1669884443 | Diction | Word choice | 0 | |
1669884444 | Syntax | How words are arranged | 1 | |
1669884445 | Tone | Speaker's attitude toward the subject, revealed by his/her choice of language | 2 | |
1669884446 | Mood | Feeling created by the text | 3 | |
1669884447 | Metaphor | Figure of speech that compares two things without the use of "like" or "as" | 4 | |
1669884448 | Simile | Figure of speech using "like" or "as" to compare two things | 5 | |
1669884449 | Personification | Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or idea | 6 | |
1669884450 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 7 | |
1669884451 | Parallelism | Using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter | 8 | |
1669884452 | Juxtaposition | The placement of two things closely together to emphasize differences (or similarities). | 9 | |
1669884453 | Antithesis | Opposition/contrast of ideas or words in a parallel construction | 10 | |
1669884454 | Compound Sentence | A sentence containing at least two independent clauses | 11 | |
1669884455 | Complex Sentence | A sentence containing an independent clause and a dependent clause | 12 | |
1669884456 | Periodic Sentence | Sentence whose main clause/predicate is withheld until the end | 13 | |
1669884457 | Cumulative Sentence | Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on | 14 | |
1669884458 | Imperative Sentence | Sentence used to command/enjoin | 15 | |
1669884459 | Imagery | A technique a writer uses to create pictures in the reader's mind and to appeal to the senses of touch, taste, smell, or hearing. | 16 | |
1669884460 | Oxymoron | Paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another | 17 |
Chapter 2 AP Language of Composition Flashcards
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