Ap Language terms list 1 Flashcards

8770238153	Theme	The main idea or meaning, often an abstract idea upon which an essay or other form of discourse is built	0
8770238154	Tone	The authors attitude toward the subject being written about; the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work-the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence	1
8770238155	Diction	The choice of words in oral or written discourse	2
8770238156	Syntax	The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax, or pattern of words	3
8770238157	Allusion	A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea	4
8770238158	Imagery	The use of images, representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled, or felt in a writing or speech	5
8770238159	Paradox	A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true	6
8770238160	Irony	A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected	7
8770238161	Satire	A literary style used to poke fun at, attack, or ridicule an idea, vice or foible, often for the purpose of inducing a change	8
8770238162	Mood	The emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere that is aroused in a reader when reading/ hearing a work of literature or other discourse	9