlesque

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a work of literature mean to ridicule a subject a grotesque imitation

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cacophony

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grating, inharmonious sounds

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canon

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the works considered most important in a nation literature or period works widely read and studied

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caricature

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a grotesque or exaggerated likeness of striking qualities in person and things

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carpe diem

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seize the day, a common theme in life and literature

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circumlocation

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literally "talking around" a subject

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classic

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highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the rest of time

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clause

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a structural element of a sentence consisiting of a grammatical subject and predicate

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climax

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the high point or turning point of a story