AP Language & Composition Terms Flashcards

6476427506	Annotation	a note of explanation or comment added to a text or a diagram	0
6476434885	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence	1
6476444880	Ad Hominem	directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining	2
6476450140	Paradox	statement that is self contradictory because it often contains two statements that are both true or not true	3
6476460090	Synecdoche	a term for part of something refers to the whole of something else	4
6476470017	Hortative Sentence	choice of words that encourage action	5
6476473931	Periodic Sentence	main choice or predicate at the end of the sentence (used for emphasis or persuasion)	6
6476489002	Polysyndeton	conjunctions are used repeatedly in quick succession	7
6476496335	Juxtaposition	the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects	8
6476502740	Syntax	the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-informed sentences in a language	9