AP Lang Midterm

240401417	alliteration	repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a string of words
240401418	allusion	an indirect reference to another text, person, or historical event
240425542	anaphora	the repetition of words at the beginning of a series of successive clauses
240425543	antithesis	parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas
240425544	appositive	a word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun
240425545	argument	a statement put forth and supported by evidence
240425546	assertion	an emphatic statement - declaration; an assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument
240425547	assumption	belief or statement taken for granted without proof
240425548	attitude	speaker's position on a subject as revealed through his/her tone
240425549	audience	one's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed
240425550	bias	prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue
240425551	cite	identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source
240425552	claim	a claim, usually supported by evidence
240425553	complex sentence	sentence including one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
240425554	connotation	that which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal (denotative) meaning
240425555	declarative sentence	sentence that makes a statement
240425556	deduction	reasoning from general to specific
240425557	denotation	the literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition
240425558	diction	word choice
240425559	ethos	Greek term referring to character and trustworthiness
240425560	fragment	word, phrase, or clause that does not form a sentence
240425561	hyperbole	exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis
240425562	imagery	vivid use of language that evokes a reader's senses
240425563	imperative sentence	a sentence that requests or commands
240425564	induction	reasoning from specific to general
240425565	irony	contradiction between what is said and what is meant; incongruity between action and result
240425566	juxtaposition	placement of two things side by side for emphasis
240425567	logos	Greek term meaning "word"; an appeal to logic
240425568	modifier	a word, phrase, or clause that qualifies or describes another word, phrase, or clause
240425569	occasion	an aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing
240425570	parallelism	the repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns
240425571	pathos	Greek term that now references appeals to emotion
240425572	persona	the speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing
240425573	pronoun	a word used to replace a noun or noun phrase
240425574	propaganda	negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present information
240425575	purpose	one's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing
240425576	rhetoric	the study of effective, persuasive language use
240425577	satire	an ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it
240425578	subject	in rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing
240425579	syllogism	a form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise
240425580	syntax	sentence structure
240425581	thesis	central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer
240425582	tone	speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience
240425583	understatement	lack of emphasis in a statement or point; restraint in language often used for ironic effect