AP Language Final Vocab Review

A short story that tells a lesson

A situation or statement in which the actual outcome is opposite to what was expected.

Harsh, awkward sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose

Language that describes specific, observable things, people, or places.

A work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating and exaggerating its elements.

The telling of a story.

A sustained comparison, developed throughout the piece

An implied meaning of a word based on personal experiences

Refers to two different areas of writing one being the sound of a writer's style.

Impersonal presentation of events or characters.

Language that contains figures of speech

A statement about a life's truth. ("The early bird gets the worm.")

Sentence structure that is extraordinarily complex and involved

The narrator, who is a character in the story, refers to himself as "I"

A mistake in reasoning

The main character of a literary work.

The attribution of human qualities to a nonhuman or an inanimate object.

The perspective from which a story is presented 

Word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity.

A technique used to develop irony; one writes/says less than intended to make a point.

A personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the author's opinions

The lesson drawn from a fictional or nonfictional story.

The use of words that sound like what they mean

The art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text.

A more acceptable and pleasant way of saying something

Something that represents a trait that's usually attributed to a particular social/racial group

Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance.

A conclusion one can draw from the presented details

Writing that records a conversation inside a character's head.

A repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

A succession of harmonious sounds.

Words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to a sense

Ability to create a variety of sentence structure, appropriately varied in length.

The special language of a profession or group.

Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.

The use of symbols

When a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument.

When one thing is referred to as another.

Contradictory words or phrases

The characteristic/emotion/attitude of an author toward the characters, subject, or audience

The central idea or "message" of a literary work.

Song-like language

A work that is critical towards groups or concepts and portrays views in an extreme way.

Placing the reader inside the author's head; chaotic thoughts

A short, simple narrative of an incident; often humorous

A comparison between two similar but different things.

When the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story.

A third person narrator who only reports the thoughts and sights of one character

Two contradicting images.  "To be or not to be..."

Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images

The main theme or subject that is repeated throughout the piece

A word or phrase used in everyday conversation; informal.

A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" in the comparison

A process that moves from specific to general

Harsh, rude remarks to or about someone; not subtle

The literal meaning of a word

Third person narrator who can see all character's thoughts

A word or phrase that links ideas together

When a writer tries to persuade the audience to believe him/her based on the author's character

A third person narrator who reports from a camera view.

When a writer appeals to the reader's emotions

A riddle whose answer is or involves a pun; may also be a problem

Word choice that creates tone, attitude, style, and meaning

The main idea of a piece of writing.

A type of literary work such as novels or poems

A reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from literature.

Deliberate exaggeration to create humor or emphasis

Arranging words or language structures to make them similar in form.

The process of moving from general to specific

The use of a hint or clue to suggests a larger event that occurs later in the work