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AP LANG VOCAB 8

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Descriptive detail Detail appealing to the visual sense of the reader
Devices The figures of speech, syntax, diction, and other stylistic elements that collectively produce a particular artistic effect
Dialect A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
Diction Related to style, refers to the writer's word choice
Didactic Meaning "teaching", it has the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially of moral or ethical principles
Dilemma a difficult or perplexing situation or problem requiring a person to decide between two equally attractive or unattractive alternatives
Dissonance harsh, inharmonious sounds
Distinctio Giving the definition of a word so that the word isn't taken the wrong way.
Dramatic irony Facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work
Elegy a sorrowful formal poem or speech about death or another solemn theme
Ellipsis Indicated by a series of three periods, the __ indicates that some material has been omitted from a given text.
Enthymeme An abbreviated, informal structured argument with a major and minor premises, both assumed true, making the audience assume the conclusion is also true.
Enumeratio A list of details about something that is supplied.
Epic A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society
Epigram A brief witty poem, often satirical.
Created by: Peter Whitehead
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