Pre-AP Terms Review

A literary device that helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas; i.e., life is to death as summer is to winter.

Form of persuasion that appeals to reason instead of emotion to convince an audience to think or act in a certain way.

an emphatic statement; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument.

The repetition of the same vowel sound in a phrase or line of poetry.

something taken for granted; a supposition or hypothesis

the speaker's position on a subject as revealed through his or her tone.

the persons reached by a literary work, or the persons the author intended to reach with said literary work.

a reliable, respected, accepted source of information, advice, etc.; an expert on a subject

Prejudice or predisposition towards one side of a subject or issue.

The use of words and phrases that imply strong, harsh sounds within the phrase and create a disturbing, objectionable atmosphere.

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

To quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority; to mention in support, proof, or confirmation.

A statement essentially arguable but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument; the thesis of an argument

A careful reading that is attentive to organization, figurative language, sentence structure, vocabulary, and other literary and structural elements of a text.

The struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story.