AP Vocabulary D-I

the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color

• denotation
• expletive
• diacope
• diction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase

• enumeratio
• diacope
• homily
• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness

• denotation
• euphemism
• diction
• exposition

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially of moral or ethical principles

• hypophora
• genre
• extended metaphor
• didactic

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts of details

• enumeratio
• figurative language
• generic conventions
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side

• exposition
• expletive
• figure of speech
• denotation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

• diacope
• figure of speech
• euphemism
• homily

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

to explain something

• diction
• figurative language
• extended metaphor
• exposition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

an implied comparison developed at great length

• extended metaphor
• denotation
• enumeratio
• exposition

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid

• extended metaphor
• figurative language
• didactic
• euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4