15028653386 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language (Sentence structure) | 0 | |
15028653387 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 1 | |
15028653388 | Language | Our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning | 2 | |
15028653389 | Purpose | One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing. | 3 | |
15028653390 | Mood | Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader | 4 | |
15028653391 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character | 5 | |
15028653392 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 6 | |
15028653393 | Audience | Those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed. | 7 | |
15028653394 | Occasion | An aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing. | 8 | |
15028653395 | Context | The circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text. | 9 | |
15028653396 | Style | the choices a writer makes; the combination of distinctive features of a literary work | 10 | |
15028653397 | Description | a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event | 11 | |
15028653398 | Strategy | How the writer organizes their piece to convey their purpose | 12 | |
15028653399 | Persuasion | The process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people's beliefs or actions | 13 | |
15028653400 | Argument | A statement put forth and supported by evidence | 14 | |
15028653401 | Exposition | Background information presented in a literary work. | 15 | |
15028653402 | Discourse | written or spoken communication or debate | 16 | |
15028653403 | Ethos | Appeal to ethics | 17 | |
15028653404 | Pathos | Appeal to emotion | 18 | |
15028653405 | Logos | Appeal to logic | 19 | |
15028669765 | Narration | writing that tells a story | 20 | |
15028669985 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 21 | |
15028675464 | Polyasyndeton | Excessive use of conjunctions | 22 | |
15028675465 | Delayed sentence | A sentence that withholds its main idea until the end | 23 | |
15028680733 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 24 | |
15028680734 | Aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle | 25 | |
15028686004 | modes of discourse | exposition, narration, description, argumentation | 26 |
AP Language Vocab #1 Flashcards
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