AP English Language and Composition Flashcards
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| 8668021853 | Alliteration | The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the begining of adjacent or closely connected words. | 0 | |
| 8668025703 | Allusion | Expressions specifically designed to call some other work to mind; typically indirect. | 1 | |
| 8668025704 | Analogy | A device used to compare two things; typically as clarification. | 2 | |
| 8668028635 | Anaphora | REPETITION: Word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. | 3 | |
| 8668028636 | Antimetabole | Where the subject becomes the object and the object becomes the subject, aka repetition in reverse. | 4 | |
| 8668028637 | Antithesis | Two ideas that are contrary; important to note IDEAS, not necessarily just words. | 5 | |
| 8668031397 | Ethos Appeal | A way that an author establishes credibility. | 6 | |
| 8668031398 | Pathos Appeal | An appeal to the audiences passions. | 7 | |
| 8668033615 | Logos Appeal | A logical appeal with facts. | 8 | |
| 8668037905 | Assonance | REPETITION: The repetition of the sound of a vowel. | 9 | |
| 8668037906 | Climax | Rhetorically, it is the buildup of importance. | 10 | |
| 8668037907 | Consonance | Agreement between actions (as opposed to disonance). | 11 | |
| 8668040038 | Diction | The choice of words and phrases. | 12 | |
| 8668040039 | Ellipsis | The omission of superfluous, or contextually implicit information. | 13 | |
| 8668040040 | Epistrophe | REPETITION: Word or phrase at the end of a sentence. | 14 | |
| 8668043990 | Metaphor | FIGURATIVE: A direct comparison. | 15 | |
| 8668043991 | Simile | FIGURATIVE: A comparison using like or as. | 16 | |
| 8668055731 | Personification | FIGURATIVE: Attribution of human nature to an inapplicable object. | 17 | |
| 8668055732 | Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration. | 18 | |
| 8668055733 | Juxtaposition | Two things placed close together with contrasting effects. | 19 | |
| 8668058446 | Classical Model of Organization | 20 | ||
| 8668058447 | Deductive Reasoning | 21 | ||
| 8668062412 | Inductive Reasoning | 22 | ||
| 8668062413 | Parallelism | Parallel structure, syntax, or diction. | 23 | |
| 8668064626 | Repetition | Repeating as a use of stressing a point. | 24 | |
| 8668066680 | Rhetorical Question | A question with an implicit answer. | 25 | |
| 8668066681 | Hypophora | A question that is asked and answered. | 26 | |
| 8668070787 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases. | 27 | |
| 8668074234 | Active Voice | 28 | ||
| 8668074235 | Passive Voice | 29 | ||
| 8668074236 | Tone | 30 | ||
| 8668080066 | Understatement | A purposeful statement that is less than the truth: an under-exaggeration. (Taking a physics test and saying "that was hard") | 31 | |
| 8668080067 | Litotes | An understatement using an opposite: "that was not easy" | 32 | |
| 8668082678 | Procatalepsis | A rebuttal to other possible opinions. | 33 | |
| 8668085212 | Distinctio | An elaboration on how the writer defines a specific word. | 34 | |
| 8668253283 | Rhetorical Triangle |  | 35 | |
| 8668279512 | Claim of Fact | Asserts that something is true or not true. | 36 | |
| 8672108696 | Claim of Value | Claims something is good or bad. | 37 | |
| 8672108697 | Claim of Policy | Argues for how something can be changed | 38 | |
| 8668504910 | Simple Sentence | A sentence with a single independent clause. | 39 | |
| 8668504911 | Compound Sentence | A sentence that has two clauses, each of which can be a simple sentence. | 40 | |
| 8668504912 | Complex Sentence | Interdependent clauses: 1 independent, and 1 subordinate. | 41 | |
| 8668508995 | Compound Complex Sentence | Has defining features of both complex and compound sentences. | 42 | |
| 8668540021 | DIDLS Analysis | Diction, Imagery, Details, Language, Syntax | 43 | |
| 8668556538 | Declarative Statement | States a fact (.) | 44 | |
| 8668558168 | Interrogative Sentence | A question (?) | 45 | |
| 8668558169 | Imperative Sentence | A command (!) | 46 | |
| 8668560342 | Hortative Sentence | Exhorts or calls to action: Let's talk about that. (Kind imperative) | 47 | |
| 8668624116 | Socratic irony | Teaching by claiming ignorance. | 48 | |
| 8668629237 | Situational Irony | Like a cardiac surgeon having a heart attack. | 49 | |
| 8668635440 | Burlesque | Ridiculous exaggeration | 50 | |
| 8668638922 | Invective | Harsh and bitter | 51 | |
| 8668645706 | Narrative | Telling a story, recounting events. Based upon personal knowledge and experience, typically chronological, is a story with a thesis. | 52 | |
| 8668652822 | Definition | Lays foundation, makes sure author and reader are 'speaking the same language.' | 53 | |
| 8668663312 | Classification and Division | "What goes together and why?" Sorts materials into categories (more than two) and makes connections. | 54 | |
| 8668664154 | Description | How something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, feels. Establishes mood or atmosphere. Can make readers empathize. | 55 | |
| 8668665897 | Process Analysis | Explains clearly and logically how something is done; tells us how something works. Can be used to satirize, critique, or editorialize. | 56 | |
| 8668669443 | Comparison and Contrast | The juxtaposition of two things to highlight similarities and differences. | 57 | |
| 8668670593 | Exemplification | Providing a series of examples, a general idea becomes concrete. Writers may use one extended example, or a series of related ones. | 58 | |
| 8668672286 | Cause and Effect | Using clear logic, trace causes that lead to an effect. Avoid jumping to conclusion. | 59 |