AP Language Terms Flashcards

5463667514	ad hominem argument	an argument that appeals to emotion rather than logic	0
5463668381	allegory	the device of using character and/or story elements sybolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning	1
5463670284	alliteration	the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words	2
5463671766	allusion	a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art	3
5463673660	ambiguity	the multiple meanings of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage	4
5463674812	analogy	a similtarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them	5
5463677185	antecedent	the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	6
5463678603	aphorism	a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle	7
5463680191	apostrophe	a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction	8
5463681777	atmosphere	the emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work	9
5463682758	clause	a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb	10
5463685610	colloquial/colloquialism	the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	11
5463686561	conceit	a fanciful expression	12
5463687376	connotation	the non literal, associative meaning of a word	13
5463688566	denotation	the strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color	14
5463690321	diction	the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness	15
5463695055	didactic	literally means "teaching." Didactic works have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially of moral or ethical principles	16
5463697694	euphemism	from the greek work for "good speech." A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts	17
5463700336	extended metaphor	a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work	18
5463704271	figurative language	writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid	19
5567639853	figure of speech	A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things.	20
5567649754	generic conventions	traditions for each genre; differentiate between an essay and journalistic writing	21
5567658666	genre	the major category into which a literary work fits	22
5567663439	homily	"sermon;" any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice	23
5567670683	hyperbole	A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement	24
5567680909	imagery	the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions	25
5567693574	inference/infer	to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented	26
5567704325	invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language	27
5567707502	irony/ironic	the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what actually is true. Three types: verbal, situational, and dramatic.	28
5567721946	loose sentence	a type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses	29
5940662963	metaphor	a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity	30
5940734175	metonymy	a term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name." A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.	31
5940754309	mood	two meanings: 1. grammatical; deals with verbal units and a speaker's attitude 2. literary; the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work	32
5940770596	narrative	the telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events	33
5940780948	onomatopoeia	a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words	34
5940784980	oxymoron	a figureof speech where the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox	35
5940851655	paradox	a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity	36
5940869999	parallelism	term comes from Greek roots meaning "beside one another." It refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity	37
5940938619	parody	a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule	38
5940985308	pedantic	an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish	39
5940998584	periodic sentence	a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end	40
5941058851	personification	a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions	41
5941076275	point of view	the perspective from which the story is told; the author's attitude	42
5941081444	predicate adjectives	an adjective, group of adjectives, or adjective clause that modifies or describes the subject and appears in the predicate of the sentence	43
5941200615	predicate nominative	a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject	44
5941215452	prose	fictio and nonfiction, including all its forms, becuase they are written in ordinary language and most closely resemble ordinary speech	45
5941233031	repetition	the duplication of any element of language, suchas sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.	46
5941291766	rhetoric	fro the greek for "orator," this term describes the principle governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively	47
5941442268	rhetorical modes	the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing; exposition, argumentation, description, and narration	48
5941510130	rhetorical question	a question that is asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply	49
5941524063	sarcasm	from the greek meaning "to tear flesh," it involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something	50
5941535772	satire	a work tht targets human vices and follies, or social institutions and conventions, for reform or ridicule.	51
5941544827	simile	an explicit comparison, normally using like, as, or if	52
5941554964	style	an evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices.	53
5941573300	subject complement	the word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements the subject of the sentence by either renaming it or describing it.	54
5941582147	subordinate clause	the clause that cannot stand alone and does not express a complete thought	55
5941592853	syllogism	from the Greek for "reckoning together," it is a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises - the first one called "major" and the second "minor" - the inevitably lead to a sound conclusion	56
5941612431	symbol/symbolism	anything that represents or stands for something else	57
5941618656	conventional symbols	symbols that have been invested with meaning by a group; includes religious symbols and group symbols	58
5941625399	literary symbols	symbols found in a variety of works and are generally recognized; can be conventional	59
5941664275	syntax	the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences	60
5941672849	theme	the central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life	61
5941702809	thesis	the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or proposition	62
5941683338	tone	the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both	63
5941687291	transition	a word or phrase that links different ideas	64
5941692215	understatement	the ironic minimalizing of fact, it presents something as less significant than it is	65
5941699056	wit	intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights	66
5955706921	Attitude	A writer's intellectual position or emotion regarding the subject of the writing	67
5955706922	Concrete detail	Strictly defined, it refers to nouns that name physical objects.	68
5955706923	Descriptive detail	The writers sensory description.	69
5955706924	Devices	The figures of speech, syntax, fiction, and other stylistic elements that collectively produce a particular artistic effect	70
5955706925	Language	How the elements of language combine to form a whole. How diction, syntax, figurative language, and sentence structure create a cumulative effect.	71
5955706926	Narrative devices	The tools of the storyteller.	72
5955706927	Narrative technique	The style of telling the "story" even if the passage is nonfiction	73
5955706928	Persuasive devices	The words in the passage that have strong connotations-words that intensify the emotional effect	74
5955706929	Persuasive essay	A coherent argument in which the evidence builds to a logical and relevant conclusion	75
5955711292	Resources of language	All the devices of composition available to a writer	76
5955711293	Rhetorical features	How a passage is constructed	77
5955711294	Sentence structure	The types of sentences the writer uses. Can be simple, compound, and/or complex	78
5955711295	Stylistic devices	All the elements of the language that contribute to style	79