8217503510 | Tone | the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc | 0 | |
8217503511 | Syntax | the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words | 1 | |
8217508494 | Diction | word choice | 2 | |
8217508495 | Connnotation | the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning | 3 | |
8217509003 | Denotation | the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it | 4 | |
8217509004 | Style | literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text | 5 | |
8217509952 | Figurative Language | language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. | 6 | |
8217509953 | Structure | literary element, is generally described as the structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer. | 7 | |
8217510714 | Argument | A single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer | 8 | |
8217510715 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, or any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern | 9 | |
8217512712 | Ethos/Logos/Pathos | credibility/logic/emotion | 10 |
AP Language Rhetorical Basics Flashcards
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