AP L&C #26-50

	the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone. Huckleberry Finn in written in a __ style.
	the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event.
	a clash between opposing forces in a literary work, such as man vs. man; man vs. nature; man vs. God; man vs. self
	the interpretive level or a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning.
	Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.
	Sentence which begins with the main idea and then expands on that idea with a series of details or other particulars
	a critical approach that debunks single definitions of meaning based on the instability of language. It "is not a dismantling of a structure of a text, but a demonstration that it has already dismantled itself."
	The process of moving from a general rule to a specific example.
	the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
	The purpose of this rhetorical mode is to re-create, invent, or visually present a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture that being described. Sometimes an author engages all five senses.
	the recreation of regional spoken language, such as a Southern one. Hurston uses this in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
	the author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning
	writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach. A ___ work is usually formal and focuses on moral or ethical concerns.
	In this type of irony, facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or a piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work
	When the writer reduces an argument or issue to two polar opposites and ignores any alternatives.
	Indicated by a series of three periods, the __ indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text.
	The use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme. Hemingway begins The Sun Also Rises with two. One of them is "You are all a lost generation" by Gertrude Stein.
	When a writer uses the same term in two different senses in an argument.
	When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text.
	an appeal based on the character of the speaker. An __-driven document relies on the reputation of the author.
	a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable. "He went to his final reward" is a common __ for "he died." They are also used to obscure the reality of the situation.
	the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work.
	an individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern
	The act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. __ usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language.
	The purpose of this rhetorical mode is to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion.