AP Language: List 1 Terms Flashcards

7498096141	rhetoric/rhetorical triangle	effective, persuasive, eloquent language use; Aristotle said it's "available means of persuasion," rhetoric comes from "orator," five parts consist of speaker, audience, subject, context and purpose	0
7498115832	alliteration	repetition of consonant sounds... "and the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain" (Poe)	1
7498130584	allusion	an indirect reference to something outside the text... "surprisingly, his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's"	2
7498154676	ambiguity	unclear; two or more possible meanings or interpretations... "I'm going to the bank"	3
7498162439	analogy	an extended comparison between 2 seemingly dissimilar things... "their marriage was like a fine wine.. (explanation)"	4
7498177643	anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause... "I have a dream" (MLK)	5
7498199977	antithesis	parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas... "some like it hot, some like it cold." "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times."	6
7498212424	aphorism	axiom. a short, astute statement of general truth... "power tends to corrupt" "the simplest questions are the hardest to answer"	7
7498234883	apostrophe	addressing an absent person or concept... "oh Romeo, Romeo. wherefore art thou Romeo?	8
7498242454	bias	prejudice or disposition toward one side of a subject or issue	9
7498248266	claim	a statement that asserts a belief or truth	10
7498250583	cliche	an overused term or expression... "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"	11
7498258328	colloquial (ism)	language that is distinctive to a certain time or place	12
7498261882	concession	a reluctant acknowledgement or yielding	13
7498264480	connotation	the implied definition of a word	14