AP Lang Terms

Rather than the dictionary definition, the associations suggested by a word. Implied meaning rather than literal meaning.

• colloquial

• connotation

• denotation

• jargon

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The literal, explicit meaning of a word, without its connotations.

• diction

• vernacular

• syntax

• denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the diction used by a group which practices a similar profession or activity.

• jargon

• vernacular

• colloquial

• diction

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Language or dialect of a particular country, region, clan, or group. Plain everyday speech.

• colloquial

• connotation

• denotation

• vernacular

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

the art of effective communication

• rhetoric

• rhetorical question

• syntax

• diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

question not asked for information but for the effect.

• rhetorical

• syntax

• allusion

• satirical

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

grammatical arrangement of words. the grouping of words.

• tone

• diction

• allusion

• syntax

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a writer's attitude toward his subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization.

• allusion

• rhetoric

• diction

• tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

means being convinced by the credibility of the author.

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotion

• ethos

• logos

• pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5