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Elements of Style
AP Lit - Elements of Style Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | The dominant mood or emotional tone of a work of art, as of a play or novel. |
| colloquial | A word, phrase, or form of pronunciation that is acceptable in casual conversation but not in formal, written communication. |
| connotation | The impression that a word gives beyond its defined meaning; may be universally understood or may be significant only to a certain group. |
| denotation | The definition of a word, apart from the impressions or feelings it creates in the reader. |
| dialect | A variety of language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially. |
| dialogue | The speech of characters in a work of fiction. |
| diction | The selection and arrangement of words in a literary work. |
| epigram | A saying that makes the speaker's point quickly and concisely. |
| invective | An insulting or abusive word or expression. |
| inversion | Any change from a basic word order or syntactic sequence, as in the placement of a subject after an auxiliary verb in a question or after the verb in an exclamation. |
| irony | In literary criticism, the effect of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated. |
| Dramatic irony | Occurs when the audience of a play or the reader of a work of literature knows something that a character in the work itself does not know. |
| Situational irony | Results from recognizing the oddness or unfairness of a given situation, be it positive or negative. |
| Verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant. |
| mood | The prevailing emotions of a work or the author in his or her creation of the work. |
| paradox | A statement that appears illogical or contradictory at first, but may actually point to an underlying truth. |
| proverb | A brief, sage saying that expresses a truth about life in a striking manner. |
| pun | A play on words that have similar sounds but different meanings. |
| sarcasm | A sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark. |
| satire | A work that uses ridicule, humor, and wit to criticize and provoke change in human nature and institutions. |
| slang | A type of informal verbal communication that is generally unacceptable for formal writing. |
| tone | The author's attitude toward his or her audience may be deduced from the tone of the work. |
| voice | The author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character. |
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