AP English

afs. giving human qualities to non-human things

Perspective from which a story is told

anything that isn't poetry or drama

duplication of any element of language

The art of using language effectively and persuasively

How a writer appeals to an audience

A characteristic of a specific genre

bitter caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule

A work that targets human voices & follies or social inventions & conventions for reform or ridicule

ie A modest proposal

An explicit comparison which includes if, like, or as

An authors blend of diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices

A deductive system of formal logic that presents to premises (opinions)

Anything that represents or stands for something

The grammatical structure of sentences

The central idea or message of a work, it's incite it offers into life

The sentence that directly expresses the authors purpose.

Describes the authors feelings toward his topic

A word or phrase that links different ideas

The minimizing effect to present something less significant as it is

Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights