AP Language Review Flashcards

9859936969	Anecdote	a story or brief episode told by the writer or a character to illustrate a point	0
9859941492	Antithesis	presentation of 2 contrasting images that are balanced by word, phrase, clause or paragraph	1
9859946838	Ad Hominem	an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's idea	2
9859958184	Colloquial	the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone	3
9859959791	Didactic	writing that's purpose is to instruct or to teach	4
9859965274	Ellipsis	an indication by a series of 3 periods that some material has been omitted. It could obscure the real meaning of the piece of writing	5
9859991277	Invective	verbally abusive attack	6
9859993354	Metonymy	the use of something closely associated with the intended object	7
9859998659	Parable	a story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson	8
9860002378	Pedantic	writing that borders on lecturing. It is scholarly and academic and often overly difficult and distant	9
9860006919	Genre	a large classification of writing	10
9860079459	Rhetoric	the process of written communication and the strategies and tools used to form it	11
9860086178	Synecdoche	the use of a part of something to represent the whole	12
9860098645	Tone	the author's attitude toward his subject	13
9860128126	Purpose	reason for or intent in writing	14
9860139759	Synthesis essay	essay you must use at least 3 sources to complete	15
9860141860	Analysis essay	essay where you divide the passage into its basic components for the purpose of examining how the writer develops his or her subject	16
9860154028	Argument essay	essay where you present the issue, state your claim, support your claim, acknowledge the counter-claim, final comment to prove your claim with evidence	17
9860213307	Spatial organization	information in a passage is organized in order of space or location	18
9860219180	Chronological organization	information in a passage is organized in order of the timing of the events	19