AP Language & Composition 2016-17 Flashcards
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| 4870659406 | Ad Hominem | In an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's idea. | 0 | |
| 4870659407 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another. | 1 | |
| 4870659408 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from literature, history, etc. | 2 | |
| 4870659409 | Analogy | Comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify an action or a relationship. | 3 | |
| 4870659410 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer's point more coherent. | 4 | |
| 4870659411 | Anecdote | A short, simple narrative of an incident, often used for humorous effect or to make a point. | 5 | |
| 4870659412 | Antithesis | The presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraph. | 6 | |
| 4870659413 | Aphorism | A short, often witty statement of principle or a truth about life. | 7 | |
| 4870659414 | Apostrophe | Usually in poetry by sometimes in prose; the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction. | 8 | |
| 4870659415 | Appeals Pathos (Emotional appeal) | The aspect of a literary work that elicit sorrow or pity from the audience. An appeal to emotion that can be used as a means to persuade. Over-emotional can be the result of an excess of pathos. | 9 | |
| 4870659416 | Appeals Ethos (Ethical appeal) | When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him or her based on a presentation of image of self through the text. Reputation is sometime a factor in ethical appeal, but in all cases the aim is to gain the audience's confidence. | 10 | |
| 4870659417 | Appeals Logos (Logical appeal) | Appealing to the audience through use of proper reasoning and factual information. | 11 | |
| 4870659471 | Allusion | He gushed about the city, as if he found Eldoroda. | 12 | |
| 4870659472 | Analogy | Her mouth was a megaphone projecting her thoughts, loudly. | 13 | |
| 4870659473 | Anaphora | She was young. She was smart. She was beautiful. | 14 | |
| 4870659474 | Anecdote | Family Guy is full of anecdotes, especially when Peter tells a story. | 15 | |
| 4870659475 | Antithesis | Her face was ugly, but her mind was beautiful. | 16 | |
| 4870659476 | Aphorism | "People in hell want ice water," said my Mom when I said I wanted new clothes. | 17 | |
| 4870659477 | Apostrophe | In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo calls out "Juliet" over her dead body | 18 | |
| 4870659478 | Logos (Logical Appeal) | Seven out of every ten women will be in an abusive relationship before they're thirty. | 19 | |
| 4870659479 | Ethos (Ethical Appeal) | Trust me, I'm a doctor. | 20 | |
| 4870659480 | Pathos (Emotional Appeal) | Without your donation, this puppy will die. | 21 | |
| 4870659507 | Ad Hominem | "Alysa wouldn't understand, because she's a Catholic." | 22 |