Study sets matching "lang language comp unofficial ap"
Study sets
Diagrams
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…
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
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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"
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…
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…
alliteration
allusion
audience
connotation
same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected wor…
reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work,…
person for whom the speaker writes
implied meaning of a word
alliteration
same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected wor…
allusion
reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work,…
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…
Abstract
Ad hominem
Allegory
Alliteration
Refers to language, that describes concepts rather than discre…
In argument, Attack on the person rather than on the opponents…
A narrative that functions on a symbolic level
The repetition of initial constant sounds
Abstract
Refers to language, that describes concepts rather than discre…
Ad hominem
In argument, Attack on the person rather than on the opponents…
abstract
ad hominem
analogy
anaphora
refers to language that describes concepts rather than concret…
in an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on…
a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparisons…
repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning…
abstract
refers to language that describes concepts rather than concret…
ad hominem
in an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on…