AP Language Terms Flashcards

7708512709	Deduction	Arguing/reasoning from general to specific	0
7708514991	Denotation	Literal meaning of a word. Dictionary definition.	1
7708518503	Diction	The author's choice of words	2
7708522401	Double Entendre	Double meaning of a group of words that the writer has purposley left ambiguos.	3
7732757916	Elegiac	Mournful over what has passed or been lost.	4
7732777243	Epigram	A brief witty statement.	5
7732781622	Epithet	A word or phrase adding a characteristic to a thing or person's name.	6
7732791938	Ethos	Appeal that focuses on a credibility of a person.	7
7732812726	Euphemism	A word that serves as a substitute for an unpleasant word.	8
7732820964	Figurative Language	Figures of speech that foes beyond literal meaning to archieve a literary effect.	9
7732839947	Grounds	The material a writer uses to support a claim. (Evidence/Appeals)	10
7732851603	Hyperbole	Exaggeration for emphasis.	11
7733108438	Imagery	Words that appeal to your senses.	12
7733116654	Induction	Reasoning from specific to general.	13
7733125958	Inference	A reasonable conclusion drawn from information presented.	14
7733150954	Inversion	A sentence in which the verb precedes the subject.	15
7733141277	Invective	Spiteful, angry language.	16
7733155385	Irony	Verbal- Opposite of what is said is meant. Dramatic- The audience knows something that the character doesn't. Situational- The opposite happens from what is expected.	17
7733171421	Rhetoric	Effective, persuasive, eloquent language use.	18
7733180478	Rhetorical Triangle	1. Speaker 2. Subject 3. Audience Middle- Context/purpose	19
7733188411	Alliteration	Repeating/repetition of constant sounds.	20
7733195614	Allusion	An indirect reference to something outside of the text.	21
7733203086	Ambiguity	Unclear; 2 or more possible meanings or interpretations.	22
7733211355	Analogy	An extended comparison between 2 seemingly dissimilar things.	23
7733219122	Anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning successive clauses.	24
7733234298	Antithesis	Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas.	25
7733240454	Aphorism	Axiom; A short astute statement of general truth.	26
7733250274	Apostrophe	Addressing a person/concept that's not there.	27
7733256839	Bias	Prejudice or predisposition, toward one side of subject or issue.	28
7733267014	Claim	A statement that asserts a belief or truth.	29
7733275005	Cliche	An overused expression.	30
7733278582	Colloquial/ism	Language that is distinctive to a certain time and/or place.	31
7733284637	Concession	A reluctant acknowledgement or yielding.	32
7733290540	Connotation	Implied definition of a word.	33
7861130352	Jargon	The specialized vocabulary of a profession/academic field.	34
7861133286	Juxtaposition	Placement of 2 things side by side for emphasis.	35
7861136184	Litotes	Understatement; uses sarcasm.	36
7861137305	Logos	Appeal to logic- facts, statistics, logical information.	37
7861143797	Metaphor	As implied comparison.	38
7861149267	Metonymy	Use of one aspect of something to represent the whole.	39
7861153042	Narration	Story telling.	40
7861160073	Onomatopoeia	Words that are spelled the same way they sound.	41
7861161552	Oxymoron	Figure of speech, that combines 2 contradicting terms.	42
7861164834	Paradox	A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true.	43
7861169589	Parallelism	Repetition of similar grammatical/synthatical structure.	44
7861183677	Parody	A piece that imitates/exaggerates the prominent features on another; used for comic effect/ridicule.	45
7861192069	Pathos	Appeal to emotion.	46
7861193927	Personification	Giving human characteristics to non-human.	47
7861195266	Point of View	The perspective from which something is told/argued.	48
7861197163	Purpose	One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.	49