AP Language Summer Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 4753306662 | Argument | A discussion involving differing points of view; debate (synonyms - quarrel, disagreement, squabble) | 0 | |
| 4753310215 | Concession | A literary device used in argumentative writing where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent (synonyms - counterclaim) | 1 | |
| 4753311369 | Connotation | Refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly (examples - positive;dove and negative;politician) | 2 | |
| 4753314191 | Denotation | A literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings (examples - emotional meanings such as images) | 3 | |
| 4753314960 | Diction | A style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer (examples - formal, colloquial, slang) | 4 | |
| 4753318895 | Exemplification | (plural for exemplum) defined as a short tale, narrative, or anecdote used in literary pieces and speeches to explain a doctrine or emphasize a moral point (examples - real exemplum;mythology or real history and fictional exemplum; invented facts, expressed in parable, fable comparisons) | 5 | |
| 4753321863 | Imagery | Using figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas, in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses (examples - dark, dim, scream, shouting, soft, juicy, sweet) | 6 | |
| 4753325051 | Refutation | Denotes that part of an argument where a speaker or writer encounters contradicting points of view (examples - counterclaim; logic and evidence plus exposing the discrepancies or opposing argument) | 7 | |
| 4753326579 | Rhetoric | A technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form (synonym - composition, pomposity) (examples - allusion, hyperbole, stereotypical) | 8 | |
| 4753327450 | Rhetorical Devices | Employed to achieve particular emphasis and effect (synonym - figures of speech) (examples - rhetorical question, allusion, hyperbole) | 9 | |
| 4753328837 | Rhetorical Modes | (also known as modes of discourse) Describe the variety, conventions, purposes of the major kinds of language-based communication, particularly writing and speaking (examples - narration, description, exposition, and argumentation) | 10 | |
| 4753330842 | Semantics | Construct a relation between adjoining words and clarifies the sense of a sentence whether the meanings of words are literal or figurative (examples - connotative, denotative) | 11 | |
| 4753331404 | Style | The way the writer writes and it is the technique which an individual author uses in his writing (examples - expository, argumentative, descriptive, persuasive, narrative) | 12 | |
| 4753333996 | Thesis | A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved (synonyms - theory, contention, argument) | 13 | |
| 4753333997 | Tone | An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience (examples - cheerful, sarcastic, pessimistic) | 14 | |
| 4753333998 | Validity | Quality of being logically or factually sound; soundless (examples - authority, effectiveness, force) | 15 |