AP Language and Composition terminology Flashcards

11876442065	loose sentence	the main idea elaborated by the succession of modifying clauses	0
11876442066	Modifiers	emphasizing the meaning of a noun	1
11876442067	periodic sentence	holds the main clause for the end of the sentence for emphasis	2
11876442069	Allegory	a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning	3
11876442070	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words	4
11876442071	Allusion	an indirect or passing reference to history, culture, literature and politics.	5
11876442072	Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences for emphasis	6
11876442073	anticlimax	a disappointing end to an exciting series of events	7
11876442074	Apostrophe	when a speaker detaches himself and addresses an imagery character	8
11876442075	Assoance	repetition of the vowel sound within words	9
11876442076	Connotation	the implied or associative meaning of a word	10
11876442077	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	11
11876442078	Diction	A writer's or speaker's choice of words	12
11876442079	Exposition	Background information presented in a literary work.	13
11876442080	figurative language	using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive and impactful	14
11876442081	Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.	15
11876442082	Imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	16
11876442083	Inference	A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning	17
11876442084	Irony	the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite	18
11876442085	Juxtaposition	placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast	19
11876442086	Motif	A recurring theme, subject or idea that creates symbolic meaning	20
11876442087	Metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	21
11876442088	Onomatopoeia	word associated with a sound for rhetorical effect	22
11876442089	Overstatement	the action of expressing or stating something too strongly	23
11876442090	Oxymororn	a combination of words that contradict each other to create effect	24
11876442091	Personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	25
11876442092	point of view	a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.	26
11876442093	Repitition	Repeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis or rhythmic effect	27
11876442094	Satire	the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity to inspire change	28
11876442095	shift	change of emotion, tone, or position within a piece	29
11876442096	simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	30
11876442097	stream of consciousness	the inner narration or flow of thoughts	31
11876442098	syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences	32
11876442099	tone	Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character	33
11876442100	understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	34
11876442101	Ambuiguity	uncertainty or inexactness of meaning	35
11876442102	analogy	A comparison of two different things the purpose of explanation	36
11876442103	anecdote	a short and amusing or interesting story that makes a point easier to get	37
11876442104	antimetabole	when a sentence or phrase is repeated but in reverse order	38
11876442105	Anithesis	exact opposite	39
11876442106	Aphorism	a concise statement of a truth or principle	40
11876442107	Argumentation	a strong position supported with logical reasoning and evidence	41
11876442108	assertion	a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief	42
11876442109	Asyndeton	strategy of writing without conjunctions while maintaining grammatical accuracy	43
11876442110	cause and effect	The reason something happens and the result of it happening.	44
11876442111	claim	assertion made of facts without evidence	45
11876442112	colloquialism	informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing	46
11876442113	concession	acknowledgment and acceptance of an opposing or different view	47
11876442114	Counter argument	a viewpoint that opposes your main argument	48
11876442115	diatribe	violent or bitter criticism	49
11876442116	ethos	the credibility of the speaker	50
11876442117	euphemism	a polite phrase to cover something unpleasant	51
11876442118	innuendo	a hint, indirect suggestion, or reference	52
11876442119	invective	abusive language	53
11876442120	Jargon	expressions used by a particular group of people	54
11876442121	logos	persuasion based on evidence and reason	55
11876442122	organizational structure	arrangement of items in perceptible order for a particular effect	56
11876442123	Pacing	the speed in which a story unfolds	57
11876442124	paradox	two statement of truth that can't be true together	58
11876442125	Parallelism	the use of grammatically similar components in a sentence	59
11876442126	parody	humorous imitation of another work or situation	60
11876442127	pathos	Appeal to emotion	61
11876442128	pedantic	precise, exact vocabulary	62
11876442129	polysyndeton	appeals to the reader's emotions or pity	63
11876442130	Rhetoric	language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect	64
11876442131	rhetorical question	A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	65
11876442132	rhetorical purpose	your intended effect on the audience	66
11876442133	syllogism	deductive reasoning in which a specific conclusion is reached	67
11876442134	wit	humor in order to criticize, verbal cleverness	68
11876442135	ad hominem	a fallacy that attacks the person rather than the position	69
11876442136	Appeal to Authority	the expert cited is not a true expert in the are of argument	70
11876442137	appeal to pity	taps into people's compassion to win an argument	71
11876442138	bandwagon	The belief that an argument is valid because a majority of people accept it.	72
11876442139	Begging the Question	when a writer or speaker constructs an argument on an assumption that the audience does not accept.	73
11876442140	Contradictory Premises	the main premises contradict each other	74
11876442141	Dicto Simpliciter	assuming that something true in general is true in every possible case	75
11876442142	False Analogy	assuming that because two things are alike, they are exactly the same	76
11876442143	Hasty Generalization	an argument is made with too few instances as support	77
11876442144	Hypothesis Contrary to Fact	Beginning with a premise that is not necessarily true and drawing conclusions from it	78
11876442145	non sequitur	something that does not logically follow	79
11876442146	Poisoning the Well	a person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable	80
11876442147	Post Hoc	The belief that an argument is valid because a majority of people accept it.	81
11876442148	Red Herring	something that draws attention away from the main issue	82
11876442149	Slippery Slope	a fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented	83
11876442150	Straw Man	ignoring the actual issue by attacking a misinterpretation of it.	84