7280708848 | Diction | Word choice | 0 | |
7280709992 | Denotation | The straightforward meaning of a word | 1 | |
7280712988 | Euphemism | A more agreeable word substituted for an unpleasant one | 2 | |
7280716903 | Colloquialism | Slang and use of familiar expressions | 3 | |
7280718916 | Connotation | Emotional overtones of a word | 4 | |
7280722284 | Figurative Language | Language not meant to be taken literally | 5 | |
7280729649 | Allusion | Reference to history, mythology, or literature | 6 | |
7280732246 | Analogy | Illustration of an idea by means of a more familiar idea that is similar or parallel | 7 | |
7280736184 | Apostrophe | Addressing an absent figure or abstraction | 8 | |
7280740896 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor defined with several examples | 9 | |
7280742558 | Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration | 10 | |
7280745612 | Juxtaposition | The placing of two unlike things close to each other | 11 | |
7280747424 | Oxymoron | Conjoining contradictory terms | 12 | |
7280750984 | Paradox | Statement that seems impossible or not true but that proves true | 13 | |
7280755825 | Understatement | Minimalizes a fact | 14 | |
7280761049 | Shift | Change in position; movement | 15 | |
7280764902 | Style | Blend of choices about diction, syntax, and figurative language unique to individuals | 16 | |
7280770471 | Syntax | The way in which words or phrases are ordered and connected to form sentences; or the set of grammatical rules governing such order | 17 | |
7280779209 | Antecedent | Word referred to by a pronoun | 18 | |
7280781905 | Antithesis | A balance of opposites | 19 | |
7280783539 | Pacing | Rate at which a text develops based on length and arrangement of sentences | 20 | |
7280789646 | Parallelism | The arrangement of similarly constructed classes or sentences suggesting some correspondence between them | 21 | |
7280794849 | Tone | Writer's attitude toward the subject and audience | 22 |
AP Lang Unit Vocab Flashcards
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