AP language set 8 Flashcards

11017997204	Subject complement	The word (with any accompanying phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it (the predicate nominative) or (2) describing it (the predicate adjective).	0
11017997205	Subjectivity	a personal presentation of evens and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions	1
11017997206	subordinate clause	a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause	2
11017997207	subordinate conjunction	a conjunction (like 'since' or 'that' or 'who') that introduces a dependent clause	3
11017997208	Syllogism	a logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion	4
11017997209	conventional symbol	symbol that is universally understood: cross, flag, skull and bones	5
11017997210	literary symbol	The use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas	6
11017997211	natural symbols	objects and occurrences from nature to symbolize ideas commonly associated with them	7
11017997212	syncrisis	comparison of diverse or contradictory things	8
11017997213	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	9
11017997214	Syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	10
11017997215	tautology	needless repetition of an idea by using different but equivalent words; a redundancy	11
11017997216	Theme	the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic	12
11017997217	Thesis	a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.	13
11017997218	Tone	A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.	14
11017997219	Undertone	An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece.	15