AP Language Terms List #1 Flashcards

7189289171	alliteration	tongue twister; close words starting with same letter	0
7189289172	allusion	a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize	1
7189289174	analogy	drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect	2
7189289186	claim	an arguable statement, which may be a claim of fact, value, or policy.	3
7189289265	cliche	a worn-out idea or overused expression. E.g. "finding your way"	4
7189289192	conjunction	The part of speech (or word class) that serves to connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. Example: FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so	5
7189289193	connotation	the implied or associative meaning of a word; emotional meaning behind a word. E.g. Red signifies passion.	6
7189289195	denotation	dictionary meaning of a word; E.g. Red is a color in the light spectrum.	7
7189289196	dialect	the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people (how people talk depending on where they are)	8
7189289197	diction	word choice	9
7189289199	ethos	the appeal of a text to the credibility and character of the speaker, writer, or narrator	10
7189355902	evidence	supporting examples, anecdotes, quotations that help prove a claim	11
7189289205	figurative language/ figures of speech	writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally	12
7189289208	hyperbole	exaggeration	13
7189289209	imagery	descriptions that appeal to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing, and smell	14
7189289212	irony	(unexpected twist) a use of words in which the intended meaning is very different from the literal sense; an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs, esp. one that suggests a lesson about human folly	15
7189318112	logos	appealing to a reader's sense of logic	16
7189289216	metaphor	comparison	17
7189289219	mood	atmosphere; feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage	18
7189289220	narrative	story	19
7189289222	onomatopoeia	a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. Simple examples include such words as buzz, hiss, hum.	20
7189289227	pathos	a quality, as of an experience or a work of art, that arouses feelings of pity, sympathy, tenderness, or sorrow	21
7189289229	personification	a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	22
7189289230	point of view	the perspective from which a story is told	23
7189356384	reasoning	the way a writer explains how evidence supports a claim	24
7189289235	rhetoric	study of persuasion	25
7189289236	rhetorical question	figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer	26
7189289239	simile	comparing two things using like or as	27
7189289244	symbol	anything that stands for or represents something else	28
7189289248	tone	author's attitude	29