Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms ?AP Literature and Composition ?100(give or take) terms that will help you score a 5 on the AP Exam Abstract Language - Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places. The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language. Active Voice - The subject of the sentence performs the action. This is a more direct and preferred style of writing in most cases, but not all. (example: The boy grabbed his books and went to school).See also, Passive Voice Ad hominem - Latin for "against the man". When a writer personally attacks his or her opponents instead of their arguments. It is an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, feeling rather than intellect.
AP Lang Terms
Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms ?AP Literature and Composition ?100(give or take) terms that will help you score a 5 on the AP Exam Abstract Language - Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places. The observable or "physical" is usually described in concrete language. Active Voice - The subject of the sentence performs the action. This is a more direct and preferred style of writing in most cases, but not all. (example: The boy grabbed his books and went to school).See also, Passive Voice Ad hominem - Latin for "against the man". When a writer personally attacks his or her opponents instead of their arguments. It is an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, feeling rather than intellect.
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