AP Terms

5. A general term for literary devices used for effect.
7. When something opposite of what is expected occurs.
9. The target of the piece.
11. Language not intended to be interpreted literally (personification, hyperbole, simile, metaphor, etc.)
14. When a part of something represents the whole (Packers means the Green Bay Packers...)
16. The use of repetition for effect.
17. When something is both true and false at the same time.
18. Sound words like buzz.
19. When a piece refers to another, very popular, work.
20. Personality coming out in a piece.
21. reasoning Using logic to go from accepted generalizations to specific facts.
23. How a word or phrase feels.
28. Why the speaker or writer has produced this work.
30. The circumstances surrounding a word or phrase and giving it meaning.
31. The person who is talking or writing to us.
32. The textbook meaning of a word.
34. The intensity that the author speaks with.
35. When different items are placed next to each other to highlight their difference.
37. The claim that the author is making.
38. An extreme exaggeration.
40. reasoning Using logic to go from specific facts to generalizations.
42. Using an object or action to represent something bigger.
43. A writer's vocabulary and phrase choices.

1. Providing many examples as evidence.
2. A sub-genre that focuses on displaying shortcomings of society, corporations, governments, etc.
3. When a voice uses irony to mock or show anger.
4. Evidence used in an incorrect manner.
6. Writing intended to provoke visual images.
7. A group of words that mean something not derived from their definitions (break a leg).
8. Items used to support a claim.
9. When consecutive words begin with the same letter.
10. A pleasant way of saying something potentially unpleasant (passed away).
12. Short, usually humorous, stories about real people and incidents.
13. Intended to teach.
15. Credibility, trust, or ethical reasoning.
17. Giving a non-human item human traits.
19. When an author compares things for effect.
22. When an author repeats similar structures for effect.
24. Admitting that something of the other side is correct (to usually shoot it down).
25. The alternate side of the argument.
26. The order of words-usually subject verb predicate.
27. The emotional reasoning of an argument.
29. The tone that the author approaches the piece with.
33. Combining different pieces to make a whole.
36. An exaggerated imitation of an author's style for comedic effect.
39. The logical reasoning behind an argument.
41. Idea or message behind a piece.