10406947838 | Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing | 0 | |
10406947839 | Syntax | the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language | 1 | |
10406947840 | Tone | the writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself | 2 | |
10406947841 | Imagery | the representation through language of sense experience | 3 | |
10406947842 | Point of View | the angle of vision from which a story is told (omniscient, third-person, first-person, objective) | 4 | |
10406947843 | Detail | facts | 5 | |
10406947844 | Pacing | a stylistic device, which shows how fast a story unfolds | 6 | |
10406947845 | Shift | occurs when speakers or writers alter their style or tone in a piece | 7 | |
10406947846 | Connotation | what a word suggests beyond it basic definition; a word's overtones of meaning | 8 | |
10406947847 | Denotation | dictionary definition | 9 | |
10406947848 | Theme | the central idea or unifying generalization implied or stated by a literary work | 10 | |
10406947849 | Foot | the basic unit used in the scansion or measurement of verse. It usually contains one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables | 11 | |
10406947850 | Meter | the regular patterns of accent that underlie metrical verse; the measurable repetition of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry | 12 | |
10406947851 | Prose | a form of language that has no formal metrical structure. It applies a natural flow of speech, and ordinary grammatical structure, rather than rhythmic structure, such as in the case of traditional poetry | 13 | |
10406947852 | Stanza | a group of lines whose metrical pattern is repeated throughout a poem | 14 | |
10504636054 | Rhyme Scheme | the practice of rhyming words placed at the end of the lines in poetry. It refers to the order in which particular words rhyme. | 15 |
AP Lit Unit 1 Flashcards
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