Study sets matching "lang language comp unofficial ap"
Study sets
Classes
Users
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…
Allusion
Apostrophe
Antithesis
Euphemism
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or id…
A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or somethin…
a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas…
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is co…
Allusion
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or id…
Apostrophe
A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or somethin…
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
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…
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…
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situation irony
ambiguity
where the literal meaning is opposite of the actual meaning (s…
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
verbal irony
where the literal meaning is opposite of the actual meaning (s…
dramatic irony
when the audience knows something that a character doesn't, us…
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
Denotation
Connotation
Ambiguity
Ambivalence
a direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or assoc…
the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it…
a word or expression that can be understood in two or more pos…
simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as…
Denotation
a direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or assoc…
Connotation
the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it…
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
Apostrophe
Apostrophe
Hyperbole
An artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or…
Talking to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
Keats addresses a bright star and speaks to it knowing that it…
Exaggeration or overstatement.
Figurative Language
An artful variation from the typical or expected way a word or…
Apostrophe
Talking to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
An implied comparison that equates two things or qualities
A direct comparison; usually using "like" or "as"
Humanization of inanimate or nonhuman objects or qualities
An elaborate exaggeration, often intended to be humorous or ir…
Metaphor
An implied comparison that equates two things or qualities
Simile
A direct comparison; usually using "like" or "as"
Trope
Motif
Imagery
Metaphor
The use of figurative language or language to show different m…
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or a…
the ability to form mental images of things or events, appeals…
a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to…
Trope
The use of figurative language or language to show different m…
Motif
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or a…
Denotation
Connotation
Ambiguity
Ambivalence
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
The unspoken, emotional meaning, or the associations that are…
unclear
the presence of opposing attitudes or feelings - indecisivenes…
Denotation
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
Connotation
The unspoken, emotional meaning, or the associations that are…
Hyperbole
Litotes
Metaphor
Metonymy
deliberate use of exaggeration for emphasis
deliberate understatement, especially when expressing a though…
comparison, "X is Y"
substituting the actual name of something with which it is clo…
Hyperbole
deliberate use of exaggeration for emphasis
Litotes
deliberate understatement, especially when expressing a though…
abstract noun
allegory
antithesis
antithesis, balanced
ideas or things that can mean many things to many people, such…
a narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meanin…
the opposite of an idea used to emphasize a point; the juxtapo…
a figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxt…
abstract noun
ideas or things that can mean many things to many people, such…
allegory
a narrative or description with a secondary or symbolic meanin…
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…
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…
Language
Informative
Inter-personal
Performative
A SYSTEM of ARBITRARY vocal symbols used for HUMAN communicati…
When language is used to express themselves and communicate wi…
When people use language to establish and maintain a social st…
Using language to change social status or control the reality…
Language
A SYSTEM of ARBITRARY vocal symbols used for HUMAN communicati…
Informative
When language is used to express themselves and communicate wi…
Simile
Metaphor
Extended Metaphor
Hyperbole
A figurative comparison of two things, often dissimilar, using…
A comparison of two things, often unrelated. A figurative verb…
a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout al…
Conscious exaggeration used to heighten effect. It took you a…
Simile
A figurative comparison of two things, often dissimilar, using…
Metaphor
A comparison of two things, often unrelated. A figurative verb…
Allusion
Apostrophe
Hyperbole
Imagery
A brief reference to a person, an event, a place (real or fake…
A direct address to something abstract (such as time), a thing…
Deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comi…
A description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, o…
Allusion
A brief reference to a person, an event, a place (real or fake…
Apostrophe
A direct address to something abstract (such as time), a thing…
Similie
Personification
Metaphor
Implied Metaphor
Comparing unlike things using like or as... Ex. She was happy as…
Giving living characteristics to a non-living object.... Ex. The…
Comparison of two unlike things by saying one object IS the ot…
Comparing two unlike things by giving one the attributes of th…
Similie
Comparing unlike things using like or as... Ex. She was happy as…
Personification
Giving living characteristics to a non-living object.... Ex. The…