AP English Glossary Mr.Snodgrass PART 1
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| 215502426 | Abstract Language | Describes ideas/qualities rather than observable/specific things, people, or places. The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language | |
| 215502427 | Active Voice | The subject of the sentence performs the action (More direct/preferred style in writing... See PASSIVE VOICE also) | |
| 215502428 | Allusion | Indirect reference to something with which the reader is supposed to be familiar | |
| 215502429 | Ambiguity | Event or situation that may be interpreted in 1+ ways. Artful language= ambiguous Unintentional: vagueness | |
| 215502430 | Analogy | Comparison to a directly parallel case. | |
| 215502431 | Anecdote | Brief recounting of a relevant episode (i.e: flashback?) | |
| 215502432 | Annotation | Notes added to text to explain, clarify + prompt further thought | |
| 215502433 | Antecedent | Word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. I.e: What is "it" referring to | |
| 215502434 | Apostrophe | Figure of speech that directly addresses an absent/imaginary person/personified abstraction. I.e: liberty/love. May add familiarity/emotional intensity | |
| 215502435 | Attitude of Author | SAME AS TONE | |
| 215502436 | Classicism | Art/literature characterized by realistic view of people and the world; traditional themes+structures (See romanticism) | |
| 215502437 | Concrete Language | Language that describes specific, observable things, people or places; rather than ideas or qualities (Opposite of Abstract Language) | |
| 215502438 | Persuasive | Mode of discourse | |
| 215502439 | Expository | Mode of discourse | |
| 215502440 | Narrative | (historical) Discourse | |
| 215502441 | Descriptive | Mode of discourse | |
| 215502442 | Diction | Word Choice | |
| 215502443 | Colloquial | Ordinary/familiar type of conversation. "Colloquialism" = a common or familiar type of saying. Similar to adage/anaphora | |
| 215502444 | Connotation | Implied meaning rather than literal meaning | |
| 215502445 | Denotation | Literal, explicit meaning of a word w/o connotations | |
| 215502446 | Jargon | Diction used by a group of similar profession | |
| 215502447 | Vernacular | 1.Language or dialect in particular country 2. Language/dialect of regional clan/group 3. Everyday speech | |
| 215502448 | Didactic | Describes fiction, nonfiction or poetry that teaches specific lesson/moral to provide model of correct behavior/thinking | |
| 215502449 | Adage | Folk saying w/ lesson "Rolling stone gathers no moss" Similar to aphorism and colloqualism | |
| 215502450 | Allegory | Story, fictional, non fictional, in which characters, things and events represent qualities or concepts. Interaction of characters, things and events = reveals abstraction or a truth. Animal Farm | |
| 215502451 | Aphorism | Terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle. Can be a memorable summation of the author's point | |
| 215502452 | Homily | "Sermon" Any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice | |
| 215502453 | Ellipsis | Deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author | |
| 215502454 | Epigram | Short poem with a clever twist at the end, or concise and witty statement | |
| 215502455 | Epigraph | Quotation or aphorism in the beginning of a literary work with suggestive of theme | |
| 215502456 | Euphenism | More agreeable or less offensive sub. for generally unpleasant words/concepts. I.e: Physically challenged lolol | |
| 215502457 | Explication | Interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. Attention to close reading and use of rhetorical devices |