AP Language: 55 Terms Flashcards
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| 7827151139 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in "she sells seashells"). | 0 | |
| 7827335556 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. | 1 | |
| 7827345670 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. | 2 | |
| 7827345671 | Anaphora | A sub-type of parallelism, when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences. | 3 | |
| 7827348864 | Antithesis | Opposition or contrast of ideas through parallelism. | 4 | |
| 7827368935 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. | 5 | |
| 7827371886 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 6 | |
| 7827374005 | Appositive | a noun or pronoun placed beside another noun or pronoun to identify or describe it. "Our community has a new organization, (a writers' club called Writers, Inc.)" | 7 | |
| 7827374006 | Bandwagon | persuasive technique and a type of propaganda through which a writer persuades his readers, so that the majority could agree with the argument of the writer. | 8 | |
| 7827377731 | Begging the Question | a fallacy of argument in which a claim is based on the very grounds that are in doubt or dispute. | 9 | |
| 7827377732 | Cause and Effect | Argumentation by cause and effect means that particular event is caused or affected by another event | 10 | |
| 7827382030 | Connotation | the suggestion or associations that surround most words and extend beyond their literal meaning, creating associational effects. | 11 | |
| 7827386036 | Cumulative/ Loose Sentence | A sentence in which the subject and verb come at the front of the sentence. | 12 | |
| 7827388894 | Declarative Sentence | states a fact or an argument and ends with a full stop | 13 | |
| 7827392739 | Deductive Reasoning | a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. | 14 | |
| 7827394881 | Denotation | defined as literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings. | 15 | |
| 7827394882 | Dialect | a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group | 16 | |
| 7827397996 | Diction | style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer. | 17 | |
| 7827397997 | Ellipsis | the omission of a word or several words necessary for a complete construction that is still understandable. | 18 | |
| 7827401857 | Ethos | the self-image a writer creates to define a relationship with readers. In arguments, most writers try to establish an ethos that suggests authority and credibility. | 19 | |
| 7827401858 | Euphemism | a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. | 20 | |
| 7827406325 | Exclamatory Sentence | a type of main clause that expresses strong feelings by making an exclamation. | 21 | |
| 7827406326 | Fallacy | An incorrect belief or supposition based on faulty data, defective evidence, or false information. | 22 | |
| 7827408800 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 23 | |
| 7827408801 | Hyperbole | use of overstatement for special effect. | 24 | |
| 7827411582 | Imagery | to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. | 25 | |
| 7827415286 | Imperative Sentence | a type of sentence that gives instructions or advice, and expresses a command, an order, a direction, or a request. | 26 | |
| 7827419768 | Inductive Reasoning | A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization. | 27 | |
| 7827424154 | Interrogative Sentence | a type of sentence that asks a question. | 28 | |
| 7827424155 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 29 | |
| 7827428068 | Irony | use of language that suggests a meaning in contrast to the literal meaning of the words. | 30 | |
| 7827673868 | Jargon | Special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group. | 31 | |
| 7827677318 | Juxtaposition | two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. | 32 | |
| 7827677319 | Logos | a statement, sentence or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic. | 33 | |
| 7827684494 | Metaphor | a figure of speech that makes a comparison, as in: 'The ship was a beacon of hope'. | 34 | |
| 7827730256 | Metonymy | a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 35 | |
| 7827687093 | Onomatopoeia | a word, which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. | 36 | |
| 7827687094 | Oxymoron | a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. | 37 | |
| 7827690702 | Paradox | A statement or idea that seems contradictory but is in fact true. | 38 | |
| 7827693036 | Parallelism | use of similar grammatical structures or forms for pleasing effect: 'in the classroom, on the playground and at the mall'. | 39 | |
| 7827693037 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 40 | |
| 7827695237 | Pathos | See emotional appeal. | 41 | |
| 7827698546 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence in which the subject and verb come toward the end of the sentence. | 42 | |
| 7827701130 | Personification | a figure of speech in which a thing - an idea or an animal - is given human attributes. | 43 | |
| 7827703610 | Premise/ Claim | states the arguments main idea or position | 44 | |
| 7827703611 | Pun | a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words having different meanings. | 45 | |
| 7827706144 | Repetition | a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer. | 46 | |
| 7827709166 | Rhetorical Shift | A change or movement in a piece from one point or idea to another | 47 | |
| 7827709167 | Simile | a comparison that uses like or as. | 48 | |
| 7827713635 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole. | 49 | |
| 7827713636 | Synthesive | to combine two or more elements to form a new whole. | 50 | |
| 7827716666 | Theme | a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly. | 51 | |
| 7827716667 | Thesis | a sentence that sufficiently states a writer's main point. | 52 | |
| 7827720326 | Understatement/ Litotes | a figure of speech that makes a weaker statement than a situation seems to call for. It can lead to powerful or too humorous effects. | 53 | |
| 7827725758 | Zeugma | a figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas. | 54 |