Terminology for AP Language and Composition Flashcards
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| 10399472204 | Alliteration | The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables. |  | 0 |
| 10399477122 | Allusion | An indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event. |  | 1 |
| 10399480468 | Analogy | An extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things. |  | 2 |
| 10399483517 | Anaphora | The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses. |  | 3 |
| 10399487347 | Anecdote | A short account of an interesting event. |  | 4 |
| 10399493158 | Annotation | Explanatory or critical notes added to a text. |  | 5 |
| 10399495873 | Antecedent | The noun to which a later pronoun refers. |  | 6 |
| 10399499015 | Antimetabole | The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast. |  | 7 |
| 10399502496 | Antithesis | Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas. |  | 8 |
| 10399510775 | Aphorism | A short, astute statement of a general truth. |  | 9 |
| 10399515872 | Appositive | A word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun. |  | 10 |
| 10399519378 | Archaic diction | The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language. |  | 11 |
| 10399522040 | Argument | A statement put forth and supported by evidence. |  | 12 |
| 10399524714 | Aristotelian triangle | A diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience. |  | 13 |
| 10399528192 | Assertion | An emphatic statement; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument. |  | 14 |
| 10399532883 | Assumption | A belief or statement taken for granted without proof. |  | 15 |
| 10399537082 | Asyndeton | Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses. |  | 16 |
| 10399540044 | Attitude | The speaker's position on a subject as revealed through his or her tone. |  | 17 |
| 10399542996 | Audience | One's listeners or relationship; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed. |  | 18 |
| 10399545372 | Authority | A reliable, respected source—someone with knowledge. |  | 19 |
| 10399548335 | Bias | Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue. |  | 20 |
| 10399550608 | Cite | Identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source. |  | 21 |
| 10399555032 | Claim | An assertion, usually supported by evidence. |  | 22 |
| 10399558260 | Close reading | A careful reading that is attentive to organization, figurative language, sentence structure, vocabulary, and other literary and structural elements of a text. |  | 23 |
| 10399566447 | Colloquial/ism | An informal or conversational use of language. |  | 24 |
| 10399569193 | Common ground | Shared beliefs, values, or positions. |  | 25 |
| 10399573805 | Complex sentence | A sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. |  | 26 |
| 10399578576 | Concession | A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding. |  | 27 |
| 10399585967 | Connotation | That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning |  | 28 |
| 10399589425 | Context | Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning. |  | 29 |
| 10399593323 | Coordination | A grammatical equivalent between parts of a sentence, often through a coordinating conjunction such as "and", or "but." | 30 | |
| 10399600729 | Counteragrument | A challenge to a position; an opposing arguement. | | 31 |
| 10399603117 | Cumulative sentence | A sentence that makes a statement |  | 32 |