AP Terms Flashcards

14770026824	Assonance:	repetition of the same vowel sound in words close to each other.	0
14770032774	Asyndeton	lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.	1
14770034223	Atmosphere	The emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described	2
14770038545	Bandwagon	A fallacy which assumes that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.	3
14770040442	Caricature	an exaggerated portrayal of one's features	4
14770043247	Catachresis	The misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect	5
14770044978	Chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed	6
14770047091	Circular argumentation	An argument that commits the logical fallacy of assuming what it is attempting to prove. (Also known as begging the question)	7
14770049315	clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	8
14770050236	Colloquial/colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	9
14770050937	Commoratio	Repetition of a point several times with different words	10
14770052367	Complementizer	A word (such as that or if) used to introduce a dependent clause	11
14770053511	Compounding	the process of accumulating interest on an investment over time to earn more interest	12
14770054468	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	13
14770056242	Concession	An admission in an argument that the opposing side has points; to grant, allow or yield to a point	14
14862923630	Archaism	use of older/obsolete form	15
14862931101	Ab ovo	from the beginning	16
14862931102	ad hominem	A faulty argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack.	17
14862939549	allegory	-The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.	18
14862946697	alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	19
14862949032	allusion	A reference to another work of literature, person, or event	20
14862953858	Ambiguiity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage	21
14862961286	Amplifacation	involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over.	22
14862964010	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them	23
14862967730	Anadiplosis	the rhetorical repetition of one or several words; specifically, repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next.	24
14862984234	Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines.	25
14862992481	antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	26
14862997818	Antistroph	repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses	27
14863010856	Anithesis	a direct opposite, a contrast	28
14863013065	aphorism	A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.	29
14863019869	aporia	Expression of doubt (often feigned) by which a speaker appears uncertain as to what he should think, say, or do.	30
14863023063	Aposiopesis	A form of ellipse by which a speaker comes to an abrupt halt, seemingly overcome by passion	31
14863028265	Conjunction	A word used to join words or groups of words	32
14863032010	connotation	The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning.	33
14863036800	declarative clause	sentence in the form of a statement	34
14863040252	deduction	The method of reasoning from the general to the specific.	35
14863044140	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	36
14863050611	diction	Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness	37
14863048206	diacope	Repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase	38
14863057387	Didacic	From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." Didactic words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles.	39
14863062528	Dirimens Copulatio	Mentioning a balancing or opposing fact to prevent the argument from being one-sided or unqualified	40
14863065023	Distinctio	An explicit reference to a particular meaning or to the various meanings of a word, in order to remove or prevent ambiguity.	41
14863068512	doxa	In classical rhetoric, the domain of opinion, belief, or probable knowledge-in contrast to episteme, the domain of certainty or true knowledge	42
14863073465	Ellipses	Indicated by a series of three periods; shows that words have been omitted	43
14863080597	Enallage	intentionally misusing grammar to characterize a speaker or to create a memorable phrase	44
14863083258	ecomium	A tribute or eulogy in prose or verse glorifying people, events, objects or ideas	45
14863093327	enumeratio	Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences;	46
14863097406	either/or fallacy	oversimplifying an issue as offering only two choices	47
14863102652	epigraph	a quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.	48
14863102653	epimone	frequent repetition of a phrase or question; dwelling on a point	49