AP Language and Composition Vocab 6 Flashcards

9507954384	Style	An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language and other literary devices. Or the classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors.	0
9507958911	Subject complement	The word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it.	1
9507964314	Subordinate clause	This word group contains both a subject and a verb, but unlike the independent clause, these cannot stand alone; it does not express a complete thought.	2
9507966184	Syllogism	A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.	3
9507970892	Symbol/symbolism	Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else. Usually, these are something concrete -- such as an object, action, character, or scene -- that represents something more abstract.	4
9507976401	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or, occasionally, the whole is used to represent a part.	5
9507978609	Synesthesia	When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another.	6
9507981034	Syntax	The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. This is similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of ______ as groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words.	7
9507987904	Theme	The central idea or message of a work, the insight of it offers into life. Usually, _____ is unstated in fictional works, but in nonfiction, the _____ may be directly stated, especially in expository or argumentative writing.	8
9507992357	Thesis	In expository writing, the ______ statement is the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinon, purpose, meaning, or position.	9
9507993473	Tone	Similar to mood, ____ describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. ____ is easier to determine in spoken language than in written language.	10
9508001986	Transition	A word or phrase that links different ideas. Used especially, although not exclusively, in expository and argumentative writing, ___________ effecively signal a shift from one idea to another.	11
9508006421	Understatement	The ironic minimalizing of fact, this presents something as less significant than it is. The effect can frequently be humorous and emphatic. The opposite of "hyperbole."	12
9508011763	Wit	In modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. A _____ statement is humorous, while suggesting the speaker's verbal power in crating ingenious and perspective remarks. Usually uses terse language that makes a pointed statement.	13