Study sets matching "lang language comp unofficial ap"
Study sets
Diagrams
Classes
Users
Figurative Language
Anecdote
Tone
Mood
a piece of writing that is not intended to have literal meanin…
a short narrative giving detail of an interesting event
the author's attitude toward his/her subject or audiece
prevailing atmosphere of a work
Figurative Language
a piece of writing that is not intended to have literal meanin…
Anecdote
a short narrative giving detail of an interesting event
allegory
Alliteration
allusion
Ambiguity
The device of using and/or story elements symbolically to repr…
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds…
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of…
allegory
The device of using and/or story elements symbolically to repr…
Alliteration
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds…
speaker
style
tone
pacing
the voice of a work; an author may speak as himself or as a fr…
an author's characteristic manner of expression --diction, syn…
characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the cha…
the movement of a text from one point to the other
speaker
the voice of a work; an author may speak as himself or as a fr…
style
an author's characteristic manner of expression --diction, syn…
Audience
Concession
Connotation
Context
The listener, viewer, or reader of a text.
An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or re…
Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond…
The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surroundi…
Audience
The listener, viewer, or reader of a text.
Concession
An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or re…
Alliteration
Allusion
Anaphora
Antithesis
Repetition of consonant sounds... Ex: Billy Bates bounced a ball.
an expression designed to call something to mind without menti…
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of success…
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or so…
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds... Ex: Billy Bates bounced a ball.
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without menti…
Pun
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." ... "Time flies like an arr…
"The skies of his future began to darken."... "Words are daggers…
"Elderly American ladies leaning on their canes listed toward…
"When well-appareled April on the heel... Of limping winter tread…
Pun
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." ... "Time flies like an arr…
Metaphor
"The skies of his future began to darken."... "Words are daggers…
Synecdoche
metaphor
personification
simile
a figure of speech in which part is used to designate the whol…
an implied comparison that equates to two things or equalities
humanization of a nonhuman object
comparison of two things using like or as
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which part is used to designate the whol…
metaphor
an implied comparison that equates to two things or equalities
Cliche (like an idiom)
Idiom (like a cliche)
Metaphor/simile/analogy
Meiosis/understatement/hyperbole/euphem…
An overused expression
An expression used a lot by a particular group of people.
Direct comparisons
Devices involve making an idea smaller or larger for effect.
Cliche (like an idiom)
An overused expression
Idiom (like a cliche)
An expression used a lot by a particular group of people.
Synecdoche
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the wh…
A comparison without using like or as
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the wh…
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Idiomatic
Provincial
Esoteric
Slang
appropriate to the style of art or music associated with a par…
a person of local or restricted interests or outlook
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number…
a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are…
Idiomatic
appropriate to the style of art or music associated with a par…
Provincial
a person of local or restricted interests or outlook
Artificial
Bombastic
Colloquial
Concrete
Not natural or real; made, produced, or done to seem natural
High sounding, but has little meaning; pretentious or pompous…
to speak in an informal way
relation to specific people, things, or actions rather than ge…
Artificial
Not natural or real; made, produced, or done to seem natural
Bombastic
High sounding, but has little meaning; pretentious or pompous…
syntax
antithesis
juxtaposition
repetition
how words from different parts of speech are put together in o…
a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put togeth…
a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, chara…
a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few…
syntax
how words from different parts of speech are put together in o…
antithesis
a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put togeth…
Allusion
Anaphora
Antithesis
Apostrophe
A brief reference to a notable person, event, or idea in histo…
Repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring…
Establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two idea…
When a speaker or writer breaks off and directs speech to a pe…
Allusion
A brief reference to a notable person, event, or idea in histo…
Anaphora
Repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring…
Alliteration
Allusion
Anaphora
Aphorism
The repetition in initial consonant sounds
a reference to an historical or literary person, place, or eve…
Repetition of a word or phrase repeated in successive lines, c…
Statement of general principle condensing much wisdom into a f…
Alliteration
The repetition in initial consonant sounds
Allusion
a reference to an historical or literary person, place, or eve…
Artificial
Bombastic
Colloquial
Concrete
Not natural or real; made, produced, or done to seem natural
High sounding, but has little meaning; pretentious or pompous…
to speak in an informal way
relation to specific people, things, or actions rather than ge…
Artificial
Not natural or real; made, produced, or done to seem natural
Bombastic
High sounding, but has little meaning; pretentious or pompous…
Verbal irony
Dramatic irony
Situation irony
Ambiguity
Where the literal meaning is opposite of the actual meaning(sa…
When the audience knows something that a character doesn't, us…
When the opposite happens of what is expected. (cosmic irony)
The tendency of a poem to have a multiplicity of meanings. Goo…
Verbal irony
Where the literal meaning is opposite of the actual meaning(sa…
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows something that a character doesn't, us…
alliteration
personification
metaphor
antithesis
repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word throughout a s…
when human qualities are given to inanimate objects
figure of speech that directly compares two things without usi…
figure of speech where opposition and contrast is shown throug…
alliteration
repetition of sounds at the beginning of a word throughout a s…
personification
when human qualities are given to inanimate objects
Cliche
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
an overused expression
an expression used by a particular group of people (does not h…
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an…
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with…
Cliche
an overused expression
Idiom
an expression used by a particular group of people (does not h…
Artificial
Bombastic
Colloquial
Concrete
Not natural or real; made, produced, or done to seem natural
High sounding, but has little meaning; pretentious or pompous…
to speak in an informal way
relation to specific people, things, or actions rather than ge…
Artificial
Not natural or real; made, produced, or done to seem natural
Bombastic
High sounding, but has little meaning; pretentious or pompous…
Figurative language
Analogy
Aphorism
Apostrophe
Language that is meant to be taken imaginatively rather than l…
A comparison that uses something familiar to explain something…
A short statement that expresses a general truth or moral prin…
Speaking directly or calling out to an imaginary, dead or abse…
Figurative language
Language that is meant to be taken imaginatively rather than l…
Analogy
A comparison that uses something familiar to explain something…
Archaic
Formal
Informal/colloquial
Jargon
The language of an earlier time period which is no longer used
Formal language consists of a dignified, impersonal, and eleva…
The plain language of everyday use. It often includes idiomati…
Formal words specific to a specific field or group
Archaic
The language of an earlier time period which is no longer used
Formal
Formal language consists of a dignified, impersonal, and eleva…
Trope
Motif
Imagery
Metaphor
a word or expression used in a figurative sense
a usually recurring salient thematic element
figurative language; mental images
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denotin…
Trope
a word or expression used in a figurative sense
Motif
a usually recurring salient thematic element
Trope
Motif
Imagery
Metaphor
a word or expression used in a figurative sense
a usually recurring salient thematic element
figurative language; mental images
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denotin…
Trope
a word or expression used in a figurative sense
Motif
a usually recurring salient thematic element
simile
metaphor
personification
zoomorphism
comparing two essentially unlike things using "like" and/or as
when something or someone figuratively becomes something else…
giving non-human things human qualities
giving humans animal qualities
simile
comparing two essentially unlike things using "like" and/or as
metaphor
when something or someone figuratively becomes something else…