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Ap Lit.

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repetition of the same sounds or letters @ the beg. of consecutive words or syllables

indirect reference, often to another text or historic event

an extended comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things

repetition of words at the beg. of successive clauses

a short account of an interesting event

explanatory/ critical notes added to a text

the noun to which a later pronoun refers to

the repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast

parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas

a short, astute statement of a general truth

a word or phrase that renames a nearby noun or pronoun

archaic diction

the use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language

a statement put forth and supported by evidence

aristotelian triangle

a diagram that represents a rhetorical situation that shows the relationship between the speaker subject and audience

an emphatic statement; declaration. an assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument

a belief or statement taken for granted without proof

leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses

speakers position on a subject as revealed through his or her tone

one's listener or readership; those to whom a piece of writing is addressed

a reliable, respected source; someone with knowledge

prejudice or predisposition toward one side of the subject or issue

identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source

an assertion usually supported by evidence

a careful reading that is attentive to organization, figurative language, sentence structure, vocabulary, and other literary and structural elements of a text

an informal/ conversational use of language

shared beliefs , values, or positions

complex sentence

an independent clause with at least one dependent clause

a reluctant acknowledgement or yielding

that which is implied by a word, as opposed to its literal meaning

words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning

grammatical equivalence between parts of a sentence often through coordinating conjunction such as and , but, or

counterargument

a challenge to a position; an opposing argument

cumulative sentence

an independent clause followed by a subordinate clause or phrases that supply additional detail

declarative sentence

sentence that makes a statement

reasoning from general to specific

the literal meaning of a word; dictionary definition

bibliographic info about the sources used in a piece of writing

mournful over what has passed or been lost; often described as tone

a brief witty statement

greek term referring to character of a person

figure of speech

an expression that strives for literary effect rather than conveying a literal meaning

figurative lang

use of tropes or figures of speech; going beyond literal meaning to achieve literary effect

exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis

vivid use of language that evokes a readers senses

imperative sentence

sentence that commands/ requests

reasoning from specific to general

sentence in which a verb precedes a noun

contradiction from what is said and what is meant to be said

placement of two things side by side for emphasis

greek term meaning 'word'

a figure of speech/ trope through which one thing is spoken as though it were something else, making an implicit comparison

use of an aspect to represent the whole

an aspect of context; cause or reason for writing

figure of speech that which combines 2 contradictory terms

sentence that seems to contradict but is actually true

the repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns

a piece that imitates or exaggerates the prominent features of another; used for comic effect or ridicule

greek term that refers to suffering but has come to associate with broader appeals to emotion

the voice, speaker, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing

personification

giving lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects

an argument against an idea, usually regarding philosophy , politics, or religion

deliberate use of a series of conjunctions

major, minor(two parts of a syllogism) the concluding sentence takes its predicate from the major premise and its subject from the minor premise

all animals are warm-blooded

all horses are mammals

all horses are warm- blooded

a negative term for writing designed to sway opinion rather than present info

ones intention/ objective in a speech or piece of writing

to discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument

the study of effective, persuasive language use

rhetorical modes

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

rhetorical question

a question asked more to produce an effect than to summon an answer

rhetorical triangle

a diagram that represents a rhetorical situation as among the speaker, the subject, and the audience

an ironic, sarcastic, or witty composition that claims to argue for something, but actually argues against it

a pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect

sentence patterns

arrangement of independent and dependent clauses into known sentence constructions- such as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex

sentence variety

using a variety of sentence patterns to create a desired effect

uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things

simple sentence

statement containing a subject or predicate; an independent clause

a book, article, person, or other resource consulted for info

a term used for the author , speaker, or the person whose perspective ( real/imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing

a logical fallacy that involves the creation of an easily refutable position; misrepresenting, then attacking an opponents position

the distinctive quality of speech/ writing created by the selection and arrangement of words or figures of speech

in rhetoric, the topic addressed in a piece of writing

subordinate clause

created by a subordinate conjunction, a clause that modifies an independent clause

the dependence of one syntactical element on another in a sentence

a form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise

sentence structure

combining or bringing together two or more elements to produce something complex

central idea in a work may be implicit or explicit

the speakers attitude toward the subject or audience

a sentence, most often appearing @ the beg. of a paragraph, that announces the paragraphs idea and often unites it with the work's thesis

artful diction, the use of language in a nonliteral way; also called a figure of speech

lack of emphasis in a statement or point; restraint in language often used for ironic effect

in grammar; a term for the relationship between a verb and a noun ( active/ passive voice). In rhetoric, a distinctive quality in the style and tone of writing

a construction in which one word ( usually a verb ) modifies or governs- often in different, sometimes incongruent ways- two or more words in a sentence

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