AP Language Terms #5 Flashcards

4796190702	theme	The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. May be unstated in fictonal work or directly stated in nonfiction.	0
4796190703	satire	A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. Best seen as a style of writing that is recognized by many devices such as irony, wit, parody, caricature, hyperbole, understatement	1
4796190704	thesis	Sentence or group os sentenced that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position	2
4796190705	semantics	Branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.	3
4796190706	tone	Describes author's attitude towards his material, the audience, or both.	4
4796190707	style	1) An evaluation of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, fig lang, and other devices 2) Classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to a similar author	5
4796190708	transition	A word or phrase that links different ideas. Used especially, but not exclusively, in expository and argumentative writing, and effectively signal a shift from one idea to another.	6
4796190709	syllogism	A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (one major and one minor) Major: All men are mortal Minor: Socrates is a man Conclusion: Socrates is mortal	7
4796190710	syntax	The way an author chooses to join words into prases, clauses, and sentences. Groups of words.	8
4796190711	understatement	The ironic minimizing of fact. Presents something as less significant than it is. Can be humorous and empathetic. Opposite of hyperbole.	9
4796190712	wit	Intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. Is humorous while suggesting the speaker's verbal power in creating ingenious and perceptive remarks. Usually uses terse language that makes a pointed statement.	10
4796190713	symbol	Anything that represents itself and stands for something else. Usually something concrete that represents something abstract. (nature, conventional, or literary)	11