Week 4 Vocabulary - AP Language and Composition Flashcards

14560826389	allegory	the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning	0
14560852551	didactic	intended to instruct	1
14560853638	generic conventions	This term describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre; for example, they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. On the AP language exam, try to distinguish the unique features of a writer's work from those dictated by convention.	2
14560833462	invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language	3
14571222218	juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	4
14560834016	organization	the arrangement of ideas, incidence, evidence, or details in a perceptible order in a paragraph, essay, or speech. It is also known as dispositio or arrangement in classic rhetoric	5
14560841841	sarcasm	From the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. It may use irony as a device, but not all ironic statements are sarcastic (that is, intended to ridicule). When well done, sarcasm can be witty and insightful; when poorly done, it is simply cruel.	6
14560847035	style	an evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices	7
14560849686	symbol/symbolism	Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else.	8
14560831621	syntax	the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences	9
14560827742	theme	the central idea of a work; the insight it offers into life	10