7277031309 | Isocolon | similar structures in two phrases (many are called, few are chosen) | 0 | |
7277040451 | Jargon | words specific to an industry (ex: cell phone jargon: app, cell data, facetime) | 1 | |
7277073261 | Juxtaposition | putting two things together to create an effect | 2 | |
7277077321 | Litote | an understated figure of speech (ex: "not bad" for something actually really good) | 3 | |
7277086542 | Loose Sentence | a long sentence with many phrases and clauses | 4 | |
7277093011 | Metaphor | a comparison without the use of "like" or "as". (ex. The conversation was a train wreck.) | 5 | |
7277133427 | Metonymy | a type of nick name for something (ex. "the White House announced..." instead of "representatives of the executive branch announced...") | 6 | |
7277168760 | Mode of Discourse | the way in which information is presented ex. narration, description, argument) | 7 | |
7277174902 | Mood | the feeling that results from the tone of a story | 8 | |
7277181869 | Narrative | the telling of a story | 9 | |
7277196558 | Onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like what it is describing (ex. buzz) | 10 |
AP Language Key Terminology I-O Flashcards
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