AP Language Midterm Flashcards

3533436847	Alliteration	Repetition of the same letter or sound of words close to each other	0
3533436848	Allusion	A reference to something else	1
3533436849	Analogy	A comparison between two things that are very different, but one is more familiar	2
3533436850	Antithesis	An opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction	3
3533436851	Assertion	A strong, declarative statement	4
3533473539	Asyndeton	Omission of conjunctions between phrases, a list	5
3533483201	Bandwagon	When something is trending, so everyone follows it because they see others following it	6
3533483202	Claim	A statement that is arguable and used as a primary point in an argument	7
3533484125	Conceit	A comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out throughout the literature	8
3533486033	Concession	An acknowledgment that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable	9
3533487142	Counter Argument	An opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward	10
3533488934	Cumulative Sentence	Completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and builds on	11
3533490382	Ethical Appeal	An appeal to character	12
3533492227	Hortative Sentence	A sentence that calls to action	13
3533493019	Humor	A literary tool used to make an audience laugh	14
3533494139	Hyperbole	An extreme exaggeration	15
3533495215	Imagery	A sensory detail that evokes the five senses	16
3533496596	Inversion	The usual subject-verb order of a sentence is reversed	17
3533497388	Irony	The contrast between what is stated and what is explicitly meant	18
3533498028	Juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences	19
3533499287	Logical Appeal	An appeal to logic	20
3533500143	Metaphor	A comparison between two things that does not use like or as	21
3533503741	Metonymy	An attribute or commonly associated feature is used to name something	22
3533504582	Oxymoron	Juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another	23
3533506108	Periodic Sentence	Sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end	24
3533507808	Personification	Giving humanlike qualities to an inhuman thing	25
3533509067	Polysyndeton	Conjunctions after every phrase or item in a sentence	26
3533509996	Schemes	Figures of speech that deal with word order and syntax	27
3533510649	Simile	A comparison between two things using like or as	28
3533511693	Standard Sentence	Regular sentence order, subject verb object	29
3533513215	Thesis Statement	A sentence that identifies the main idea of the text	30
3533514118	Tropes	Using words in ways other than their literal meaning	31
3533515204	Zeugma	Using two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different meanings	32
3534042660	Antimetabole	Repetition of words in reverse order	33
3534045591	Archaic diction	Outdated or old choice of words	34
3534048979	Complex sentence	A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause	35
3534050540	Compound sentence	A sentence with two independent clauses	36
3534061023	Imperative sentence	A sentence used to command or enjoin	37
3534062154	Occasion	The time and place of the piece	38
3534062627	Audience	The group of readers the piece is directed to	39
3534063882	Pacing	Waiting until the end to reveal the details	40
3534066662	Parallelism	The use of similar grammatical structure to show similarities and differences	41
3534068020	Pathos	Appeal to emotion	42
3534070945	Persona	The narrator or speaker	43
3534072519	Polemic	A strong verbal or written attack	44
3534073417	Propaganda	Biased information used to promote something	45
3534074697	Purpose	The reason behind the text	46
3534076378	Refutation	To prove something false	47
3534080427	Rhetoric	The art of persuasive writing	48
3534082270	Rhetorical appeals	Pathos, ethos, logos	49
3534084574	Rhetorical question	A question that does not demand an answer	50
3534088855	Rhetorical triangle	A tool used to write persuasively	51
3534090161	Speaker	The one speaking in the text	52
3534091664	Subject	The main idea	53
3534092558	Text	Okay if you don't know what text is then idk what to tell you	54
3534098189	Advantageous	Creating circumstances that makes things more likely	55
3534099176	Dangerous	Able to cause harm	56
3534100086	Fearful	Showing fear	57
3534101051	Pleasant	Friendly and likable	58
3534102877	Blustery	To be loud and noisy	59
3534103624	Cynical	Believing the worst of human nature's motives	60
3534104460	Idealistic	Of high moral or intellectual value	61
3534105834	Pragmatic	Dealing with things practically	62
3534106893	Solemn	Serious	63
3534107744	Anecdote	A short story related to the topic	64
3534108791	Appeal	To make a request	65
3534113060	Satire	The use of humor to expose and criticize	66
3534167196	Tirade	A long, angry speech	67
3534172272	Concrete diction	Words that stimulate a senosy response in the reader	68
3534175408	Figurative language	Figures of speech in writing	69
3534177288	Understatement	Presenting something as less important than it actually is	70