AP Language Terms: Style Flashcards

8474093232	Cliché	is a word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse - it is not wise to use cliches - it can have a negative affect on speech and writing.	0
8474100445	Colloquialism	a word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations. These can be used only within a certain geographical area - usually conversational (dialect).	1
8474113139	Concrete Language	Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities.	2
8474118215	Dialect	a way of speaking that characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area (not formal).	3
8474125481	Diction	a speaker or writer's choice of words.	4
8474127263	Didactic	form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.	5
8474132793	Humor	anything that causes laughter or amusement; up until the end of the Renaissance, humor meant a person's temperament.	6
8474139882	Invective	a verbally abusive attack	7
8474144228	Jargon	A special language of a profession or group. The term jargon usually has pejorative Associations with the implication that jargon is evasive, tedious, and unintelligible to outsiders. The writings of the lawyer and the literary critic are both susceptible to jargon.	8
8474154727	Local Color	a term applied to fiction or poetry which tends to place special emphasis on a particular setting, including its customs, clothing, dialect and landscape.	9
8474163249	Logical Appeal; Logos	When a writer tries to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reasons.	10
8474171963	Pedantic	a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing. It is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant	11
8474177274	Regionalism	an element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of specific geographical locale, using the locale and its influences as a major part of the plot	12
8474184060	Sarcasm	harsh, caustic personal remarks to or about someone; less subtle that irony	13
8474187522	Stream of Consciousness	a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.	14
8474195870	Vernacular	the language spoken by the people who live in a particular locality.	15
8474200353	Voice	refers to two different areas of writing. One refers to the relationship between a sentence's subject and verb (active and passive voice). The second refers to the total "sound" of a writer's style.	16