AP Vocabulary Language About Writing Flashcards

4200757059	allusion	A brief reference to a person, place, event or passage in a work of literature or the Bible assumed to be sufficiently well known to be recognized by the reader.	0
4200761359	analogy	A comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the more simple.	1
4200764482	anecdote	A short, entertaining account of some happening, frequently personal or biographical.	2
4200808674	aphorism	A concise, pointed statement expressing a wise or clever observation about life.	3
4200767321	cause and effect	Examination of the causes and/or effects of a situation or phenomenon.	4
4200769390	connotation	All the emotions and associations that a word or phrase may arouse.	5
4200771366	denotation	The literal or "dictionary" definition of a word.	6
4200774204	digression	A temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing.	7
4200789544	expository writing	Writing that explains or analyzes.	8
4200791149	point of view	The vantage point from which a narrative is told.	9
4200832207	rhetoric	The art of using words effectively in writing or speaking so as to influence people.	10
4200835510	rhetorical question	A question asked for rhetorical effect to emphasize a point without expecting an answer.	11
4200797531	style	An author's characteristic way of writing, determined by the choice of words, the arrangement of words in sentences, and the relationship of the sentences to one another. Also refers to the particular way in which an author uses imagery, figurative language and rhythm. The sum total of qualities and characteristics that distinguish the writings of one writer from another.	12
4200812366	tone	The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters or audience. A way of wording or expressing things that expresses an attitude.	13
4200826959	voice	The author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality and character.	14