AP English Language & Composition Flashcards

13975812259	dicton	word choice	0
13975812260	syntax	ordering of words in a sentence; describes sentence structure	1
13975812261	rhetoric	the art of speaking or writing effectively	2
13975812262	logos	an appeal to reason and logic	3
13975812263	ethos	an appeal to the speaker's credibility	4
13975812264	pathos	an appeal to the emotions, values, or desires of the audience	5
13975812265	imagery	a figurative language that is used to convey a sensory perception (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, or gustatory)	6
13975812266	hyperbole	overstatement or exaggeration	7
13975812267	understatement	a figurative language that presents the facts in a way that makes them appear much less significant than they really are	8
13975812268	simile	a comparison between two unlike objects using like or as	9
13975812269	metaphor	a simile without a connecting term such as "like" or "as"	10
13975812270	extended metaphor	a metaphor that lasts for longer than just one phrase or sentence	11
13975812271	symbol	a word that represents something other than itself	12
13975812272	denotation	refers to a word's primary or literal significance	13
13975812273	connotation	refers to the vast range of other meanings that a word suggests	14
13975812274	oxymoron	two contradictory words are paired together	15
13975812275	paradox	contains two elements which cannot both be true at the same time	16
13975812276	personification	inanimate objects or concepts are given human qualities	17
13975812277	anthropomorphism	a specific type of personification wherein animals are given human qualities	18
13975812278	rhetorical question	a question whose answer is obvious	19
13975812279	bombast	language that is overly rhetorical, especially when considered in context	20
13975812280	pun	a play on words, either plays on the multiple meanings of a word or replace one word with another that is similar in sound but very different in meaning	21
13975812281	metonymy	one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated	22
13975812282	synecdoche	a form of metonymy that's restricted to cases in which a part is used to signify the whole	23
13975812283	theme	a theme is a general idea contained in a text; the theme may be stated explicitly or only suggested. an idea that is developed over the course of a chapter or an entire book	24
13975812284	aphorism	a concise, pithy statement of an opinion or a general truth	25
13975812285	malapropism	the unintentional use of a word that resembles the word intended but that has a very different meaning	26
13975812286	circumlocution	talking around a subject or talking around a word	27
13975812287	euphemism	a word or words that are used to avoid employing an unpleasant or offensive term	28
13975812288	verbal irony	refers to the process of stating something but meaning the opposite of what is stated	29
13975812289	sarcasm	a verbal irony used with the intent to injure	30
13975812290	situational irony	refers to a circumstance that runs contrary to what was expected	31
13975812291	satire	something is portrayed in a way that's deliberately distorted to achieve comic effect	32
13975812292	parody	imitation for comedic effect	33
13975812293	lampoon	sharp ridicule of the behavior or character of a person or institution	34
13975812294	caricature	a ludicrous exaggeration of the defects of persons or things	35