AP Language and Composition Vocabulary Flashcards

14614610570	Argument	An exchange of opposite views, typically to succeed in conveying an opinion	0
14614616703	Defend	To uphold or maintain a point or claim you favour with supporting evidence	1
14614617513	Challenge	To disagree with an idea and use evidence to disprove or derail the opposing opinion	2
14614621049	Qualify	To both agree and disagree with different parts in an opinion or writing, requiring evidence that proves a point of an argument, and disproves another point in the same argument	3
14614637796	Discourse	Any written or spoken communication, divided into four different types: Argument, Narration, Description, and Exposition.	4
14614641634	Rhetoric	Persuasive language, written or spoken, that intends to please, influence, or sway the audience to agree with a given point.	5
14614644258	Rhetorical Devices	Using language with the intent to affect the audience.	6
14614646748	Rhetorical Modes	Or the different types of discourse... NADE Narration: Using stories, folklore, or drama as a medium of communication. Argument: Using logic, reasoning, and evidence to move the audience Description: Developing a mental picture in the audience's minds, involving the five human senses Exposition: Neutral language with the intent to inform a crowd on a topic.	7
14614660953	Semantics	The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.	8
14614662573	Style	An author's arrangement of words, differing in syntax, length, language, etc, often defining the author's unique writing	9
14614664052	Antithesis	The opposite of an idea, which, heavily contrasts a previous idea, ultimately juxtaposing the first idea, and bringing light to it.	10
14614668115	Colloquialism	The use of familiar, informal words or slang	11
14614670205	Juxtaposiotion	Contrasting ideas, paralleled next to each other to glorify one of the previous ideas.	12
14614675685	Connotation	The implied or associative meaning of a word	13
14614676158	Denotation	The definition of a word straight from the dictionary	14
14614677914	Diction	Author's choice of words	15
14614678520	Ellipsis	... (Three dots) that indicate omitted words of a quote, or a large transition of time in a single writing piece.	16
14614680578	Equivocation	The intentional use of ambiguous or vague language, to leave space for open interpretation.	17
14614683431	Euphemism	Replacing a fairly harsh word with one more mild.	18
14614686259	Hyperbole	An extreme exaggeration to make a point	19
14614688305	Malapropism	A funny misuse of a word, when trying to say a different one. Ex: (He was a man of great statue....instead of stature)	20
14614694695	Mood	The atmosphere or feeling developed by writing	21
14614695173	Ethos	Using credibility and status to defend or challenge an argument. (Say its an argument about chemistry. A chemist could be used for credibility and backup)	22
14614699085	Pathos	Employing emotion into writing or speaking (Anger, Fear, Sadness) to defend or challenge an argument.	23
14614699877	Logos	Appealing to pure logic and facts to defend or challenge an argument.	24
14614700887	Non sequitur	Literally translating to "does not follow," it is a statement that does not follow logically from the evidence	25
14614702753	Pedantic	Negative adjective. Obsessively concerned with the formality and accuracy of things, as well as arrogant when it comes to knowledge.	26
14614710777	Platitude	A dull remark that is often seen as cliche, obvious, and pointless	27
14614712753	Sarcasm	Verbal irony to criticize and deride a statement	28
14614713738	Syntax	The strategic arrangement of words to make writing sound pleasant and understandable	29
14614715598	Tone	The writer's attitude towards the subject matter, often conveyed through diction.	30
14614716807	Transition	a word or phrase that links different ideas	31
14614717730	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	32
14614723453	Voice	the sound or feel of a writer's style that presents itself in characters and narrators	33
14614725295	Polysyndeton	Excessively using conjunctions to add power to certain words	34
14614727605	Asyndeton	The opposite of polysyndeton: deliberately omitting conjunctions	35
14614728470	Chiasmus	Reversing grammatical structures in clauses or phrases. Ex. Poetry is the record of the BEST and HAPPIEST moments of the HAPPIEST and BEST minds	36
14614731825	Anaphora	The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two successive clauses to emphasize meaning. Ex. He was destroyed because his family left. He was destroyed because he had nothing left.	37
14614736068	Archetype	A model or pattern layed out for specific TYPES of characters. Ex. The All - American student, the nerd, the Jock....	38
14614739383	Antimetabole	The same thing as chiasmus pretty much, but involving a whole clause. Ex. I want what I like, and I like what I want.	39
14614744826	Allegory	The hidden, powerful meaning behind characters, symbols, motifs, etc. in writing.	40
14614746416	Alliteration	Repeating consonant sound next to other words. Ex. Bob bought bacon by the billions.	41
14614748159	Allusion	A reference to another, well-known work.	42
14614749125	Analogy	a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.	43
14614750371	Anecdote	A short, interesting story about a nonfiction incident or person that relates to the topics later in the story.	44
14614751982	Irony	Three different types Situational: The contrast between what normally occurs and what actually happens Dramatic: The viewer of a show, or reader of the book knows something that the characters in the story dont know. Verbal: What is said is the opposite of what is meant.	45
14614760324	Metaphor	A comparison between two different things without using like or as	46
14614761020	Oxymoron	Combining opposite terms in one tiny phrase. Ex. Obnoxiously quiet	47
14614763103	Paradox	A contradictory statement that deems itself true, ultimately ending up in a never ending dilemma	48
14614764971	Parallelism	Using similar grammatical and verbal structure between different clauses intentionally, to evoke emotion or emphasis on a given thought..	49
14614765820	Parody	A comedic imitation of a different work that can either appreciate, or most likely ridicule the original work	50
14614769456	Pun	A funny play of two words.	51
14614770560	Satire	The use of irony, humour, sarcasm, etc. to ridicule and poke fun at someone's work.	52
14614772818	Simile	The comparison of two different things using "like" or "as" in between.	53