AP Language Final Review Flashcards

106542231	alliteration	repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of successive words	0
106542232	antithesis	rhetorical contrast of ideas by parallel arrangements of words, clauses or sentences	1
106542233	satire	a composition ridiculing human vice or folly	2
106542235	rhetorical question	does not require an answer-actually asserts or denies something obliquely	3
106542236	hyperbole	deliberate exaggeration for effect	4
106542238	paradox	apparently contradictory statement that nevertheless contains a measure of truth	5
106542239	repetition	using same word or phrase over and over; provides emphasis	6
106542240	oxymoron	placing two ordinarily opposing terms adjacent to one another	7
106542241	clause	group of words that contains a subject and a predicate	8
106542242	loose sentence	expresses the main thought near the beginning and adds explanatory material as needed	9
106542243	periodic sentence	one that postpones the crucial or most surprising idea until the end (not complete until the period)	10
106542244	simple sentence	one independent clause, no dependent clauses	11
106542245	compound sentence	two independent clauses, joined by coordinating conjunction, punctuation or both	12
106542246	complex sentence	contains one independent and one or more dependent clauses	13
106542247	compound-complex sentence	contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses	14
106542248	syntax	the order and relationship of words in a sentence	15
106542249	begging the question	conclusion similar to the premise; circular reasoning	16
106542250	equivocating	using vague or ambiguous language to mislead	17
106542251	anecdote	a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident	18
106542253	ad hominem fallacy	making personal attacks instead of sticking to the argument	19
106542254	allusion	A reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history.	20
106542255	parallelism	keeping ideas of equal importance in similar grammatical form	21
106542256	analogy	an extended comparison between two things/instances/people etc. that share some similarity to make a point	22
106542257	asyndeton	conjunctions are omitted, producing a fast-paced and rapid prose	23
106542258	connotation	The set of associations implied by a word in addition to its literal meaning	24
106542259	denotation	the literal meaning of a word, the dictionary meaning. Opposite of connotation	25
106542260	ellipsis	the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete	26
106542261	metonymy	a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated	27
106542262	parenthetical expression	an expression that is inserted into the flow of thought	28
106542263	point of view	literary term for the perspective from which a story is told (first, third, omniscient, limited)	29
106542264	polysyndeton	the use of many conjunctions; has the effect of slowing the pace or emphasizing the numerous words or clauses.	30
106542265	inductive reasoning	drawing a probable conclusion based on evidence	31
106542266	deductive reasoning	begins with a basic truth and proceeds from there-starts with conclusion	32
106542267	rhetoric	finding an available, effective way to persuade	33
106542268	figure of speech	colorful language not meant to be taken literally	34
106542269	logos	based on reason	35
106542270	pathos	appeal to emotions	36
106542271	ethos	based on the speaker's character	37
106542272	tone	the author's attitude toward his or her subject	38
106542273	Toulmin model of argumentation	emphasizes that logic is concerned with probability more than certainty	39
106542275	syllogism	three part argment in which the conclusion rests on two premises	40
106542276	false dilemma	gives a choice between two alternatives; overlooks others and implies that no others exist	41
106542277	non sequitur	conclusion that does not follow logically from the explanation given for it	42
106542278	sliding down a slippery slope	one step inevitably leads to an undesirable end	43
106542279	opposing a straw man	not arguing against opponent's real argument-commonly arguing against an extreme view	44
106542280	jumping to conclusions	conclusion not supported by adequate evidence	45
106542281	concession	showing an audience that you anticipate potential opposition by recognizing "their" side and answering it	46
106542282	guilt by association	negative association by innuendo	47
106542283	ignoring the question	"I'm glad you asked that question"..begins to talk of something else	48
106542284	attributing false causes	assuming that something is merely the result of something that came before it; post hoc fallacy	49
106542285	false analogy	fallacious if the two things being compared aren't really similar	50
106542286	purpose	a writer's reason for trying to convey a particular idea about a particular subject to a particular audience	51
106542287	thesis	the central idea in a work of writing to which everything else in the work refers; forecasts the scope of a piece of writing	52
106542288	paraphrase	putting another writer's thoughts into your own words	53
106542289	anaphora	the repetition of a group of words at the beginning of successive clauses	54
106542290	appeal to pity	This type of fallacy uses the audiences's sympathy, concern, or guilt in order to overwhelm their sense of logic	55
106542291	appeal to tradition	It must be correct because it has always been done this way	56
106542292	appeal to prejudice	using popular prejudices or passions to convince others of the correctness of one's position	57
106542293	epistrophe	the repetition of a group of words at the end of successive clauses	58
106542294	inference	logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience	59
106542295	synthesize	to link elements into a whole	60
106542296	plagiarism	the use of someone else's ideas or words as if they were your own, without acknowledging the original author	61
106542297	narrative	consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story	62
106542298	in media res	a piece of writing that begins in the middle of the action	63
106542299	chronological order	(Time Order) Events are arranged in the order in which they happened	64
106542300	objective	without bias	65
106542301	subjective	having to do with personal things, not limited by fairness or issues of bias	66
106542302	synechdoche	when a part is used to signify a whole, "all hands on deck"	67
106542303	personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	68
573412589	analyze	separate a subject into its parts	69
573412590	tone	the author's attitude toward the subject (indicated by diction)	70
573412592	audience	a writer's readers; helps the writer choose strategies, style and genre	71
573412593	inference	to draw a conclusion based on your store of experience-way to understand a writer's meaning	72
573412594	synthesize	to link elements into a whole	73
573412595	unity	the quality of good writing in which all parts relate to the thesis or main idea	74
573412596	plagiarism	the use of someone else's ideas or words as if they were your own, without acknowledging the original author	75
573412597	coherence	the clear connection of the parts in an effective piece of writing	76
573421254	logical fallacy	a flaw in reasoning	77
573435225	persona	the character that an author wants the audience to perceive himself/herself as	78
573442755	anastrophe	normal word order is reversed or rearranged	79
573446147	apostrophe	when an absent person, an abstract concept, or an important object is directly addressed	80
573449822	chiasmus	repetition of ideas in inverted order-"Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you"	81
573453891	diction	a writer's choice of words-indicates tone	82
573461848	irony	a manner of speaking or writing that does not directly state a discrepancy, but implies one- ie verbal irony "What a mansion" (said of a shack)	83
573473756	understatement (litotes)	deliberate understatement-creates an ironic or humorous effect: "I accepted the ride. At the moment, I didn't feel like walking across the Mojave Desert:	84