AP Language Terms (Part 3) Flashcards

5004388184	Figure of speech	a form of expression (as a simile or metaphor) used to convey meaning or heighten effect often by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning or connotation familiar to the reader or listener	0
5004391142	Figurative Language	language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.	1
5004391143	Generic Conventions	this term describes traditions for each genre. these conventions help to define each genre,for example, they differentiate between an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing.	2
5004393384	Genre	genre the major category into which a literary work fits. basic divisions of genre are prose, poetry and drama.	3
5004393385	Homily	this term literally means 'sermon' but more informally, it can include serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	4
5004395267	Hyperbole	hyperbole a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Have a comic effect; however, a serious effect is possible.	5
5004395280	Imagery	the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.[visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory or olfactory imagery.]	6
5004397809	Inference (Infer)	to draw reasonable conclusions from the information presented	7
5004397810	Invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	8
5004402334	Irony (Ironic)	the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what actually is true.[three major types include: verbal, situational and dramatic].	9