APLAC- Lit.

expression that is accepted in an informal situation

specialized language used by a specific group

actual meaning

suggested meaning

pleasant sounding

harsh sounding

must finish to make sense

uses a conjuction with NO commas to separate items

repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of two or more consecutive sentences

inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence

brief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something, often shows character of an individual

rhetorical opposing or contrasting of ideas by means of gramatically parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences

concise statement of a prinicple given in pointed words. Expresses an observation about life

placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinating elements, the latter of which is an explaination, qualifycation, or explaination of the first

commas without a conjunction

form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a moedl of correct behavior or thinking

device of repetition in which the same expression is repeated both at the beginning & end of a sentence

a pithy, pointed concise statement

descriptive phrase used to characterize

reversal of normal word order (same as anastrophe)

understatement where the affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary

using one name for another

emotional attitudes of an author towards a subject

self-contradicting statement

work that makes fun of another's work by immitating some aspect of the originial's style

style of writing that portrays the inner workings of a character's mind

part that represents a whole

repetition of a word at the ends of two or more consecutive sentences

grammaticial structure of the first clause/ phrase that is reversed in the second, sometimes repeating words ex. "Love is a flower, flowers are love."

two different words that sound alike and are yolked together

riddle whose answer is a pun

abusive or harsh sounding

act of intensity of the timing of words

scholarly or intellectual

an ironic contrast to what might be said