AP English Vocab 2

Two contradictory words in one expression

Every pronoun refers back to a previous noun or pronoun.

The prevailing or dominant feeling of a work, scene, or event

A series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted.

Author's choice of words

A short story used to illustrate a point the author is making.

Literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactical structures.

Making fun or ridiculing a literary work or an author by writing a comic imitation of them.

Creating a case by providing specific examples and drawing a conclusion

Slang or common language; informal

A mild or pleasant sounding expression that substitutes for a harsh or less-pleasant idea.

Figure of speech in which ideas or objects are described as having human qualities

Art and logic of argument

Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared directly.

Oppositions

The speaker's attitude toward a subject

Work that expresses sorrow.

Writing or speech that is organized to explain

Question asked for the sake of argument

Specific language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy

Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts.

When an author assigns LESS significance to an event or thing than it deserves

Reference to another thing, idea, or person

The interpretive level of a word based on associated images rather than the literal meaning.

To ridicule or mock ideas, persons, events, or doctrines