ap lang vocab 6 Flashcards
Zeugma
when you use a word in a sentence once, while conveying two different meanings at the same time
Rhetorical Question
a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
Satire
a literary device used in literature, art, media, speech, and music to ridicule various aspects of popular culture, most commonly a political topic, in order to draw attention to social or cultural criticism and bring about change, and/or improvement
Simile
Figure of explication in which two things that share at least one attribute are explicitly associated with each other
Sonnet
fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically five-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
Straw man
a form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument
Subjectivity
how someone’s judgment is shaped by personal opinions and feelings instead of outside influences.
Syllogism
a type of deductive reasoning that presents a major premise and a minor premise to guide the reader towards a valid conclusion
Symbolism
the idea that things represent other things
Synecdoche
a literary device where a word for a small component of something can stand in rhetorically for the larger whole, or vice versa
syntactic fluency
the ability to manipulate a variety of sentence structures effectively
syntactic permutation
structures that are extraordinarily complex and involved
Syntax
the set of rules that helps readers and writers make sense of sentences
Theme
a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature
Thesis
the main (or controlling) idea of an essay, report, speech, or research paper, sometimes written as a single declarative sentence known as a thesis statement
