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AP Lang Terms (E-N)
Vocab
Question | Answer |
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euphemism | good speech |
extended metaphor | metaphor established over great length |
figurative language | speech or writing that carries a non-literal meaning |
figure of speech | device used to create figurative language |
generic conventions | traditions of a genre |
genre | category of a literary work |
homily | speech or writing that involves moral or spiritual advice |
hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration |
imagery | sensory details |
inference/infer | to draw a conclusion |
invective | denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language |
irony/ironic | contrast between what's said and what is meant |
juxtaposition | placing of two dissimilar concepts side by side |
loose sentence | sentence where independent clause is stated first then followed by dependent clause(s) |
metaphor | a comparison between two different things without the use of "like" or "as" |
metonymy | name of an object is substituted with that of another closely related to it |
mood | the atmosphere |
narrative | the telling of a story or an event |