AP 11 Lit Terms 3
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dsummerlee on September 19, 2008
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ap, english, rhetorical, literature
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This is the third set for AP 11 literary and rhetorical terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 oxymoron | two contradictory words joined together; a condensed form of paradox |
| paradox | a seemingly contradictory statement or idea which resolves itself upon further logical investigation |
| paraphrase | rewording another person's statements for the purpose of clarification; approximately the same length as the original |
| plot | sequence of events rendered in a narrative or drama |
| exposition | beginning of a narrative or drama; establishes setting, voice, characters, and conflict |
| rising action | second stage in development of narrative or drama; tension builds as characters struggle to resolve conflict |
| climax | turning point in narrative or drama; main conflicts are at their high points and solution is emminent |
| falling action | stage in narrative or drama that shows the immediate effects of the climax, |
| resolution | final part of a narrative or drama; conflict is resolved and remaining questions usu. answered; aka denoument |
| personification | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| omniscient | describes a point of view that includes all of the characters' thoughts and feelings |
| limited | describes a point of view that is restricted to one character |
| first person | describes a point of view in which the narrator tells the story from his/ her own perspective using the pronouns I, we, my, etc. |
| third person | describes a point of view in which the narrator uses the pronouns he, she, it, etc., but not I or me. |
| prose | writing in paragraphs, as opposed to verse |
| pun | a phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between two similarly-sounding words or homophones |
| protagonist | the central character in a story |
| rhetoric | the art of using language effectively and convincingly, especially to persuade or argue |
| rhetorical appeals | the ways in which a writer can influence his/ her audience; there are 3: logos, ethos, and pathos |
| logos | appeal to reason (think logic) |
| ethos | appeal to moral and values (think ethics) |
| pathos | appeal to emotion (think sympathy) |
| rhetorical fallacies | flawed logic that makes an argument invalid |
| rhetorical question | a technique wherein an author poses a question that does not require an answer; the answer is implicit and the question results in an emotional effect |
| satire | writing that pokes fun at its subject in order to point out flaws in people or society; uses exaggeration, irony, and sarcasm |
| setting | the time and place of a scene in a story |
| short story | a work of fiction that can be read in one sitting |
| style | the way an author suprises us by manipulating sound, meaning, and structure; can be expressed w/ an adjective, but is better when described and supported (contrast with tone and voice) |
| syntax | sentence structure (Here are some types: simple, compound, complex, periodic, cumulative) |
| theme | an insight about human life that an author of fiction, drama, or poetry conveys to the reader; is 1-2 sentences long, contains main ideas, and is universal |
| stated theme | a quote from the text that gives an insight about human life; author writes it |
| implied theme | the reader interprets the insight on human life that a story conveys; reader discovers it |
| thesis | the main point of an essay (nonfiction), expressed in a 1-2 sentence statement and including the main ideas in the body of the paper |
| tragic hero | a literary character who, though being well-liked, makes an error in judgment or fatal flaw and brings about his demise |
| tone | the author's attitude toward his/ her subject, usu. described with an adjective (contrast w/ style) |
| verse | lines of poetry, as opposed to writing in prose |
| voice | the persona an author takes on when writing; unique to one author or one story only (contrast w/ style) |
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