AP Vocab 1-50

242993532	Style	a writer's manner of expression
242993533	Diction	choice of words with regard to correctness, clearness or effectiveness
242993534	Pedantic	narrow; stodgy; unimaginative
242993535	Ostentatious	showy; pretentious
242993536	Archaic	of an earlier primitive time
242993537	Dialectic	regional variety of language
242993538	Colloquial	used in familiar and informal conversation; conversational style
242993539	Didactic	designed or intended to teach; making moral observation
242993540	Tropes	"Artful Diction" use of language in a nonliteral way
242993541	Apostrophe	act of addressing an abstraction or personification that is not physical
242993542	Hyperbole	extravagant exaggeration
242993543	Irony	Saying one thing and meaning another
242993544	Litotes	type of meiosis where writer uses a statement in the negative to make a point
242993545	Meiosis	understatement
242993546	Metaphor	comparison or analogy stated in such a way to imply that one object is the same thing as another
242993547	Metonymy	vaguely suggestive, physical object that embodies a more general idea
242993548	Paradox	using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level
242993549	Personification	abstractions, animals, ideas or inanimate objects are given human character traits, abilities or reaction
242993550	Synaesthesia	shifts in imagery where in one type of sensory input is combined with another separate sense in an impossible way
242993551	Synecdoche	a part of an object represents the whole
242993552	Simile	comparison or annalogy implied by using adverbs like or as
242993553	Syntax	the way words are put together to form phrases; the arrangement of words
242993554	Schemes	"Artful Syntax" pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect
242993555	Alliteration	repetition of a consonant in multiple words
242993556	Anaphora	intentional repetition of beginning clauses in order to create an artistic effect
242993557	Antimetabole	repetition in reverse order
242993558	Antithesis	contrary ideas expressed in a balanced sentence
242993559	Assonance	repetition of vowel sounds
242993560	Asyndeton	using no conjunctions to create an effect of speed or simplicity
242993561	Chiasmus	parallelism turned inside out
242993562	Cumulative Sentence	sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on
242993563	Ellipsis	omitting a word implied by the previous clause
242993564	Juxtaposition	placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
242993565	Inversion	inverted order of words
252630007	oxymoron	paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict each other but that make an odd sort of sense
252630008	parallelism	similar patterns of grammatical structure and length
252630009	periodic sentence	sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end
252630010	polysyndeton	using many conjunctions to overwhelming effect
252630011	zeugma	use of two different words in a grammatically similar way but producing different, often incongruous, meanings
252630012	Tone	the means of creating a relationship or conveying an underlying attitude or mood
252630013	anecdote	short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
252630014	annotation	critical or explanatory notes or comments
252630015	aphorism	concise statement of a principle, truth, or sentiment
252630016	epigram	a brief witty statement
252630017	parody	literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
252630018	polemic	an argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy, politics, or religion
252630019	precis	concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
252630020	propaganda	a negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information
252630021	satire	an ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it
252630022	syllogism	a form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise