AP Lang Vocab 26-50

the interpretive level or a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning.

Those who carry out the action of the plot in literature

the recreation of regional spoken language, such as a Southern one.

a critical approach that debunks single definitions of meaning based on the instability of language.

Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities.

harsh or grating sounds that do not go together

Indicated by a series of three periods, the __ indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text.

spoken or written ; the four traditionally classified modes of _ are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion.

writing whose purpose is to instruct or to teach.

Repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity

a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun; it may also be a paradox or difficult problem

a word or phrase used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing

Sentence which begins with the main idea and then expands on that idea with a series of details or other particulars

the literal or dictionary meaning of a word

Arrangement of repeated thoughts in the pattern of X Y Y X