AP English 11: More Terms
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Created by:
ali23 on May 15, 2012
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AP English Language & Composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Logos | Reson and logic |
| Ethos | Credibility |
| Pathos | Emotions |
| Imagery | Figurative language, sensory |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration |
| Understatement | Make less significant |
| Simile | Compare with like or as |
| Metaphor | Compare without like or as |
| Extended metaphor | Metaphor longer than a simple phrase |
| Symbol | Represents something |
| Denotation vs Connotation | Literal definition vs what it could mean |
| Oxymoron | Apparent contradiction of terms |
| Paradox | Apparent contradiction of statements or ideas |
| Personification | Inanimate object given human qualities |
| Rhetorical Question | Question not seeking an answer |
| Bombast | Pompou language |
| Pun | Play on words |
| Metonymy | Term substituted for another that is associated (crown for king) |
| Syndoche | Metonymy with a part representing whole (all hand on deck) |
| Theme | Main idea |
| Aphorism | Concise, pithy statement of opinion or general truth |
| Malapropism | Unintentional use of a word resembling correct word that really doesn't fit |
| Circumlocution | Talk around a subject |
| Euphemism | Softer word replacing a harsh one |
| Verbal Irony | Say the opposite of what you mean |
| Situational Irony | The opposite hung happens than expected |
| Dramatic Irony | "Everyone knows what's goin on except you!" |
| Satire | Mocks human foible for purpose of change |
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