AP Language Terms #4 Flashcards

4982007894	abstract language	Language expressing a quality apart from a specific object or event	0
4982011156	appeal to authority	A fallacy in which a speaker seeks to persuade an audience not by giving evidence, but by appealing to the respect people have for the famous	1
4982011157	concrete language	Language that describes specific, generally observable, persons, places, or things	2
4982014400	controlling metaphor	A detailed and complex comparison that stretches across a long section of a work; often so extensive that it dominates or organizes an entire literary work, especially a poem	3
4982015954	enthymeme	An argument in which one premise is not explicitly stated	4
4982015955	ethos	Appeals exerted by the character of the writer/speaker; attempts to persuade by calling attention to the writer's/speaker's character	5
4982018291	euphemism	A pleasant or flattering expression used in place of one that is less agreeable but possibly more accurate	6
4982019967	hyperbole	Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally	7
4982019968	auditory imagery	The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of hearing	8
4982022823	gustatory imagery	The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of taste	9
4982024889	olfactory imagery	The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of smell	10
4982024890	tactile imagery	The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of touch	11
4982028193	visual imagery	The use of figurative language to address a reader's sense of vision	12
4982028194	logos	Appeals to reason or logic	13
4982031221	understatement	A figure of speech employed by writers or speakers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is	14