Vocabulary List #1 APLANG

Allusion

A reference to a famous literary work, historical figure, or event within a piece of writing.

Argumentation

A writer's attempt to convince a reader to agree with a point of view using appeals to reason, evidence, and emotion.

Coherence

The principle of clarity and logical connection that binds all parts of a composition into a single, unified whole.

Description

A rhetorical mode aimed at depicting a scene, person, object, or idea through sensory details.

Diction

An author's specific word choice tailored to audience, purpose, and context.

Exposition

A mode of writing primarily intended to explain, inform, provide background, or clarify processes.

Figurative language

Phrasing or expressions used in a nonliteral way to convey deeper meaning or comparison.

Hyperbole

A figure of speech involving deliberate exaggeration or overstatement for comic, serious, or ironic effect.

Imagery

Sensory details or figurative expressions used to evoke vivid mental pictures and sensory experiences.

Irony

A stylistic device where the intended or real meaning contrasts sharply with the literal or apparent meaning.

Metaphor

A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using explicit connective words like 'like' or 'as'.

Mood

The overall emotional atmosphere or impression created for the reader by a literary work.

Narration

Writing that relates a sequence of events, typically organized in chronological order.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that pairs apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.

Pacing

The relative speed or tempo at which a piece of writing progresses, controlled by syntax and detail density.

Paradox

A statement that seems self-contradictory on the surface but reveals an underlying truth upon closer inspection.

Parallelism

The grammatical or structural repetition of coordinating elements to create symmetry and balance.

Parody

A work that closely imitates the style or content of another for comic effect, distortion, or critique.

Personification

A figure of speech in which human qualities or behaviors are attributed to non-human entities, animals, or abstract concepts.

Point of view

The perspective or lens from which a text is presented to the reader.

Rhetoric

The art and study of using language effectively and persuasively in communication.

Rhetorical modes

The major foundational categories of writing, traditionally including exposition, argumentation, description, and narration.

Simile

A figure of speech comparing two distinct things using explicit connective words such as 'like,' 'as,' or 'so.'

Slanting

The deliberate selection of specific facts, wording, or emphasis to create a biased or preconceived impression.

Style

The distinctive manner in which a writer expresses ideas, shaped by choices in diction, sentence structure, and tone.