AP Lang Flashcards

7725184612	Rhetoric	art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques	0
7725199223	Diction	writers choice	1
7725205803	Denotation	dictionary definition of a word	2
7725209094	Connotation	personal and cultural associations a word brings with it	3
7725222937	Vernacular, Dialect, Local Color, Regionalism, Colloquialism	using the native and/or informal language of a country or a place	4
7725230830	Euphemism	using an inoffensive term in place of an offensive one	5
7725236887	Antecedent	thing that exists before another, in grammar, the noun (the pronoun that came before the pronoun)	6
7725249845	Syntax	how a writers sentences unfold	7
7725257539	Repetition	deliberate repetition of a sound, word, phrase, or sentence for emphasis	8
7725267731	Loose/strung-along sentence	sentence that makes complete sense if brought to an end even before the final period	9
7725276264	Periodic Sentence	sentence that only makes sense when the end of the sentence is reached	10
7725284200	Rhetorical Fragment	deliberate use of a sentence fragment for special emphasis	11
7725295830	Rhetorical Question	question asked without expectation of an answer	12
7725303465	Parallelism	repetition of a grammatical structure, provides rhythm, balance, and unity within a text	13
7725318838	Antithesis	two opposing ideas presented in parallel structure	14
7725321933	Juxtaposition	normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit	15