Active voice eupherism

AP lang

active voice

the subject of the sentence performs the action

allusion

a reference to a well known person, place, event , literary work or ar

alter ego

a character that is used by the author to speak the authors owns thoughts; author speaks directly to audience through a character

anecdote

short/amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

antecedent

word, phrase, clause referred to by a pronoun ( SARAH lost her keys)

classicism

movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in europe that favored rationality, restraint and strict forms

comic relief

humorous speech/scene intended to lighten the mood

diction

the choice in use of words/phrases in writing or speech

colloquial

characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech and writing (y’all, gonna)

connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

denotation

the dictionary definition of a word

jargon

special words and expressions used by a specific profession or group that are difficult to understand for others

vernacular

the language or dialect spoken by ordinary group of people in a specific region/country

didactic

intended to instruct

adage

a familiar proverb or wise saying

allegory

a literary work where characters objects or actions represent abstractions

aphorism

a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle

ellipsis

the emission of a word or phrase which is grammatically necessary but can be deduced from the context

euphemism

an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive