5567097288 | Setting | Time, place, in which a story takes place | 0 | |
5567101080 | Simile | A figurative comparison using like or as | 1 | |
5567104556 | Stream of consciousness | A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of words and thoughts in the human brain | 2 | |
5567160223 | Style | the manner in which an author uses and arranges words and creates structure to coney ideas | 3 | |
5567167280 | Stylistic devices | A general term referring to diction, syntax, tone, figurative language, and other elements that contribute to style | 4 | |
5567172608 | subject complement | the grammatical unit comprised of predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives | 5 | |
5567180698 | subjective | of or relating to private and personal feelings and attitudes as opposed to facts and reality | 6 | |
5567185807 | subtext | the implied meaning that underlies the main meanings of an essay or work | 7 | |
5567190620 | syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning in which given certain ideas to facts other ideas or facts must follow | 8 | |
5567199044 | symbolism | The use if one object to evoke ideas and associations not necessarily part of the original object | 9 | |
5567204611 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part | 10 | |
5567210170 | syntax | the organization of language into meaningful structure | 11 | |
5567214049 | theme | the main idea of a piece of discourse, the statement or proposition that a speaker wishes to advance, illustrate, or prove | 12 | |
5567221693 | Tone | the author's attitude toward the subject being written about emotional essence of the piece | 13 | |
5567229177 | tragedy | a form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by their own flaw and by a set of forces that cause the hero anguish | 14 | |
5567235171 | transition | a stylistic device used to create a link between ideas | 15 | |
5567239387 | trope | the generic name for a figure of speech such as image symbol simile or metaphor | 16 | |
5567246032 | understatement | restrained statement that departs from what would be said, avoidance of emphasis for effect | 17 | |
5567251164 | verbal irony | a discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning go the written or spoken words | 18 | |
5567256119 | verse | a synonym for poetry, group of lines or line of song | 19 | |
5567262784 | verisimilitude | similar to the truth, the quality if realism in a work that persuades readers they are gearing a vision of reality | 20 | |
5567268708 | voice | the real or assumed personality used by the writer or speaker | 21 | |
5567275443 | whimsy | an object device or creation that is fanciful or rooted in unreality | 22 | |
5567280633 | wit | the quickness if intellect=t and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness | 23 |
AP Language Vocab 6 Flashcards
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