AP Language Vocab Flashcards

14684930801	exigence	the situation, setting, and specific events surrounding the text when it was written. influences the purpose of the argument.	0
14684934909	tone	the characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the characters, subject, and the audience.	1
14684939925	ethos	the credibility or reputation of the speaker or writer to appeal to the audience	2
14684941294	pathos	when a writer uses emotion to persuade the audience	3
14684941295	logos	when a writer uses logic to persuade the audience	4
14684941900	diction	specific word choice of a writer for effect	5
14684941901	syntax	the grammatical structure of a sentence	6
14684943322	imagery	words or phrases that create images to appeal to one or more of the five senses to create a mental picture.	7
14684943323	repetition	word or phrase used repeatedly in close proximity	8
14684943977	anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences	9
14684943978	antithesis	the presentation of contrasting images or ideas for effect.	10
14684944860	connotation	implied meaning or association with a word	11
14684944861	denotation	the literal, dictionary, or technical meaning of a word.	12
14684946515	juxtaposition/contrasts	placing two ideas, images, or things next to each other for comparison or contrast.	13
14684947985	independent clauses	groups of words that have a subject and verb and a complete thought. a sentence.	14
14684948824	dependent or subordinate clauses	groups of words that have a subject and verb but are an incomplete thought because of a subordinating conjunction.	15
14684950171	participle	phrases ending in ing or ed that functions as an adjective	16
14684950172	gerund	phrases ending in ing that functions as a noun	17
14684950980	infinitive phrases	can function as a noun	18
14684950981	parallel structure	when repeated words, phrases, clauses or sentences are set up similarly to emphasize or organize ideas, attract the readers attention, or simply provide a musical structure.	19
14684952175	argument of definition	when a writer defines something on his or her own terms, in his or her way, framed by his r her own opinion in order to gain an advantage in an argument.	20
14684952860	argument of exemplification	building support for a claim by providing diverse and detailed examples	21
14684953766	argument of narration or description	using the power of description and storytelling in order to be persuasive. images and sensory details can be a powerful arguments.	22
14684953767	qualifier	the degree, extent, or limit to which a claim is true	23