AP Language and Composition (17-31) Flashcards

7472986860	Figurative Language	Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid	0
7472986861	Figure of speech	A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. Includes apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement.	1
7472986862	Generic conventions	This term describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre. example: they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing. or autobiography and a political writing.	2
7472986863	Genre	The major category into which a literary work fits	3
7472986864	Homily	It can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. Literally means "sermon"	4
7472986865	Hyperbole	A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. Literal Greek "overshoot". often comic effect, serious effect is also possible. and often produces irony.	5
7472986866	Imagery	The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical level terms related to five senses.	6
7472986867	Inference / Infer	To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. Most direct, most reasonable.	7
7472986868	Incentive	An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language	8
7472986869	Irony	The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. Irony is often used.	9
7472997107	Diction	Diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. (Related to style - formal, informal, ornate or plain)	10
7473010681	Didactic	From the Greek meaning "Teaching". These words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles.	11
7473022536	Euphemism	From the Greek "good speech", they are more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. May be used to adhere to standards or social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement. Saying "Earthly remains" rather than "corpse"	12
7473037902	Extended Metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	13
7473121756	Litotes	A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.	14