AP terms 4 Flashcards
Euphony
a succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry or prose.
Example
and individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern
Explication
art of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text
Exposition
immediate revelation to the audience of the setting and other background into four understanding the plot.
Generalization
when a writer bases a claim upon an isolated example or asserts that a claim is certain rather than probable.
Genre
type of literary work
Humor
anything that causes laughing or amusement
Hyperbole
deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor
Image
word or words,either figurative or literal,used to describe something
Imagery
words or phrases that use a collection of images to appeal to one or more of the 5 senses to make a mental picture.
Induction
process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization
Inference
conclusion from details