AP Language Terms List 2 Flashcards

5016725830	Deduction	Argument/reasoning from general to specific. (A thesis is the most specific part of an essay)	0
5016741461	Denotation	Literal definition of a word. Dictionary definition.	1
5016747784	Diction	Author's word choice.	2
5016755245	Double Entendre	Double meaning of a group of words the author has purposefully left ambiguous. ("The bawdy hand of the dial is now on the prick of noon.") ("Children make delicious snacks.")	3
5016803949	Elegiac	Mournful over what has passed or been lost.	4
5016813778	Epigram	A brief, witty statement. ("A fool and his money are soon elected.")	5
5016825941	Epithet	A word or phrase adding a characteristic to a thing or person's name. (eg. Richard the Lionhearted) (blood red moon)	6
5016844851	Ethos	An appeal that focuses on the credibility of a person.	7
5016870323	Euphemism	A word that serves as a substitute for an unpleasant word. (administrative assistant vs. secretary) (passed away vs died)	8
5018366415	Figurative Language	Figures of speech that go beyond literal meaning to achieve a literary effect. (metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification)	9
5018385321	Grounds	The material a writer uses to support a claim. (evidence/appeals)	10
5018393705	Hyperbole	Great exaggeration for emphasis. (I'm starving) (I'm drowning in homework)	11
5018565935	Imagery	Descriptive words that appeal to a reader's senses. (sight, taste, hearing, touch)	12
5018574016	Induction	Reasoning from specific to general. (1+3=4, 4 is even, therefore, an odd number plus an odd number is an even number)	13
5018585950	Inference	Reasonable conclusion drawn from information presented.	14
5018588655	Invective	Spiteful, angry language.	15
5018591792	Inversion	A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject. (Yoda) ("Never have I experienced something more frightening.")	16
5018601751	Irony	Dramatic - When the audience knows what will happen before the characters. Verbal - Opposite of what is said is meant.	17