AP Language Flashcards

2829986454	occasion	the time and place the text was written or spoken	0
2829989392	context	the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding the text	1
2829992020	purpose	the goal of the speaker	2
2837359564	speaker	the person or group who creates a text	3
2837363774	persona	when there is a difference between the speaker in real life and the role the speaker plays in the text	4
2837370768	audience	the listener, viewer, or reader of a text or performance	5
2837373868	subject	the topic of the text or work	6
2865767155	tone	a speaker's attitude toward a subject	7
2865770041	voice	the writing style of an author	8
2865776038	diction	a speaker's choice of words	9
2865779431	imagery	a description of something that is detailed and can use figurative language	10
2865786501	language	the word choice and diction used by authors	11
2865790635	ethos	appealing to the reader's ethics	12
2865794762	pathos	appealing to the reader's emotion; promoting an emotional response	13
2865797613	logos	appealing to the reader's logic with reason	14
2909532652	syntax	the arrangement of words in sentences and phrases	15
2909548555	mood	the feeling created by the text	16
2909557732	metaphor	compares two things without using like or as	17
2909560490	simile	compares two things using like or as	18
2909565538	personification	giving human like characteristics to non human things	19
2909571035	hyperbole	over exaggeration	20