AP Language Definitions Flashcards

7400198423	Allusion	A brief reference to a person, place, event, or passage in a work of literature or the Bible, assumed to be sufficiently well known to be recognized by the reader	0
7400206171	Analogy	A comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the more simple	1
7400212740	Anecdote	A short, entertaining account of some happening, frequently personal or biographical.	2
7400217847	Aphorism	A concise, pointed statement expressing a wise or clever observation about life	3
7400223772	Cause and Effect	Examination of the causes and or effects of a situation or phenomenon	4
7400230854	Connotation	All the emotions and associations that a word or phrase may arouse	5
7400232534	Denotation	The literal, or dictionary definition of a word	6
7400234627	Digression	A temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing	7
7400242518	Expository Writing	Writing that explains or analyzes	8
7400244217	Point of View	The vantage point from which a narrative is told	9
7400247166	Rhetoric	The art of using words effectively in writing or speaking so as to influence or persuade	10
7400250747	Rhetorical Question	A question asked for rhetorical effect to emphasize a point without expecting an answer	11
7400254936	Style	An authors characteristic way of writing, determined by the choice of words, the arrangement of words in sentences, and the relationship of the sentences to one another	12
7400263329	Tone	The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters or audience. A way of wording or expressing things that express an attitude.	13
7400273852	Voice	The author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character	14