AP Language terms Flashcards

2836781163	alliteration	repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of non-rhyming words	0
2836782622	allusion	an indirect of passing reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance	1
2836786564	analogy	a comparison in which an idea or thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it	2
2836788427	aphorism	a brief statement of truth Ex: "Youth is a blunder; manhood a struggle; old age regret."	3
2836789659	apostrophe	addresses an absent, abstract, or personified person or object	4
2836791365	appositive	a noun/noun phrase that appears before/after a noun/noun phrase that renames or identifies it	5
2836797288	atmosphere	mood established by the setting	6
2836798481	deductive reasoning	reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle & then applying that to a specific case Ex: The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.	7
2836801459	euphemism	an indirect, less offensive, or neutral way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	8
2836805498	extended metaphor	a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem	9
2836807399	figurative language	language employing one or more words used a non-literal sense writing appeals to the senses	10
2836818152	hyperbole	exaggerated statements used for emphasis	11
2836819055	imagery	the use of figurative language to create vivid images that appeal to the senses	12
2836820670	inductive reasoning	using specific instances to get to a general principle Ex: Every cat I've seen has four legs; cats are four-legged animals.	13
2836823302	irony	the use of words in which the intended meaning is not the same as the literal meaning	14
2836826573	logical fallacy	a flaw in reasoning that undermines your argument	15
2836827750	metaphor	a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as"	16
2836835237	metonymy	object, word, or phrase substituted for another with which it is closely associated Ex: suits for business people, White House for the presidential administration, crown representing power of a king or queen	17
2836839591	motif	a recurring theme, element, image, or idea throughout various works	18
2836842724	oxymoron	a brief expresion in which TWO words that contradict eah other are joined Ex: "Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!"	19
2836845491	paradox	a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a truth Ex: "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others."	20
2836848062	parallel structure	the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms used to emphasize and idea	21
2836850397	personification	endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities/characteristics	22
2836851845	rhetorical question	a question in which the audience is expected to know what the author expects to be the answer	23
2836853673	satire	the use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to emphasize and ridicule human weaknesses or imperfections in social situations	24
2836857306	syllogism	a THREE-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise and a minor premise Ex: All humans are mortal. Bob is a human. Therefore, Bob is mortal.	25
2836859393	symbolism	the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities that are different from their literal sense	26
2836892075	synecdoche	using one part of an object to represent the entire thing Ex: referring to a car as "wheels"	27
2836893362	argument	all the evidence used to support your claim/assertion	28
2836894509	audience	for whom something is written, said, performed, etc	29
2836896243	author's purpose	the reasons why the authors wrote something (to persuade, inform, & entertain)	30
2836898793	claim	the main point the author is trying to prove	31
2836899790	counterclaim	a claim that negates or disagrees with the previous thesis/claim	32
2836901357	connotation	the implied, associative, or cultural meanings of a word	33
2836906923	denotation	the literal meaning of a word	34
2836907938	diction	word choice	35
2836913150	ethos	1. argument based on whether something is right or wrong, or just 2. argument based on the credibility of the speaker	36
2836915205	logos	argument based on logic; trying to convince someone of how reasonable the argument is	37
2836916745	pathos	argument that appeals to the audience's feelings or emotion	38
2836918221	mood	the emotional atmosphere of a work	39
2836919135	rhetoric	the art of using language to effectively communicate or persuade	40
2836920880	style	the way a writer uses figurative language, syntax, sentence structure, etc.	41
2836923442	syntax	the arrangement of words in a sentence	42
2836924356	tone	the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject of audience	43
2836925729	understatement	intentionally making a situation seem less important than it actually is	44