AP Terms List 1 Flashcards

7343454873	Abstract	Not related to the concrete properties of an object; pertaining to ideas, concepts, or qualities, as opposed to physical attributes	0
7343454874	Appeals to Emotion	Rhetorical arguments in which the speaker attempts to affect the listener's personal feelings	1
7343454875	Audience	The person(s) reached by a piece of writing	2
7343454876	Chiasmus	Figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first of parallel clauses is reversed in the second (e.g., "Fair is foul, and foul is fair")	3
7343454877	Contradiction	A direct opposition between things compared; inconsistency	4
7343454878	Devices	A particular word pattern or combination of words used in a literary work to evoke a desired effect or arouse a desired reaction in the reader	5
7343454879	Epitaph	A piece of writing in praise of a deceased person	6
7343454880	Inference	The process of arriving at a conclusion from a hint, implication, or suggestion	7
7343454881	Zeugma	Grammatically correct linkage of one subject with two or more verbs or a verb with two or more direct objects. The linking shows a relationship between ideas more clearly. For example: Bob exceeded at sports; Jim at academics; Mark at eating. OR "You held your breath and the door for me."	8
7343454882	Anadiplosis	Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the next clause	9
7343454883	Appeals to Logic	Rhetorical arguments in which the speaker attempts to persuade the listener through the use of deductive reasoning	10
7343454884	Begging the Question	To sidestep or evade the real problem	11
7343454885	Claim	An assertion of something as fact; to demand as a right or as a due; a statement that you want your audience to believe	12
7343454886	Convention	An accepted manner, model, or tradition; a common way of looking at or examining something	13
7343454887	Diction	An author's choice of words to convey a tone or effect	14
7343454888	Eulogy	A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing; an oration in honor of a deceased person, typically given at a funeral or memorial	15
7343454889	Litote	Form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve (e.g., Saying "You're not terrible" to express that you did a wonderful job)	16
7343454890	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole, such as "head of cattle" or "hands on deck"	17