AP Language Set Two Flashcards

1758940584	analogy	a similarity or comparison b/t 2 different things or the relationship b/t them, can explain something unfamiliar	0
1758940585	rhetoric	describes principles governing the art of writing or speaking effectively, eloquently, and persuasively	1
1758940586	figurative language	writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid	2
1758940587	repetition	the duplication of any exact or approximate, of any element of language, words, phrases, sounds, clauses, sentences, or grammatical pattern	3
1758940588	run-on sentence	two independent clauses joined incorrectly by a comma or no punctuation at all.	4
1758940589	syllogism	deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises, first major and second minor, that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion, ex. major: all men are mortal, minor: Socrates is a man, conclusion: Socrates is a mortal	5
1758940590	independent clause	a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence	6
1758940591	subordinate clause (dependent clause)	word group that contains both a subject and a verb, plus any accompanying phrases or modifiers, cannot stand alone, does not express a complete thought	7
1758940592	objective tone	language or tones that are neutral and without subjectivity or bias	8
1758940593	alliteration	repetition of sounds at the beginning of words, ex. in awe of the awesome aardvark	9