AP Language Vocab Section 5 Flashcards

6107298411	Satire	A work that targets human voices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. Best seen as a style of writing rather than a purpose for writing.	0
6107298412	Semantics	The branch of linguistic that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their conditions, and their relation to one another.	1
6107298751	Semiotics	The study of signs and symbols and how they are used.	2
6107300613	Style	The consideration of this has two purposes, an evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in literary devices, and classification of authors to a group and comparison of authors to similar authors.	3
6107300614	Subject Complement	The word or clauses that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it.	4
6107302392	Subordinate Clause	Like all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb, but unlike the independent clause, this cannot stand alone; it does not express a complete thought.	5
6107302393	Syllogism	A deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion.	6
6107304101	Symbol/Symbolism	Anything that represents itself and stands for something else, usually something concrete that represents something more abstract	7
6107307935	Synecdoche	A type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole, the whole for the part, the genus for the species, the genus for the specie.	8
6107310838	Syntax	The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences; similar to diction, but you can differentiate between them by thinking of this as the group of words.	9
6107310839	Theme	The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life; usually this is unstated in fictional works.	10
6107310840	Thesis	In expository writing, this is the sentence of a group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position.	11
6107312397	Tone	Similar to mood, tone describes the author's attitude toward his/her material, the audience, or both. This is easier to determine in spoken language than in written language.	12
6107312398	Transition	A word or phrase that links different ideas, used especially in expository and argumentative writing. This effectively signals a shift from one idea to another.	13
6107312411	Understatement	The ironic minimizing of fact, this presents something as less significant than it is, the effect of this can frequently be humorous and empathetic.	14
6107314388	Undertone	An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece.	15
6107314389	Wit	In modern usage, intellectually amazing language that surprises and delights. This is humorous, while suggesting the speaker's verbal power in creating ingenious and perceptive remarks.	16