AP Group 3 Vocabulary

What is figurative language?

• A form of an understatement that often uses negative words to express a positive.

• Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally & is used to express ideas in vivid or imaginary ways.

• a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem

What is figure of speech?

• A word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical effect.

• an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning.

• a type of sentence in which the MAIN IDEA (independent clause) comes first, followed by a dependent grammatical units such as phrases or clauses

What are Generic Conventions?

• public conversation on a moral or religious subject, this term literally means "sermon"

• figure of speech where a writer asks a question then immediately provides an answer for that question.

• Describes traditions and uses these conventions as a definition for each genre.

What is genre?

• Categories that present a common set of characteristics used to group different types of literary work.

• a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity

• a type of sentence in which the MAIN IDEA (independent clause) comes first, followed by a dependent grammatical units such as phrases or clauses

What is homily?

• a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem, for the purpose of developing COMPARISONS AND CONTRASTS

• public conversation on a moral or religious subject, this term literally means "sermon"

• an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning.

What is hyperbole?

• figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.

• figure of speech where a writer asks a question then immediately provides an answer for that question.

• Words that appeal to the audiences' 5 senses.

What is Hypophora?

• A form of an understatement that often uses negative words to express a positive.

• A word or phrase used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical effect.

• figure of speech where a writer asks a question then immediately provides an answer for that question.

What is imagery?

• Words and images that appeal the readers' five senses.

• an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning.

• Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally & is used to express ideas in vivid or imaginary ways.

What is inference?

• insulting of abusive language

• an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning.

• A form of an understatement that often uses negative words to express a positive.

What is an invective?

• Categories that present a common set of characteristics used to group different types of literary work.

• figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.

• insulting or abusive language used to harm or cause ill-will