AP Lang Terms
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English [1]
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.