AP Language and Composition Key Terms Flashcards

14534243546	allusion	-a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance -does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers -literary and rhetorical devices indirect reference to famous events or characters from history, literature, or mythology	0
14534246678	analogy	-a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it -aims at explaining that idea or thing by comparing it to something that is familiar -literary and rhetorical devices comparison of two similar but different things, usually to clarify an action or a relationship	1
14534246679	audience	-the person for whom a writer writes, or composer composes -refers to the spectators, listeners, and intended readers of a writing, performance, or speech -A writer uses a particular style of language, tone, and content according to what he knows about his audience	2
14534247467	diction	-the choice of words -the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing	3
14534247468	occasion	-reason -cause -event	4
14534248515	polemic	-a controversy, debate or dispute, or a person who is inclined to argue -A written attack on a political decision is an example -A person who argues about science or religion or about how science and religion intersect is an example -literary and stylistic terms a controversial argument especially one refuting or attacking a specific opinion or doctrine	5
14534248516	purpose	-a person's reason for writing, such as to inform, entertain, explain, or persuade	6
14534249590	qualified argument	-you agree with most of the claim, however, there are instances when the claim is not valid and you agree with a point from the opposing argument -you agree and disagree with different parts of what's written -provide evidence that proves a part and evidence that disproves a part	7
14534249591	rhetoric	-a technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form	8
14534250336	speaker	-the voice behind the novel, poem, etc.—the person we imagine to be saying the thing out loud -think of the speaker of a poem, for example, as a character—someone to be analyzed, thought about, and discovered	9
14534250337	syntax	-the arrangement of words -the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language -literary and stylistic terms manner in which words are joined to make phrases, clauses, and sentences	10
14534250854	synthesize	-to combine two or more elements to form a new whole. -In the literature review, the "elements" are the findings of the literature you gather and read -the "new whole" is the conclusion you draw from those findings	11
14534255092	tone	-an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience -is generally conveyed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject -can be formal, informal, serious, comic, sarcastic, sad, or cheerful, or it may be any other existing attitude -literary and stylistic terms attitude of the speaker of a work of literature expresses to the reader through the language	12