AP Lang Terms (1st 9 Weeks)

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Tone

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The writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject and audience; can be described in many ways such as serious, sarcastic, humorous, sincere, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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Verbal Irony

Back

When someone says one thing but really means something else; for example, calling the fastest runner on the track team 'turtle legs'.

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Hyperbole

Back

A deliberate exaggeration for effect; for example, 'I have seen this river so wide it had only one bank.' - Mark Twain.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

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Diction

Back

A speaker's choice of words.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

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Jargon

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Specialized language used by people in the same professional or work.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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Imagery

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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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Metaphor

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

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Simile

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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CCSS.L.6.5A