AP terms Flashcards

14874568823	ethos	the notion of spirit, culture, or idea that something or someone holds ex: references to religion or shared values	0
14874585325	automatic ethos	a credibility that is granted to someone by virtue of the title he'she holds or the respect he/she garners ex: references to well known and trusted people	1
14874601294	logos	the use of facts and logic when crafting an argument	2
14874608628	pathos	the use of emotion when crafting an argument	3
14874612823	parallelism	when numerous sentences exhibit a similar grammatical construct within a paragraph...also known as anaphora ex: "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."	4
14874651711	antithesis	A type of parallelism. The key feature is that opposite ideas/images play off of one another ex: Neither heat nor cold could stop the Grizzlies from prevailing	5
14874678685	juxtaposition	the placing of two or more ideas or entities side-by-side for comparing and contrasting ex: Tim O'Brien masterfully juxtaposes reality and fantasy	6
14874693249	allusion	A reference to the past, be it something of historical importance or pop culture	7
14874702997	syntax	a term that is used when studying sentence structure	8
14874709155	cumulative sentence	a sentence that begins with an independent clause and then it accumulates dependent clauses ex: Writing is challenging, even though it's something you have been taught since elementary school.	9
14874734404	periodic sentence	A sentence that builds suspense. The independent clause comes at the end of the sentence ex: With fall and winter coming, I better get in as much golf as I can now!	10
14874756069	diction	another name for the utilization of words	11
14874760793	anecdote	a story that is used to add meaning	12
14874769714	figurative language	hyperbole, simile, metaphor, irony, oxymoron	13