AP Language Terms Flashcards
(34 cards)
Rhetoric/Rhetorical triangle
Effective, persuasive, and eloquent language use. Audience <-> writer <-> subject <-^ with context and purpose
Alliteration
Reposition of consonant sounds. “My beautiful Annabel lee”
Allusion
An indirect reference to something outside of the text. Example: Code lyoko (TV) mentioning “missing an episode” and then recapping the last episode.
Ambiguity
Unclear; 2 or more possible meanings or interpretations. “‘I’m hungry’ ‘Hello hungry I’m dad’”
Analogy
An extended metaphor or comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things. “An artist is a geode with gems inside”
Anaphora
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple sentences in a section of writing. “I believe” poem
Antithesis
Parallel structure that compares contrasting ideas. Opposing ideas being put against each other. “To err is human; to forgive: divine”
Aphorism
A short, astute statement of general truth. “Words have power” “Normal is all relative”
Apostrophe
Addressing an absent person or concept. “You had to go and screw up the dishes, Peter. Thanks a lot”
Bias
Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue (usually due to personal experience). “I have a bias towards real Christmas trees”
Claim
A statement that asserts a belief or truth.
Cliché
An overused expression.
Colloquial/coloquialism
Distinctive language of a certain time or place. “Lift for elevator from Britain”
Concession
A reluctant acknowledgement or yielding. “To concede” “I admit you have a good point there, BUT…”
Connotation
The implied definition of a word that creates tone. “Cramped vs cozy” imply different things
The appeals
Ethos, logos, pathos
Deduction
Arguing/reasoning from general to specific \ /. Opposite of induction.
Denotation
Literal/dictionary meaning of a word. Opposite of connotation
Diction
The author’s choice of words
Double entendre
Double meaning of a group of words that the writer has purposefully left ambiguous
Elegiac 💚
Mournful tone over what has passed or been lost. Tone word
Epigram
A brief, witty statement. “If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.” - Oscar Wilde
Epithet
A word or phrase adding a characteristic to a thing or person’s name. “Alexander the Great”
Ethos
Appeal that focuses on the credibility of a person and shared values between audience and speaker.
