Chapter 2 AP Language of Composition Flashcards

1669884443	Diction	Word choice	0
1669884444	Syntax	How words are arranged	1
1669884445	Tone	Speaker's attitude toward the subject, revealed by his/her choice of language	2
1669884446	Mood	Feeling created by the text	3
1669884447	Metaphor	Figure of speech that compares two things without the use of "like" or "as"	4
1669884448	Simile	Figure of speech using "like" or "as" to compare two things	5
1669884449	Personification	Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or idea	6
1669884450	Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally	7
1669884451	Parallelism	Using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter	8
1669884452	Juxtaposition	The placement of two things closely together to emphasize differences (or similarities).	9
1669884453	Antithesis	Opposition/contrast of ideas or words in a parallel construction	10
1669884454	Compound Sentence	A sentence containing at least two independent clauses	11
1669884455	Complex Sentence	A sentence containing an independent clause and a dependent clause	12
1669884456	Periodic Sentence	Sentence whose main clause/predicate is withheld until the end	13
1669884457	Cumulative Sentence	Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on	14
1669884458	Imperative Sentence	Sentence used to command/enjoin	15
1669884459	Imagery	A technique a writer uses to create pictures in the reader's mind and to appeal to the senses of touch, taste, smell, or hearing.	16
1669884460	Oxymoron	Paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another	17