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AP Lang Vocab 91-119
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vernacular: | -The use of everyday language in speaking/writing in a group of people. Example: medical terms that doctors use. |
| Euphemism | -: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh. Intended to amuse. Example: “Passed away” instead of “died”. “Let go” instead of “fired”. |
| periodic sentence: | -Is a stylistic device employed at sentence level. Not complete grammatically or semantically before the final clause or phrase. Example: “I couldn’t wait any longer, I went to sleep." |
| Hyperbole: | -Exaggerated statements or claims that are meant to not be taken literally. Example: “I’m drowning in paperwork.” |
| persuasive devices: | -a stylistic device that is used to persuade the reader to consider the topic. Example: statistics, emotive language, rhetorical questions, “get on board and join us” |
| Ambiguity: | -: a word/phrase/statement that contains one or more meanings. Example: “I rode a black horse in red pajamas.” You’re wearing pajamas or the horse. |
| Invective: | -Abusive/insulting speech to express blame. Intended to hurt someone. Example: “you dirty rotten scoundrel.” |
| Rhetoric: | -Persuasion in speaking or writing. Example: A politician. |
| loose sentence: | -Where the main idea is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases. Example: “We reached Edmonton that morning after a turbulent flight and some exciting …” |
| Onomatopoeia: | - Creating a word that imitates/resembles the sound it describes. Example: boom-tick tock |
| Connotation: | -The feelings or emotions associated with a word. Example: blue can also mean being sad. |
| Oxymoron: | - a self contradicting word/words. Example: a paradox, “less is more”, “original copy” |
| Denotation: | -a direct specific meaning/literal in contrast to feelings. Example: The girl was blue. The girl was actually blue |
| Diction: | - is a writer's/speaker's vocabulary choice and style of expression. Example: vocal expression, enunciation, clearness, effectiveness. |
| descriptive detail: | - 5 senses with experiences, object, allows to imagine. You get transported to the scene. Example: showing vs telling, characterization, “The old man was bent like the capital c.” |
| Parody: | - imitation/exaggeration intended for a comedic effect with original work. Example: Pride and Prejudice w/ Zombies. |
| concrete detail: | -descriptive detail that has specificity. Concrete examples are used, more vivid. Example: walking, hot, red velvet mask. |
| rhetorical features | - is a technique used to convey/persuade someone. An act of discourse. Example: “Why don’t you leave me alone.” you aren’t actually asking for a reason. Also Ethos/Pathos/Logos |
| Metaphor: | - refers to one thing by comparing it to another. Example: “Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.” |
| Juxtaposition: | -used to compare & contrast. Placing 2 elements together. Example: all’s fair in love and war. Opposite idea, one thing in common. |
| Repetition: | -When you repeat something that has already been written/said. Example: “let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.” |
| Extended metaphor: | -a metaphor that extends over multiple lines/paragraphs/stanzas. Example: “Life is like eating a grapefruit” then describe life with the grapefruit. |
| Conceit: | - a comparison between 2 unlike things, dissimilarity is obvious. Example: “marriage is like a root canal” “a broken heart is like a damaged clock” |
| Analogy: | - a comparison between two unlike things, resemblance of a particular aspect. Example: The movie was a rollercoaster ride of emotions. |
| Antimetabole: | -repetition of words but in different order. Example: “I know what I like and I like what I know.” |
| Irony: | - a rhetorical device that uses language but it means the opposite/contrary to what you expect. Example: A fire station burns down. |
| Syntax | -Arrangement of words in a sentence, how they form. Example: Everyday use ¨I cannot go out¨ in Beyond Direction ¨Go out I cannot¨ implies with stronger meaning on ´cannot´. |
| Periodic vs. cumulative sentences: | -periodic built on suspense and delay. Cumulative is an upfront impact with no suspense. Example: “I couldn’t wait any longer, I went to sleep.” - ““We reached Edmonton that morning after a turbulent flight and some exciting …” |
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