Ap language and composition terms Flashcards

14666281848	Allusion	an indirect reference, often to another text or a historic event	0
14666281849	Analysis	The process of examining the components of a literary work.	1
14666281850	Anecdote	A short account of an interesting event.	2
14666281851	Antithesis	parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas	3
14666281852	Attitude	The speaker's position on a subject as revealed through his or her tone.	4
14666281853	Audience	One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed.	5
14666281854	Context	Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.	6
14666281855	Ethos	A Greek term referring to the character of a person; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals	7
14666281856	Juxtaposition	placement of two things side by side for emphasis	8
14666281857	Logos	A Greek term that means "word"; an appeal to logic; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals	9
14666281858	Occasion	An aspect of context; the cause or reason for writing.	10
14666281859	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	11
14666281860	Parallelism	The repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns.	12
14666281861	Pathos	A Greek term that refers to suffering but has come to be associated with broader appeals to emotion; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals	13
14666281862	Purpose	One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.	14
14666281863	Rhetoric	The study of effective, persuasive language use; according to Aristotle use of the "available means of persuasion."	15
14666281864	Rhetorical moods	Patterns of organization developed to achieve a specific purpose; modes include but are not limited to narration, description, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, definition, exemplification, classification and division, process analysis and argumentation.	16
14666281865	Rhetorical triangle	a diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as the relationship among the speaker, the subject, and the audience	17
14666281866	Scheme	A pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect.	18
14666281867	Speaker	A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing	19
14666281868	Structure	the particular way in which parts of a written work are combined	20
14666281869	Style	The distinctive quality of speech or writing created by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech.	21
14666281870	Subject	In rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing.	22
14666281871	Syntax	Sentence structure	23
14666281872	Tone	The speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience.	24
14666281873	Voice	In grammar, a term for the relationship between a verb and a noun (active or passive voice). In rhetoric, a distinctive quality in the style and tone of writing.	25