AP Flashcards

8168689135	Denotation	Literal, dictionary definition of a word	0
8168689136	Diacope	Repetition of a word or phrase with one or two intervening words.	1
8168689137	Diction	The style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by the writer	2
8168689138	Didactic	A novel, play, or poem that aims to teachthe reader slmething	3
8168689139	Enumeratio	When a subject is divided into constituent parts or details- listing of causes, effects, problems, conditions, or consequences	4
8168689140	Expletive	An exclamation- often profane, vulgar, obscene	5
8168689141	Euphemism	Indirect expression, often polite in nature, used to soften words or phrases that are harsh or impolite	6
8168689142	Exposition	Device used to give background information and context to a story, its setting and characters	7
8168689143	Extended metaphor	Comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a seeies of sentences lines of poetry or even paragraphs	8
8168689144	Figurative language	Words or expressions with a meaning beyond the literal defn it allows writing to be more effective	9
8168689145	Figure of speech	Phrase or word thats designed to further explain a concept or provide emphsis	10
8168689146	Generic conventions	The characteristics that are traditionally present i different types of weiting	11
8168689147	Genre	A category of literary compostition fiction, nonfiction, drama, poetry	12
8168689148	Homily	A talk or serious speech providing moral or spiritual advice	13
8168689149	Hyperbole	The use of over exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis or humor	14
8168689150	Hypophora	When a writer raises a question and then immediately answeres it	15
8168689151	Imagery	Writing that appeals to the 5 senses to create a picture with words	16