Ap Lang Vocab PG 3 & 4

vocab

Dialect

A variety of language spoken by identifiable regional groups or social classes, characterized by distinct vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.

Diction

Word choice or vocabulary evaluated by meaning, reference, occasion, rhetorical purpose, and social status.

Digital Revolution

Cultural, social, and economic changes caused by the spread of digital technology in various aspects of life, marking a radical transformation in human behavior.

Ecocriticism

Literary analysis focused on nature and the environment, often aligning with environmental advocacy and critiquing harmful growth and consumption.

Epistrophe

The repetition of the same word or words at the end of lines, sentences, or clauses.

Etymology

The study of word origins that analyzes words' parts and discovers cognates across languages for literary insights.

Grotesque

An image or characterization that exaggerates its subject to unnatural distortion, often straddling humor and offense.

Identity Politics

Practices that assign value and resources based on group identity and involve controversies surrounding discrimination and liberation.

Ideology

A set of ideas arranged by a theory, often carrying negative connotations of inflexibility and unreality, especially in social and political contexts.

Implied Metaphor

A metaphor that does not use connectives or the verb 'to be'.