AP Language Vocab Flashcards

10339881196	Abstract	words or phrases that name things not knowable through the five senses. (out there and weird stuff)	0
10339881197	Ad Hominem Argument	An argument that attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than addressing the issue at hand.	1
10339881198	Allegory	A fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts.	2
10339881199	Alliteration	The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words.	3
10339881200	Allusion	A passing reference to a familiar person, place, or thing drawn from history, the Bible, mythology, or literature. A reference to another idea, or person.	4
10339881201	Ambiguity (ambiguous)	When something is ambiguous, it is uncertain or indefinite; it is subject to more than one interpretation.	5
10339881202	Analogy	Asks a reader to think about the correspondence or resemblance between two things that are essentially different. A form of comparison between something unfamiliar and something familiar.	6
10339881203	Analytical Reading	skills to construct the meaning of writings, analyze their arguments, evaluate their evidence and reasoning, and examine how they use language and text structure to construct meaning.	7
10339881204	Antecedent	a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another	8
10339881205	Antithesis	a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words	9
10339881206	Apostrophe	to's indicate's possession's of's whatever's word's it's attached's to's	10
10339881207	Apotheosis	the highest point in the development of something (climax)	11
10339881208	Appositive	A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun.	12
10339881209	Appropriateness	the quality of being suitable or proper in the circumstances. (NORMAL)	13
10339881210	Argument	an exchange of opposite views	14
10339881211	Assertion	a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.	15
10339881212	Assonance	the repetition of the sound of a vowel near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible	16
10339881213	Assumption	a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof	17
10339881214	oops		18
10339881215	Atmosphere	the pervading tone or mood of a place, situation, or work of art.	19
10339881216	Attitude	a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a person's behavior	20
10339881217	Audience	the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting.	21
10339881218	Bathos	a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one. (anticlimax)	22
10339881219	Beginnings/Endings	ummmmm the start and end...duh boo boo lol	23
10339881220	Cause and Effect Analysis	A method leading to the listing of all possible reasons and outcomes associated with a particular problem or situation	24
10339881221	Claim	a statement that asserts something to be true	25
10339881222	Classification	method which a writer arranges people, objects, or ideas with shared characteristics into classes or groups	26
10339881223	Cliché	over used phrases (idiom, a phrase that is figurative, not literal)	27
10339881224	Coherence	something logical or consistent and something that makes sense as a whole	28
10339881225	Colloquial Expression	characteristic of ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech (so talking normal instead of sounding like you are a scholar from the 1800s)	29
10339881226	Comparison and Contrast	compositions that explain ways in which two (or occasionally more) subjects are similar and different.	30
10339881227	Conclusions	end or finish of an event or process	31
10339881228	Concrete	realities or actual instances	32
10353128014	abstract	something that is not a material object or is general and not based on specific examples.	33
10339881229	Denotation	literal meaning of a word or phrase	34
10353132205	connotation	emotional that associates with a word or phrase	35
10339881230	Controlling idea	the main idea of a text	36
10339881231	Contrast	the act of distinguishing by comparing differences	37
10339881232	Deduction	the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example	38
10339881233	Definition	A statement that gives the meaning of a term.	39
10339881235	Description	a spoken or written summary of observations	40
10339881236	Dialogue	conversation between two or more people	41
10339881237	Diction	Choice of words	42
10339881238	Division	significant distinction or argument between two groups, which causes the two groups to be considered as very different and separate.	43
10339881239	Dominant Impression	the mood or quality emphasized in the piece of writing	44
10339881240	Draft	first rough form	45
10339881241	Editing	The process of updating a document to make changes, correct errors, and make it visually appealing	46
10339881242	Elegiac	Mournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone.	47
10339881243	Emphasis	Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.	48
10339881244	Endings	The sentence or group of sentences that brings an essay to closure.	49
10339881414	Essay	a short piece of writing on a particular subject.	50
10339881415	Ethos	Ethical appeal	51
10339881416	Euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	52
10339881417	Evaluation	the making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.	53
10339881418	Evidence	proof	54
10339881419	Examples	A simple, representative incident or model that clarifies a point	55
10339881420	Exemplification	showing by example	56
10339881421	Exposition	a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.	57
10339881422	Fact	A statement that can be proved.	58
10339881423	Fallacy	a false or mistaken idea	59
10339881424	Figures of Speech	words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of something else	60
10339881425	Fiction	A story that is not true or is made up	61
10339881426	Figurative Language	Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.	62
10339881427	Focus	The center of interest or attention.	63
10339881428	Foreshadowing	the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot	64
10339881429	General	widespread, normal or usual affecting or concerning all or most people, places, or things; widespread.	65
10339881430	Grammar	a set of rules that specify how the units of language can be combined to produce meaningful messages	66
10339881431	Hyperbole	exaggeration	67
10339881432	Idiom	an expression that says one thing but means something else	68
10339881433	Illustration	showing by example; a picture	69
10339881434	Image	a copy of an object Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	70
10339881435	Induction	reasoning from specific to general	71
10339881436	Introductions	The sentence, group of sentences, or section that introduces an essay. Same as beginning	72
10339881437	Irony	Occurs when a situation produces an outcome that is the opposite of what is expected.	73
10339881438	Jargon	Same thing as technical language	74
10339881439	Juxtaposition	When two contrasting things - ideas, words, or sentence elements - are placed next to each other for comparison.	75
10339881440	Logical Fallacies	An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid.	76
10339881441	Logical Reasoning	Deduction and induction.	77
10339881442	Logos	The use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument.	78
10339881443	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared directly, usually for emphasis or dramatic effect.	79
10339881444	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it.	80
10339881445	Mood	The prevailing or dominant feeling of a work, scene, or event.	81
10339881446	Narration	The telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse. One of the four basic types of prose.	82
10339881447	Objective/Subjective	Objective writing is factual and impersonal Subjective writing relies heavily on personal interpretation.	83
10339881448	Onomatopoeia	An effect created by words that have sounds that reinforce their meaning.	84
10339881449	Opinion	A belief or conclusion no substantiated by positive knowledge or proof. Reveals personal feelings or attitudes or states a position.	85
10339881450	Organization	The thoughtful arrangement and presentation of one's points or ideas.	86
10339881451	Overview	A brief summary of a whole work.	87
10339881452	Oxymoron	Combines two contradictory words in one expression. The results of this combination are often unusual or thought provoking.	88
10339881453	Pacing	The speed of a story's action, dialogue, or narration.	89
10339881454	Paradox	A seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth.	90
10339881245	Paragraph	A series of closely related sentences.	91
10339881246	Parallelism	A literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactical structures, phrases, clauses, sentences in a series in order to develop an argument or emphasize an idea.	92
10339881247	Parody	An effort to ridicule or make fun or a literary work or an author by writing an imitation of the work or of the author's style.	93
10339881248	Pathos	A sympathetic feeling or pity or compassion evoked by an artistic work.	94
10339881249	Person	A grammatical term that describes the relationship of a writer or speaker to an audience by examining the pronouns that are used. First (I, we), second (you, both singular and plural), third (he, she, it, they).	95
10339881250	Persona	The character created by the voice and narration of the speaker of a text. This word implies a fictional representation of an act of disguise.	96
10339881251	Personification	A figure of speech in which ideas or objects are described as having human qualities or personalities.	97
10339881252	Point of View	The particular perspective from which a story is told.	98
10339881253	Prewriting	Encompasses all the activities that take place before a writer actually starts a rough draft.	99
10339881254	Process Analysis	A type of exposition. Answers the question how? and explains how something works or gives step-by-step directions for doing something.	100
10339881255	Publication	When the writer shares his or her writing with the intended audience.	101
10339881256	Pun	A play on words.	102
10339881257	Purpose	What the writer wants to accomplish in a particular piece of writing.	103
10339881258	Repetition	The reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis.	104
10339881259	Revision	During this stage the writer determines what in the draft needs to change so that the essay says what the writer intends it to say.	105
10339881260	Rhetoric, Rhetorical Purpose	The art and logic of a written or spoken argument. Rhetorical writing is purposeful. Rhetorical purposes include to persuade, to analyze, or to expose.	106
10339881261	Rhetorical, or stylistic devices	The specific language tools that an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy and thus achieve a purpose for writing.	107
10339881262	Rhetorical Question	A question that is asked for the sake of argument. There is no direct answer provided.	108
10339881263	Rhetorical Strategy	Describes the way an author organizes words, sentences and overall argument in order to achieve a particular purpose.	109
10339881264	Rough Draft	The first version of a piece of writing	110
10339881265	Satire	A literary work used to ridicule or mock ideas, persons, events, or doctrines. Or to make fun of human foibles or weakness.	111
10339881266	Selection of Detail	The specific words, incidents, images, or events the author uses to create a scene or narrative.	112
10339881267	Sequence	The order in which a writer presents information.	113
10339881268	Simile	A figure of speech that compares two things using like or as.	114
10339881269	Slang	The unconventional, very informal language of particular sub-groups of a culture.	115
10339881270	Slanting	The use of certain words or information that results in a biased view point.	116
10339881271	Speaker	The narrator of a story, poem, or drama.	117
10339881272	Specific/General	General words name groups or classes or objects, qualities, or actions. Specific words name individuals, qualities, or actions within a class or group.	118
10339881273	Strategy	A means by which a writer achieves his or her purpose.	119
10339881274	Style	The individual manner in which a writer expresses his or her ideas.	120
10339881275	Subject	Content of an essay. What the essay is about.	121
10339881276	Subjective	based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. (Check)	122
10339881277	Supporting Evidence	These are the facts or details that back up a main idea, theme, or thesis. (Check)	123
10339881278	Syllogism	An argument that utilizes seductive reasoning and consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.	124
10339881279	Symbol	A person, place, or thing that represents something beyond itself.	125
10339881280	Synonym	A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.	126
10339881281	Syntax	Refers to the way words are arranged in a sentence.	127
10339881282	Technical Language	The special vocabulary of a trade or profession. AKA jargon	128
10339881283	Tension	A feeling of excitement and expectation the reader or audience feels because of conflict, mood, or atmosphere of the work.	129
10339881284	Texture	Describes the way the elements of a work of prose or poetry are joined together. Suggests an association with the style of the author.	130
10339881285	Theme	The central idea.	131
10339881286	Thesis	A statement of the main idea of an essay.	132
10339881287	Title	A word or phrase set off at the beginning of an essay to identify the subject, to capture the main idea of the essay or to attract the reader's attention.	133
10339881288	Tone	AKA attitude. The way the author presents a subject.	134
10339881289	Topic sentence	States the central idea of a paragraph and thus limits and controls the subject of the paragraph.	135
10339881290	Transition	Words or phrases that link sentences, paragraphs, and larger units of a composition to achieve coherence.	136
10339881291	Understatement	When an author assigns less significance to an event or thing than it deserves.	137
10339881292	Unity	When all of the words, sentences, and paragraphs contribute to its thesis.	138
10339881293	Voice	How the speaker speaks. Grammatical term- written in either active or passive voice (When subject performs action its active) (When subject is acted upon its passive)	139
10339881294	Writing Process	5 stages: 1. Prewriting 2. Writing drafts 3. Revision 4. Editing 5. Publication	140
10339881295	Zeugma	A breech of sense in a sentence. It occurs when a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, but only makes literal sense with one of them.	141