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English Vocab 51-100

Cypress High School, English 3 AP vocabulary words 51-100

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Dionysian As distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses.
dramatic irony A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
elegy A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of someone or something of value.
ellipsis Three period (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation.
elliptical construction A sentence containing a deliberate omissions of words.
empathy A feeling of association or identification with an object or person.
epic A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of hero.
epigram A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.
euphony Please, harmonious sounds.
epithet An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing.
eponymous A term for the title character of a work of literature.
euphemism A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term.
exegesis A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry.
expose A factual piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailties, or other shortcomings.
exposition The background and vents that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of an essay or other work.
explication The interpretation of analysis of a text.
extended metaphor A series of comparisons between two unlike objects.
fable A short tale, often with nonhuman characters, from which a useful lesson or moral may be drawn.
fallacy An incorrect belief or supposition based of faulty data, defective evidence, false information, or flawed logic.
figure of speech, figurative language In contrast to literal language, figurative language imples meaning
frame A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse.
genre A term used to describe literary forms, such as novel, play, and essay.
harangue A forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade.
homily A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.
hubris Excessive pride that often affects tone.
humanism A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity.
hyperbole An overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
idyll A lyric poem or passage that describe a kind of ideal life or place.
image A word or phrase representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled or felt.
indirect question A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approx. or paraphrased.
inductive reasoning A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization.
inference A conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data.
invective A direct verbal assault.
irony A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm.
kenning A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities.
lampoon A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation.
litotes A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity.
loose sentence A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences.
lyrical prose Personal, reflective prose that reveals the speaker’s thoughts and feelings about he subject.
malapropism A confused use of words in which the appropriate word is replaced by one with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning.
maxim A saying or proverb expressing a common wisdom or truth.
melodrama A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response.
metaphor A figure of speech that compares unlike objects.
metaphysical A term describing poetry that uses elaborate conceits, expresses the complexities of love and life, and is highly intellectual.
metonymy A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated.
Middle English The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD.
mock epic A parody of traditional epic form.
mock solemnity Feigned or deliberately artificial seriousness, often for satirical purpose.
montage A quick succession of images or impression used to express and idea.
mood The emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse.
moral A brief and often simplistic lesson that a read may infer from a work of literature.
motif A phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in an essay or other discourse.
muse One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts; imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer; to reflect deeply, to ponder.
myth An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society.
narrative A form of verse or prose that tells a story.
naturalism A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic.
non sequitur A statement of idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.
objective Of or relating to facts and reality, as opposed to private and personal feelings and attitudes.
ode A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings towards the subject.
Old English The Anglo-Saxon language spoken from approx. 450-1150 AD in what is now Great Britain.
omniscient narrator A narrator with unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight of characters, setting, background, and all other elements of a story.
onomatopoeia The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
oxymoron A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect.
parable A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived.
paradox A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true.
parallel structure The structure required for expressing two or more grammatical elements of equal rank.
parody An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject.
paraphrase A version of a text put into simpler, everyday words or summarized for brevity.
pastoral A work of literature dealing with rural life.
pathetic fallacy Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects.
pathos That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow.
pedantic Narrowly academic instead of broad and human; excessively petty and meticulous.
periodic sentence A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main thought at the end.
persona The role of facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader or other audience.
personification A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics.
plot The interrelationship among the events in a story.
point of view The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to a subject of discourse.
predicate The part of a sentence that is not the grammatical subject.
prose Any discourse that is not poetry.
proverb A short pithy statement of a general truth that condenses common experience into memorable form.
pseudonym A false name or alias used by writers.
pulp fiction Novels written for mass consumption, often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots.
pun A humorous play on words, using similar-sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings.
realism The depiction of people, things, and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.
rebuttal/refutation The part of discourse wherein opposing arguments are anticipated and answered.
reiteration Repetition of an idea using different words, often for emphasis or other effect.
repetition Reuse of the same words, phrases, or ideas for rhetorical effect, usually to emphasize a point.
retraction The withdrawal of a previously stated idea or opinion.
rhetoric The language of a work and its style; words, often highly emotional, used to convince or swat an audience.
rhetorical mode A general term that identifies discourse according to its chief purpose.
rhetorical question A question to which the audience already knows the answer; a question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
rhetorical stance Language that conveys a speaker’s attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject.
rhyme The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals, used mostly in poetry but not unheard of in prose.
rhythm The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up speech and writing.
rojmance An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places.
sarcasm A sharp, caustic attitude conveyed in words through jibes, taunts, or other remark.
satire A literary style used to poke fun at, attack, or ridicule an idea, vice, or foible, often for the purpose of inducing change.
sentence structure The arrangement of the parts of a sentence.
sentiment A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature.
sentimental A term that describes characters’ excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish.
mode The general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a piecfe of discourse.
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