10836222667 | Syntax | the grammatical structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence. | 0 | |
10836222668 | Transition | A word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph. | 1 | |
10836364840 | Tone | the characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the characters, subject, and audience (anger, sarcastic, loving, didactic, emotional, etc.) | 2 | |
10836364841 | Style | an author's characteristic manner of expression - his or her diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute to style. | 3 | |
10836364842 | Point of View | The perspective from which a story is presented. | 4 | |
10836364843 | First Person Narrator | a narrator within the story who tells the story from the "I" perspective. | 5 | |
10836364844 | Stream of Consciousness | like a first person narrator, but instead placing the reader inside the character's head, making the reader privy to the continuous, chaotic flow of disconnected, half-formed thoughts and impressions in the character's mind. | 6 | |
10836364845 | Omniscient | A third person narrator who sees into each character's mind and understands all the action going on. | 7 | |
10836364846 | Limited Omniscient | a third person narrator who reports the thoughts of only one character and generally only what that one character sees. | 8 | |
10836364847 | Mood | similar to tone, it is the primary emotional attitude of a work (the feeling of the work; the atmosphere). Syntax is also a determiner of this term because sentence strength, length, and complexity affect pacing. | 9 | |
10836364848 | Coherence | quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the central idea, theme, or organizing principle. | 10 | |
10836364849 | Jargon | the special language of a profession or group. | 11 | |
10836364850 | Corroborate | To confirm or increase in certainty. | 12 | |
10836364851 | Enunicate | To articulate or pronounce clearly. | 13 | |
10836364852 | Malleable | Easily shaped or reformed. | 14 |
AP Language and Composition Vocabulary List #2 Flashcards
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