AP Lang. Vocabulary 101-120 Flashcards
Concession- Part II
concession writing style also show that the writer is a logical and fair minded person, able to realize that every argument has several sides to consider before it is presented. This type of writing can be considered strong as it finds common ground between you and your opponent.
Portmanteau
a literary device in which two or more words are joined together to coin a new word. Formed by blending parts of two or more words but always refers to a single concept.
The Coinage of Portmanteau
involves the linking and blending of two or more words and the new word formed in the process shares the same meanings as the original words. It is different from compound words in that it could have a completely different meaning from the words it was coined from.
ex: - fan + magazine = fanzine
- telephone + marathon = telethon
- Oxford + Cambridge = Oxbridge
Litotes
understatement, esp. that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in
“not bad at all.”
Chiasmus
rhetoric reversal of the order of words in the second of two parallel phrases: he came in triumph and in defeat departs; He went to the country, to the town he went
Anadiplosis
A rhetorical term for the repetition of the last word of one line or clause to begin the next. Example: “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you.” (Frank Oz as Yoda in Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace); “When I give I give myself.” (Walt Whitman); “I am Sam, Sam I am.” (Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham); “The land of my fathers. My fathers can have it.” (Dylan Thomas on Wales)
Invective
a verbally abusive attack
Circumlocution
The use of unnecessarily large number of words or a indirect means of expression to express an idea so as to effect an invasion in speech
Begging the Question
supporting a claim with reason a reason that is really a restatement of the claim in different words
Adage
a saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
(E.g. It is always darkest before dawn)
Verisimilitude
similar to truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades the reader that he/she is getting a vision of life as it is
Malapropism
a confused, comically inaccurate use of a long word or words. Ex: Romeo and Juliet, the nurse says
“I require some confidence with you sir”
Cadence
the rising and falling rhythm of speech especially in free verse or prose
False Analogy
Error in assuming that because two things are alike in some ways they are alike in all ways. Ex: A school is not so different from a business. It needs clear competitive strategy that will lead to profitable growth.
Hasty Generalization
unsound inductive inference based on insufficient, inadequate, unspecified evidence.
