AP English Language (Terminology: Terms of Speech/Dialect) Flashcards

5329899102	Qualifier	To mitigate, to make less strong, to make less unpleasant... Example: Many* young Americans support gay marriage as a civil right today.	0
5329915340	Rhetorical Question	A rhetorical question is a figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked in order to make a point. The question, a rhetorical device, is posed not to elicit a specific answer, but rather to encourage the listener to consider a message or viewpoint. Example: "Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?" (Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience" 1849)	1
5329947406	Vernacular Expression	Local speech of a specific population; non-standard dialects; like those of regional speech patterns Example: American Southern drawl; working class Canadians who like to end sentences "...eh"	2
5329964775	Colloquial Language	Informal language that is not an entire dialect; speech that is used with close friends or family, perhaps, but not used in a formal situation.	3
5329978261	Colloquialism	An informal expression, that is, a word or phrase not used in formal speech or writing. Example: "That pasta salad was wicked* good."	4
5329987516	Aphorism	A terse saying, expressing a general truth, principle, or astute observation, and spoken or written in brief and memorable form. Example: "Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist" (Emerson "Self-Reliance" 1841)	5
5330006885	Hyperbole	Exaggeration and overstatement Example: "I am so hungry I could eat a horse."	6
5330014613	Understatement (litotes)	The opposite of hyperbole, understatement refers to a figure of speech that says less than is intended. Understatement usually has an ironic effect, and sometimes may be used for comic purposes. Example: "I wouldn't say she was ugly." "He wasn't totally useless."	7
5330033284	Circumlocution	"Talking around" something, usually by supplying a descriptive phrase in place of a name. The use of many words to express and idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language. Example: "The Scottish play" (for Macbeth) or "the giant ball of light in the sky" (for the sun)	8
5330054037	Euphemism	A polite term used to disguise an unpleasant or unmentionable event. Example: "passed away" for died	9
5330065955	Rumpelstiltskin Effect	Naming a product in a way to catch attention of or persuade consumers. Example: Monster Energy Drink or Nissan Rogue	10
5330071518	Connotation	Emotional or implied meanings associated with a word (beyond its literal definition)	11
5330076953	Slanting	Interpreting or presenting a subject in line with a special interest, in a biased manner	12