6643676403 | Tone | The author's attitude through their writing about the subject, himself, or the audience | 0 | |
6643676404 | Euphonious | Pleasant sounding diction | 1 | |
6643680795 | Monosyllabic | Diction using mostly single syllable words | 2 | |
6643684675 | Cacophonous | Harsh (ugly) sounding diction | 3 | |
6643686560 | Polysyllabic | Diction using mostly multi-syllable words | 4 | |
6643689506 | Alliteration | Repetition consonant sounds at the start of a sentence | 5 | |
6643689507 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of a word (i.e.--"Moths cough and drop wings") | 6 | |
6643689508 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds in the middle/end of a word (i.e.--"The man has kin in Spain") | 7 | |
6643693168 | Onomatopoeia | Writing sounds as words (i.e.-"tick tock") | 8 | |
6643693169 | Simile | A direct comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as" | 9 | |
6643693170 | Metaphor | A direct comparison of unlike things | 10 | |
6643695229 | Personification | Attributing human qualities to inhuman objects | 11 | |
6643695230 | Pun | A play on words that uses homophones (words that sound the same but mean different things) | 12 | |
6643924640 | Ethos | An appeal to what is credible or ethical | 13 | |
6643924641 | Pathos | An appeal to emotion or human gut-reaction/instinct | 14 | |
6643924642 | Logos | An appeal to what is logically correct--think data and numbers | 15 | |
6643986277 | Anecdote | A short story that's purpose/context is to add context to nonfiction work as a whole | 16 | |
6643997259 | Imagery | The use of adjectives and dense details to create a clear (sometimes overwhelming) visual for the reader | 17 |
AP Language and Comp Literary/Diction Terms Flashcards
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