Terms to Know for AP Language Flashcards

4739783672	Rhetoric	The art of spekaing or writing effectively	0
4739783673	Diction	The style of spelling of writing as dependent upon choice of words	1
4739783674	Syntax	The study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language	2
4739783675	Repetition	The act of repeating or doing, saying, or erring something again	3
4739783676	Point of view	The position of the narrator in relation to the story as indicated by the narrators outlook from which the events are depicted by the attitude toward the character	4
4739783677	Tone	The way the author feels about the subject that they are writing about	5
4739783678	Similie	A comparison using like or as	6
4739783679	Imagery	The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively	7
4739783680	Allusion	A brief and indirect reference go a person, place,thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance	8
4739783681	Rhyme	Is a repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs	9
4739783682	Paradox	It is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly buy may include a latent truth	10
4739783683	Dialogue	A literary technique in which writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other	11
4739783684	Ambiguity	A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning	12
4739783685	Irony	The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning	13
4739783686	Monologue	A prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation	14
4739783687	Rhetorical question	A question that is asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected	15
4739783688	Mood	A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions	16
4739783689	Denotation	Literal or dictionary meanings of a word	17
4739783690	Connotation	The suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing that it explicitly names or describes	18
4739783691	Figurative language	Writing that appeals to the senses. It can include metaphors, similes, imagery, etcetera	19
4739783692	Understatement	A figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is	20
4739783693	Parallel structure	Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical order	21
4739783694	Satire	The use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etcetera	22
4739783695	Personification	A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes	23
4739783696	Euphemism	A polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant	24
4739783697	Onomatopoeia	The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of a sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)	25
4739783698	Apostrophe	A figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation "O". A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an images that character in his speech	26
4739783699	Allegory	A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events	27
4739783700	Analogy	A comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it. It aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar	28
4739783701	Anecdote	A short and interesting story or an amusing event often proposed to support or demonstrate some point and make readers and listeners laugh	29
4739783702	Aphorism	A statement of truth or opinion expressed in concise and witty manner	30