Ap Flashcards

14817784286	Allusion	a reference to something literary,mythological,or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize	0
14817794191	analogy	a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	1
14817801108	Aphorism	a concise, statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea,often using rhyme or balance	2
14817812018	ethos	appeal of ones characters, or credibility	3
14817814892	logos	appeal to reason or logic	4
14817818663	Pathos	appeal to the readers sense of emotion	5
14817822220	Connotation	the implied or associative meaning of a word	6
14817828587	Denotation	the literal meaning of a word	7
14817833486	diction	author's word choice	8
14817838498	extended metaphor	a metaphor that offers elaborate ways in which two thing compare	9
14817846618	figurative language	language employing one or more figures of speech	10
14817851337	hyperbole	intentional exaggeration to create an effect	11
14817853576	Imagery	the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses	12
14817861530	jargon	the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession	13
14817871940	metaphor	a direct comparison of two different things	14
14817881554	Parallelism	the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms	15
14817891782	repetition	deliberate use of the same diction or syntax more than once	16
14817902538	rhetorical question	a question posed to the audience for effect	17
14817908916	simile	A comparison of two things using like or as or other specifically comparative words	18
14817917329	syntax	the authors choices in sentence structure	19
14817922692	tone	the authors attitude toward the subject being described	20
14817932054	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	21