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| 8827290757 | Anecdote | A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event often using a humorous effect. | 0 | |
| 8827290758 | Argumentation | Writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments; persuasive writing is a form of argumentation and is the focus of AP language | 1 | |
| 8827290759 | Allegory | A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning can be moral, religious, political, social, or satire | 2 | |
| 8827290760 | Annotation | Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data. | 3 | |
| 8827290761 | Antithesis | The presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraph. Ex: "To be or not to be..." | 4 | |
| 8827290762 | Rhetoric | The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. | 5 | |
| 8827290763 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in everyday speech or informal writing, but that it often inappropriate for formal writing ex: y'all ain't | 6 | |
| 8827290764 | Connotation | The implied or associative meaning of a word based on what meaning the reader associates the word with. | 7 | |
| 8827290765 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity. Ex: boot/beat/best | 8 | |
| 8827290766 | Caricature | Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a person's appearance or facet of personality. | 9 | |
| 8827290767 | Coherence | The quality of a piece of writing in which all parts are being logical, orderly, and clearly connected to the development of the central idea. | 10 | |
| 8827290768 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a statement of a principle or truth about life. Benjamin Franklin is somewhat famous for these in "Poor Richard's Almanac" ex: The early bird gets the worm. | 11 | |
| 8827290769 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something imaginary, dead, or absent person, or place; the opposite of euphony | 12 | |
| 8827290770 | Enumeration | A rhetorical device used for listing the details or a process of mentioning words or phrases step by step. In fact, it's a type of amplification or division in which a subject is further distributed into components or parts. Writers use this to clarify and detail understanding. | 13 | |
| 8827290771 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things or ideas that are quite different from each other. It aims to explain one idea or thing by comparing it to something similar. | 14 | |
| 8827290772 | Parallelism | The repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns in sentences or clauses. Examples are found in literary works as well as in ordinary conversations. | 15 | |
| 8827290773 | Allusion | A brief indirect reference to another work of literature, person, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance. It doesn't describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It's just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to recognize the allusion and grasp its importance. | 16 | |
| 8827290774 | Metonymy | A figure of speech involving substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it. This is NOT a metaphor as it creates no comparison. | 17 | |
| 8827290775 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines in order to achieve an artistic effect. Anaphora has its roots in Biblical Psalms used to emphasize certain words or phrases. Gradually, Romantic and Elizabethan writers brought this device into practice. | 18 | |
| 8827290776 | Epistrophe | It's derived from a Greek word that means turning upon which indicates repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses. It's also called epiphora. Examples are frequently found in literary pieces and persuasive writing. | 19 | |
| 8827290777 | Asyndeton | It's derived from a Greek word meaning unconnected. It's a stylistic device involving a construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions while maintaining grammatical accuracy. | 20 | |
| 8827290778 | Polysyndeton | Derived from a Greek word meaning bound together. It is the deliberate use of a series of conjunctions in such a way that they are used where they might not have been omitted. | 21 | |
| 8827290779 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole or a whole may be used to represent a part. Distinguishing between this and metonymy takes thoughtful consideration. | 22 | |
| 8827290780 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character. It's something important for the reader to sense to determine an argument in writing. | 23 | |
| 8827290781 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. It refers to how we arrange our words. The choice of specific words is called diction. | 24 | |
| 8827290782 | Provocative Diction | The purposeful choice of words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate a provocative question that will frame a rhetorical argument. | 25 | |
| 8827290783 | Process Analysis | Explains how something works, how to do something, or how something was done. It goes through step by step to further break down each phase of thinking or operation. | 26 | |
| 8827290784 | Classification | The action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics. Often used as a strategy for argumentation. | 27 | |
| 8827481313 | Cacophony | Also referred to as dissonance... harsh, jarring sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose. Opposite of euphony. | 28 | |
| 8827481314 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what is meant. For example, if you win $10 million in a lottery and say "I am delighted" when asked about it, you are making an understatement. | 29 | |
| 8827481315 | Colorful Diction | Your conscious choice of words as a writer. It stands to reason that colorful diction is a very purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone. | 30 | |
| 8827481316 | Counterargument | An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument. When writing in the argumentative mode, it's mandatory that the writer acknowledge the other side to their argument. | 31 | |
| 8827481317 | Claim | When someone provides an argument to support their position, the process is called making a claim. Different reasons are usually presented to prove why a certain point should be accepted as logical. | 32 | |
| 8827481318 | evidence | A type of literary device that appears in different categories of essays. It consists of supporting materials used to prove or disprove something. | 33 | |
| 8828170677 | Warrant | Expresses the assumption necessarily shared by the speaker and the audience. It helps to link the evidence to the claim. | 34 | |
| 8828170678 | fallacy | An erroneous argument dependent on an unsound or illogical contention. | 35 | |
| 8828170679 | Logical Fallacies | An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid but it can neatly be explained in a standard logic system. | 36 | |
| 8828170680 | Prophecy | Has all the elements of a prediction except the element of time. Without the element of time, a prophecy can be hard to determine. | 37 | |
| 8828170681 | Prediction | A forecast made by those who calculate the parameters of the subject involved after evaluating the odds they can predict the future. Is also limited to a time element unlike a prophecy. | 38 | |
| 8828170682 | Adage | Short statement expressing a general consideration of what is the truth by a majority of people. Famous adages become popular due to their usage over time. | 39 | |
| 8828170683 | Pedantic | Comes from a French word meaning to teach or act as a pedogogue. A pedantic is someone who is concerned with precision, formalism, accuracy, and minute details in order to make an arrogant show of learning. | 40 | |
| 8828170684 | Flippant | Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy | 41 | |
| 8828170685 | Anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause which marked the end of the first clause. | 42 | |
| 8828170686 | Anachronism | Something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context in a literary piece. | 43 | |
| 8828170687 | Anagram | A word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters | 44 | |
| 8828170688 | Hyperbole | Figure of speech involving extreme exaggeration | 45 | |
| 8828170689 | Syntactical Inversion | Also called anastrophe, the syntactic reversal of the normal order of words and phrases in a sentence. As in English, placing the adjective after the noun it modifies. | 46 | |
| 8828170690 | Apposition | A grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side, with one element serving to identify the other in a different way. | 47 | |
| 8828170691 | Didactic | Frequently used for literary texts which are overloaded with informative or realistic matter and are marked by the omission of graceful and pleasing details. | 48 | |
| 8828170692 | Conceit | A figure of speech in which two completely unlike things are compared with the help of similes and metaphors. | 49 | |
| 8828170693 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. This is used for emphasis and can also provide suspense or interests for the reader. | 50 | |
| 8828170694 | Paradox | An apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth. Also used to illustrate an opinion or statement contrary to accepted traditional ideas. | 51 | |
| 8828170695 | Irony | The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. | 52 | |
| 8828170696 | Parenthesis | An insertion of material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence. It's a qualifying or explanatory sentence. | 53 | |
| 8828170697 | Sardonic | Grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic | 54 | |
| 8828170698 | Satire | A literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness. | 55 | |
| 8828170699 | Polemical | Relating to controversy or argument | 56 | |
| 8828170700 | Ambiguity | An event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. Skilled writers use it with purpose and intent. Most students however use it without thought. | 57 | |
| 8828170701 | Archetype | A very typical example of a certain person or thing. Also includes commonly used settings or themes in literary works. | 58 | |
| 8828170702 | Function of Archetype | Gives a literary work universal acceptance as readers identify the characters and situations in their social and cultural context. | 59 | |
| 8828170703 | Tragic Flaw | A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero in a literary piece. | 60 | |
| 8828170704 | Assertion | When someone makes a statement investing his strong belief in it as if it's true though it may not be. | 61 | |
| 8828170705 | Autobiography | Type of biography that tells a life story of the author. Rather than being written by someone else, an autobiography comes through the person's own words. | 62 |
