AP Language Vocab Flashcards

7660796331	Abstract Language	language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places. The observable or "physical" is usually described with concrete language. Ex: love, honor, integrity, evil	0
7660829136	Ad Hominem	Latin for "against the man". When a writer personally attacks his or her opponents instead of their arguments.	1
7660847350	Allegory	A story, fictional or nonfictional, in which characters, things,and events is meant to be revealed an abstraction or truth. The characters and other elements may be symbolic of the ideas referred to.	2
7660867203	Alliteration	Repetition of initial sounds of words in close proximity to each other.	3
7660877014	Allusion	Indirect reference to something with which the reader is supposed to be familiar. Used with humorous intent, to establish a connection between the reader and writer or to make a subtle point.	4
7660903870	Anecdote	short narrative used to illustrate a write or speakers point	5
7660911120	Ambiguity	event or situation tat maybe interpreted in more then one way. Also, the manner of expression of such an event or situation may be ambiguous. Unintentional ambiguity is usually vagueness.	6
7660967169	Analogy	a comparison to a directly parallel case. When s writer uses an analogy, he or she argues that a claim reasonable for the analogous case	7
7660981109	Analysis	Breaking down of something to see how the parts come together to form the whole. This, in rhetorical analysis, we consider how the rhetorical devices and strategies come together to support the authors purpose	8
7661007044	Annotation	Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical date	9
7661048983	Antithesis	Balancing of 2 opposites or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses	10
7661129045	Apostrophe	Direct address to an absent or imaginary person, or to an object, quality, or idea	11
7661155372	Assonance	Repetition of a vowel sound within 2 or more words in close proximity	12
7661174078	Authority	Arguments that draw on recognized experts or persons with highly relevant experience are said to rest on authoritative backing or authority. Readers are expected to accept claims if they are in agreement with an authority`s view	13
7661220227	Backing	Support or evidence for a claim in an argument	14
7661225701	Balance	Construction in which both halves of the sentence are about the same length and importance	15
7661249862	Begging the Question	Often called "circular reasoning", occurs when the believably of the evidence depends on the believably of the claim	16
7661278984	Casual Relationship	A writer asserts tat one outcome results from another. To show how one outcome produces or brings out another of often relevant in establishing a logical argument	17
7661302990	Circumlocution	Indirect, wordy language used to avoid stating it simply and directly	18
7661351716	Clause	Group of words containing a subject and a verb. An independent clause can stand alone grammatically as a complete sentence. A subordinate clause begins with a subordinating conjunction and is considered a sentence fragment unless attached to an independent clause	19
7661447074	Colloquial Language	Everyday informal language; conversational language	20
7661512548	Common Language	Shared beliefs or assumptions called "common knowledge". A writer may argue that if something is widely believed, then readers should accept it	21
7661531785	Concrete Language	Language that describes specific observable things, people, or places, rather than ideas or qualities	22
7661541818	Connotation	Rather than the dictionary definition, the association suggested by the word. Implied meaning - connotation, rather than literal meaning (denotation)	23
7661562546	Consonance	Repetition of constant sounds within 2 or more words in close proximity	24
7661619515	Conventional	Following certain conventions, or traditional techniques of writing. An over-reliance on conventions ma result in lack of originality.	25
7661668042	Cumulative Sentence	Sentence which begins with the main idea and then expands on the idea with a series of details or other particulars	26
7661679809	Deduction	Begins with a general statement and then applies that statement to specific examples to arrive at a conclusion	27
7661711747	Dialect	Characteristics of language particular to a specific region or culture	28
7661716928	Diction	Word choice, particularly as an element of style. Different types and arrangements of words have significant effects on meaning.	29
7661802229	Didactic	Term to describe fiction or non-fiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking	30
7661830311	Dramatic Irony	When the reader is aware of an inconsistency between a fictional or nonfictional characters perception of a situation and the truth of that situation	31
7661859995	Either-or-Reasoning	When the writer reduces an argument or issue to 2 popular opposites and ignores any alternatives	32
7661903769	Emotional Appeal	When a writer appeals to emotion (often through pathos) to excite and involves them in the argument	33
7661924762	Equivocation	When a writer uses the same term in 2 different senses in an argument	34
7661931488	Evoke	To transmit a particular feeling, emotion, or sensory image	35
7661938535	Ethical Appeal	When a writer tried to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text. Reputation is sometimes a factor in ethical appeals, but in all cases the aim is to gain the audiences confidence	36
7661961301	Euphemism	Pleasant or sanitized example used to describe something unpleasant or negative	37
7661969976	Example	Individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern. Arguing by example is considered reliable if examples are demonstrably true or factual as well ad relevant	38
7661999712	Explication	Act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text. Explication usually involves close reading and special attention o figurative language	39
7662033270	False Analogy	When 2 cases are not sufficiently parallel to lead readers to accept a claim of connection between them	40
7662043159	Figurative Language	Word or words that are inaccurate literally, but describe by calling to mind sensations or responses that the thing described evokes. May be in the form of metaphors or similes, both non-literal comparisons.	41