Ap Lang Terms(Juxtaposition-Personification) Examples

Juxtaposition

You can see the light of the stars at night only because of the darkness of space.

Litote

This isn’t rocket science.

Loose Sentence

Wolves are important in a habitat because they control the numbers of elk, which in turn allows trees to mature so they can offer shelter to birds and insects.

Metaphor

Time is a thief

Metonymy

Referring to the American technology industry as “Silicon Valley”

Mode of Discourse

The way in which information is presented in written or spoken form.  Narration, description, process analysis , and cause and effect are all types of this.

Mood

A feeling or ambience resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/narrator’s attitude and point of view.  It is a “feeling” that establishes the atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse.

Narrative

A mode of discourse that tells a story of some sort and it is based on sequences of connected events, usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework.

Onomatopoeia

Snap, crackle, pop

Oxymoron

“Awfully good,” “bittersweet,” “same difference,” and “original copy”

Paradox

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."

Parallel Structure

Ellen likes hiking, attending the rodeo, and taking afternoon naps.

Pathos

When an author makes an argument that's not based on logic about a subject they don't have expert knowledge in or authority to speak on might use false or misleading details to sway an audience's feelings.

Periodic Sentence

In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.

Personification

“The light danced on the surface of the water.”