AP Language Terms Flashcards

3241972968	Point of View	the perspective from which a story is told	0
3241975605	Periodic Sentence	presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This independent clause is preceded by a phrase or clause that cannot stand alone	1
3241975606	Pedantic	describes words, phrases, or general tone hat is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish	2
3241977906	Personification	a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions	3
3241977907	Sarcasm	bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something	4
3241977908	Repetition	the duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as sound, word, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern	5
3241979388	Prose	fiction and nonfiction in all forms	6
3241979389	Rhetorical modes	the variety, conventions, and the purpose of major kinds of writing (examples include narrative, exposition, argument, etc.)	7
3241980930	Parody	a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and or ridicule	8
3241982868	Rhetoric	the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively	9