AP Terminology-Language and Conposition Flashcards

14002398864	Abstract Language	Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things, people, or places	0
14002398865	Allegory	A story in which people, places, and things represent general concept or moral qualities	1
14002398866	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known that, but, math, place, or work of art	2
14002398867	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, I have a word, phrase, sentence, or passage	3
14002398868	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them	4
14002398869	Anecdote	Every brief recounting of a relevant episode, like a little example story	5
14002398870	Annotation	Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite resources, or give bibliographical data	6
14002398871	Anticlimax	A sudden drop from the dignified or important in thought or expression to the common place or trivial, option for humorous effect	7
14002398872	Antithesis	A balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses	8
14002398873	Aphorism	A short saying of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle	9
14002398874	Appeals	Various ways in which a writer of persuasion or argument attempt to sway his audience to convince them to see in degree with his point	10
14002398875	Appeal to Authority	The citation of information from people recognized for their special knowledge of a subject for the purpose of strengthening a speaker or writer's argument	11
14002398876	Archaic	Old fashioned	12
14002398877	Archetype	A perfect example; an original pattern or model	13
14002398878	Aristotelian	Logos, ethos, and pathos	14
14002398879	Logos	Appeals to the head using that logic, numbers, explanations, and facts	15
14002398880	Ethos	Appeals to the conscience, ethics, morals, standards, values, principles	16
14002398881	Pathos	Appeals to the heart, emotions, sympathy, passions, sentimentality	17
14002398882	Assertion	A declaration or statement	18
14002398883	Atmosphere	The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the authors choice of objects that are described	19
14002398884	Audience	Who a writer writes for; knowing the audience is imperative; it is almost as important as what is written	20
14002398885	Authorty	Arguments that draw on recognized experts or persons with highly religious spirits are said to rest on authoritative backing or authority	21
14002398886	Bias	Prejudice or just position toward one side of a subject or issue	22
14002398887	Bombast	Language that is overly pompous	23
14002398888	Characters	Types of characters are (1) round characters-complex, multi-faceted (2) flat character- one-dimensional (3) static characters- do not change during the course of a work (4) dynamic charters- do change during the course of a work	24
14002398889	Characterization	The method used by a writer to develop a character	25
14002398890	Chronological ordering	Arrangement in the order in which things occur	26
14002398891	Claim	A declaration or statement	27
14002398892	Colloquial	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing	28
14002398893	Commentary	When writing essays, you must supply the commentary, i.e. your analysis of your quote, example, etc.	29
14002398894	Concede	To agree	30
14002398895	Conceit/Extended metaphor	And extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. A conceit displays intellectual cleverness due to the unusual comparison being made.	31
14002398896	Concrete Language	Language that describes specific, observable things, people or places, rather than ideas or qualities	32
14002398897	Connotation	Rather than the dictionary definition, the associations suggested by a word	33
14002398898	Context	Occasion, time, or place of a work	34
14002398899	Conventional	Following certain conventions, or traditional techniques of writing	35
14002398900	Counterpoints	Contrasting ideas such as black/white, darkness/light, good/bad	36
14002398901	Denotation	The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color	37
14002398902	Diction	Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially wit regard to their corrections, clearness, or effectiveness	38
14002398903	Didactic	A term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking	39
14002398904	Digression	A temporary departure from the main subject in speaking or writing	40
14002398905	Discourse	Expressing oneself; formal and orderly expression of thought on a subject	41
14002398906	Documentation	Giving credit to the sources of your information in a speech or essay	42
14002398907	Emotional Appeal	When a writer appeals to readers' emotions to excite and involve them in argument	43
14002398908	Essay	A short, personal literary composition dealing with a single topic	44
14002398909	Ethical Appeal	When a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him based on presentation of image of self through the text	45
14002398910	Euphemism	From the Greek for "good speech"; more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word of concept	46
14002398911	Example	An individual instance taken to be representative of a general pattern	47
14002398912	Exposition	Background information provided by a writer to enhance a reader's understanding of the context of a fictional or nonfictional story; writing that explains, informs, or presents information	48
14002398913	Figurative Language and Figure of Speech	A word or words that are inaccurate literally, but describe by calling to mind sensations or responses that the thing describe evokes	49
14002398914	Flashback	Action that interrupts to show an event that happened at an earlier time which is necessary to better understanding	50
14002398915	Genre	A category or type of writing	51
14002398916	Homily	Any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice	52
14002398917	Hyperbole	Conscious exaggeration used to heighten effect	53
14002398918	Image	A word or words, either figurative or literal, used to describe a sensory experience	54
14002398919	Imagery	Use of images, especially in a pattern of related images, often figurative, to create a strong, unified sensory impression; language that evokes one or all of the five senses	55
14002398920	Invective	An emotional violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language	56
14002398921	Inversion/Inverted Syntax or Sentence Order	Variation of the normal word order which puts a modifier or the verb as first in the sentence thus emphasize the element appearing first	57
14002398922	Irony	Contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true	58
14002398923	Verbal Irony	The words literally state the opposite of he author's or writer's true meaning	59
14002398924	Situational Irony	Events turn out the opposite of what was expected	60
14002398925	Dramatic Irony	Facts or events are unknown to the character but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in their work	61
14002398926	Juxaposition	Placement of two things side by side for emphasis	62
14002398927	Literal	Not figurative; accurate to the letter; matter of fact or concrete	63
14002398928	Metonomy	A Greek term from meaning "substitute name," a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it	64
14002398929	Foreshadowing	The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in literature	65