14677103682 | Allusion | A reference to a famous literary work, historical figure, or event | 0 | |
14677111002 | Argumentation | The writers attempt to convince his reader to agree with him | 1 | |
14677116920 | Coherence | The principal of clarity and logical adherence to a topic that binds together all parts of a composition | 2 | |
14677122733 | description | the picturing in words of something through detailed observation of color, sound, taste, smell, and touch | 3 | |
14677130117 | Diction | A writer's choice of words | 4 | |
14677131944 | Exposition | Background information presented in a literary work. | 5 | |
14677136257 | figurative language | word or language that is not meant to be taken literally | 6 | |
14677144242 | Hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement | 7 | |
14677147998 | Image/Imagery | Words or phrases that create vivid sensory experiences for the reader. | 8 | |
14677156598 | Irony | A contrast with the real meaning | 9 | |
14677170858 | dramatic irony | facts or events are unknown to a character in the play or piece of fiction | 10 | |
14677177807 | verbal irony | the word that means the opposite is what was expected | 11 | |
14677182937 | Situational irony | Events turn out the opposite of the writers | 12 | |
14680307264 | Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 13 | |
14680346164 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 14 | |
14680349259 | Narration | An account if events as they happen | 15 | |
14680374460 | Oxymoron | Contradictory terms to suggest a paradox jumbo shrimp and cruel kindness) | 16 | |
14680379684 | Pacing | speed or slowness with which a story is told or an idea is presented | 17 |
AP language rhetorical terms Flashcards
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