AP Language and Composition Vocab. Flashcards
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| 14927593033 | Allusion | A reference to a famous event, place, person or work ("Don't act like a Romeo in front of her") | 0 | |
| 14927593034 | Argumentation | Writing that takes a side of an issue and presents evidence and reasoning to persuade (when a teenager tells his parents all the logical reasons he should be allowed to use the car) | 1 | |
| 14927593035 | Diction | Writer's choice of words used (formal diction) | 2 | |
| 14927593036 | Exposition / Expository writing | Explains and interprets information with a discussion (this happened, then this happened, then this,) | 3 | |
| 14927593037 | Figurative language | Writing that isn't meant to be taken literally (simile, metaphor) | 4 | |
| 14927593038 | Hyperbole | An exaggeration (a thousand years) | 5 | |
| 14927593039 | Imagery | Language that can be visually interpreted, and appeals to the 5 senses (The concert was so loud that her ears rang for days afterward) | 6 | |
| 14927593040 | Irony | Writing that implies the opposite of what is being said (A marriage counselor files for divorce) | 7 | |
| 14927593041 | Metaphor | a comparison that doesn't use like or as (her ocean eyes) | 8 | |
| 14927593042 | Oxymoron | Using contradictory terms beside each other, a phrase (deafening silence) | 9 | |
| 14927593043 | Paradox | A contradictory statement that could express the truth, a situation (can't get a job without experience, can't get experience without a job) | 10 | |
| 14927593047 | Parallelism | the similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses (They danced, they sang, and they played) | 11 | |
| 14927593044 | Parody | humorous imitation (not another teen movie) | 12 | |
| 14927593045 | Personification | giving human qualities to non-human things (the trees were dancing) | 13 | |
| 14927593046 | Perspective | One way of looking at an issue (point of view) | 14 | |
| 14927593048 | Rhetoric | Using language effectively to persuade (political speeches) | 15 | |
| 14927593049 | Simile | Comparison using like or as (pretty like a rose) | 16 | |
| 14927593050 | Style | a way of doing something (persuasive style, narrative style) | 17 | |
| 14927593051 | Analogy | a comparison of two things, used to explain an idea (you are to me like rachel is to monica) | 18 | |
| 14927593052 | Anecdote | an amusing, short, real story (once I was walking and saw a dog) | 19 | |
| 14927593053 | Ethos | ethical appeal, convinces audience of writer's credibility (As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you my diagnostic) | 20 | |
| 14927593054 | Logos | logical appeal, convinces audience using logic and reasoning | 21 | |
| 14927593055 | Pathos | emotional appeal, convinces audience with argument drawn from an emotional reaction (cigarrette comercial) | 22 | |
| 14927593056 | Colloquialism | the use of ordinary words, everyday speech ("speech allows for colloquialism and slang") | 23 | |
| 14927593057 | Connotation | an idea that a word makes one feel besides its literal meaning ("the word "discipline" has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression") | 24 | |
| 14927593058 | Logical fallacy | an error in reasoning that proves initial claim is false | 25 | |
| 14927593059 | Sarcasm | use of irony to make fun of an idea (are you serious? I had no idea!) | 26 | |
| 14927593060 | Satire | ridiculing someone humorously to critic their ideas, make a point (irony used to point out error) | 27 | |
| 14927593061 | Tone | the attitude of a writer or speaker (serious, sad) | 28 | |
| 14927593062 | Allegory | a story with a hidden meaning or message (the 3 little pigs) | 29 | |
| 14927593063 | Anaphora | repeating a phrase at the beginning of clauses for emphasis (I Have a Dream) | 30 | |
| 14927593064 | Thesis/claim | a main idea meant to be proved (students need less homework to thrive in school) | 31 | |
| 14927593065 | Cliché | an overused idea that lacks originality (red roses on valentine's day) | 32 | |
| 14927593066 | Genre | a category in which artistic expressions are divided in (drama, poetry) | 33 | |
| 14927593067 | Rhetorical question | a question asked to create dramatic effect instead of answered (is rain wet?) | 34 | |
| 14927593068 | Syntax | the way words are arranged to create well structured sentences (julius caesar) | 35 | |
| 14927593069 | Alliteration | the same sound or letter repeated closely together at BEGINNING of words (sheep should sleep in a shed) | 36 | |
| 14927593070 | Consonance | a sentence sounding pleasant thanks to repetition of certain words/letters, repeated consonant sounds NOT AT BEGINNING of words (Sent and went) | 37 | |
| 14927593071 | Denotation | the literal meaning of a word (yellow - color) | 38 | |
| 14927593072 | Motif | a dominant trait or theme in a work (death, darkness) | 39 | |
| 14927593073 | Antithesis | opposites expressed with antonym terms (hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins) | 40 | |
| 14927593074 | Deduction | reasoning from general to specific idea (All men or mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.) | 41 | |
| 14927593075 | Induction | reasoning from specific to general (I have seen four students at this school leave trash on the floor. The students in this school are disrespectful. Jamie got pizza for lunch.) | 42 | |
| 14927593076 | Dialect | a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group (chapinismo) | 43 | |
| 14927593077 | Didactic | instructive (parables, fables) | 44 | |
| 14927593078 | Inference | A conclusion reached, based on evidence and reasoning (I infer she's a student because of her backpack) | 45 | |
| 14927593079 | Elegy | a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead (mourning poem) | 46 | |
| 14927593080 | Jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand (The 9-to-5 - Business jargon meaning a standard workday) | 47 | |
| 14927593081 | Prose | the ordinary form of written language (not a poem) | 48 | |
| 14927593082 | Symbolism | the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities (dove-peace color red-love, romance color black- bad, death, evil) | 49 | |
| 15200725781 | Asonance | repeated vowel sounds NOT AT BEGINNING of words (look at the book) | 50 |