AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

Concept Cards

Concept cards for Mr. Benbenek's class!

Terms : Hide Images
222170586Rhetorical QuestionQuestion we ask, not to be answered- Persuasive tool
222170587NarrationAn expressive purpose of a story
222170588DictionWord choice
222170589SyntaxWord Order
222170590Close reading"reading between the lines"
222170591Annotationmarking up text when close reading
222170592toneauthor's attitude toward a subject
222170593Rhetoricthe ability to see the available means of persuasion
222170594Connotationother meanings associated or implied with the word
222170595Inductive Reasonsingnotes many specific things to conclude to a general truth
222170596Epigram/Aphorismshort, witty statements of a general truth
222170597Anaphorarepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a succession pf clauses or sentences
222170598Epitheta title that is descriptive; an attachment to a name
222170599Antithesisuses polar opposites to contrast something
222170600Euphemismgood sounding; a nicer way to say something
222170601Syllogismseries of statements that start with a general principle/rule/law that is applied to a specific case
222170602Alliterationrepetition of the initial sound of a word
222170603Similiecomparing two objects using like or as
222170604Logosusing logic to support a claim; facts and statistics
222170605Ethosa source's credibility, speaker's authority
222170606Pathosappeals to emotion
222170607Allusionreference to another work
222170608Hyperboleover exaggeration to make a point
222170609compare/contrastshow how things are similar/show how things seem similar but are different
222170610Expositionpresenting an idea by supporting with evidence
222170611Denotationexact meaning of a word
222170612cause/effecthelps reader understand connectivity of a chain of events
222170613Process Analysisexplains how a phenomena works; an analysis of why
222170614Inversionreverse ordinary syntactical structure of a statement; "Yoda" talk
222170615Deductive reasoningnarrows down until truth is inescapable; general to specific
222170616Ironyreality is contrary to expectations
222170617Parallelisma structure that is repeated
222170618Periodic Sentencesaves the subject and verb for the end
222170619Understatementdown plays something
222170620Apostrophea reference to someone/something not there
222170621Cumulative Sentencebegins with subject and verb
222170622Balanced SentenceParallels of structure in two clauses
222170623Analogyextended metaphor and simile in relation to something to have a clearer idea
222170624Definitioncreation of meaning
222170625Classificationdeveloping an idea by breaking down a subject and trying to define a system into writing
222170626Descriptionattempts to develop an idea to illustrate detailS
222170627Onomatopoeiaa word that sounds like it is spelled
222170628Metaphorsaying an object is what you are trying to say
222170629Paradoxsomething self contradictory

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!