AP Language and Comp Literary/Diction Terms Flashcards

6643676403	Tone	The author's attitude through their writing about the subject, himself, or the audience	0
6643676404	Euphonious	Pleasant sounding diction	1
6643680795	Monosyllabic	Diction using mostly single syllable words	2
6643684675	Cacophonous	Harsh (ugly) sounding diction	3
6643686560	Polysyllabic	Diction using mostly multi-syllable words	4
6643689506	Alliteration	Repetition consonant sounds at the start of a sentence	5
6643689507	Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of a word (i.e.--"Moths cough and drop wings")	6
6643689508	Consonance	Repetition of consonant sounds in the middle/end of a word (i.e.--"The man has kin in Spain")	7
6643693168	Onomatopoeia	Writing sounds as words (i.e.-"tick tock")	8
6643693169	Simile	A direct comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"	9
6643693170	Metaphor	A direct comparison of unlike things	10
6643695229	Personification	Attributing human qualities to inhuman objects	11
6643695230	Pun	A play on words that uses homophones (words that sound the same but mean different things)	12
6643924640	Ethos	An appeal to what is credible or ethical	13
6643924641	Pathos	An appeal to emotion or human gut-reaction/instinct	14
6643924642	Logos	An appeal to what is logically correct--think data and numbers	15
6643986277	Anecdote	A short story that's purpose/context is to add context to nonfiction work as a whole	16
6643997259	Imagery	The use of adjectives and dense details to create a clear (sometimes overwhelming) visual for the reader	17