8728200497 | Exigence | The need or demand intrinsic to a circumstance or condition The push from behind that prompts the author to write or speak | 0 | |
8728200498 | Audience | Who the author is addressing/ the person for whom piece is intended | 1 | |
8728203498 | Purpose | The author's intention in a piece. (What are they trying to accomplish?) Can be to inform, entertain, to persuade, or to call to action | 2 | |
8728203499 | Ethos | Appeal to ethics or authority. ( credentials, experience, etc) Can sometimes use character to persuade | 3 | |
8728203500 | Pathos | Appeals to emotion. Used to persuade by arousing feelings of pity, sorrow, etc | 4 | |
8728207040 | Logos | Appealing to logic/ An argument using reasoning or rational principles | 5 | |
8728207041 | Diction | Word choice the author uses. . May also refer to the general character of language being used | 6 | |
8728209623 | Syntax | The arrangement- the ordering, grouping, and placement- of words within a sentence This is also a component of grammar | 7 | |
8728209624 | Imagery | Visually descriptive language used by the author to convey a picture or to create sensory experience | 8 | |
8728212911 | Figurative Language | Language used with one or more figures of speech to supplement/modify the literal meaning | 9 | |
8728218006 | Narrative | A written or spoken account of a story/connected events | 10 | |
8728220218 | Juxtaposition | Placing two things "side by side" or close together in order to emphasize the difference between them. Example: "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" | 11 | |
8728220219 | Description | Painting a picture in words using sensory details (such as sound, sight, taste, touch, and smell) | 12 | |
8728224079 | Point of View | The narrator's position in relation to the story being told | 13 | |
8728224080 | Anecdote | A brief narrative about a particular moment (used as evidence for a claim) | 14 | |
8728230197 | Rhetorical Modes | Describes the variety, conventions, and purposes of writing and speaking. (The most common are narration, description, exposition, and argumentation) | 15 | |
8728230198 | Cliche | An overused phrase or expression. This betrays a lack of original thought. | 16 | |
8728234107 | Rhetorical Devices | Uses words in a certain way to convey meaning or to persuade. It can also be a technique to evoke an emotion on the part of the reader or audience. | 17 | |
8728234108 | Fused Sentence | A run-on sentence Occurs when a writer has connected two main clauses with no punctuation | 18 | |
8728237881 | Style | This describes the ways that the author uses words, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text. (The way an author writes) | 19 |
AP Language Vocab 2 Flashcards
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