AP Language Notes 1-20 Flashcards
a short simple narrative of an incident, often used for humorous effect or to make a point
anecdote
writing that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by representing “reasoned” arguments; persuasive writing is a form argumentation and is the focus of the AP Language and composition program
argumentation
an extended narrative of an incident in prose or verse in which characteristics, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a seconds meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social or satiric
annotation
the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. “To be or not to be…” “Ask not what you can do for your country.”
antithesis
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques. This is the CORE of the AP Language program
rhetoric
a word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal
colloquialism
words suggesting implied meaning because of its association in a readers mind
connotation
repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words in close proximity; boot/beat/best/brag or even compound words for fulfill, ping-pong
consonance
descriptive writing that greatly exaggerated a specific feature of a persons appearance or facet of personality
caricature
The “quality” of a piece of writing in which all parts contribute to the development of the central idea/theme or organizing principle
coherence
A short, often witty, statement of a principal or truth about life. Benjamin Franklin was somewhat famous for these in Poor Richards almanac, e.g “The early bird gets the worm”
aphorism
usually in poetry, but sometimes in prose: the device of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction
apostrophe
also referred to as dissonance… hard, awkward, or dissonant sounds used in deliberately in poetry, or prose, the opposite of euphony
cacophony
words suggesting implied meaning because of its association in a readers mind
connotation
dictionary definition
denotation
a rhetorical device used for listing the details or a process of mentioning words or phrases step by step. In fact, it is a type of amplification or division in which a subject is further distributed into components or parts. Writers use to clarify and detail understand
enumeration
a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else which is closely associated. We can come across examples of metonymy both from literature and in everyday life. DO NOT confuse this with a metaphor as a metonymy is not creating a comparison
metonymy
in writing speech the the deliberate repetition of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect known as anaphora. Anaphora, possibly the oldest literary device, has its roots in biblical psalms used to emphasize certain words or phases. Gradually, Elizabethan and Romantic writers brought this into bought this device into practice.
anaphora
derived from a greek word that means turning upon, which indicates the same word returns at the end of each sentence. Epistrophe is a stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of the clauses or sentences. It is also called epiphora. Epistrophe examples are frequently found in literary pieces , in persuasive writing and speeches. The opposite of epistrophe is??? asyndeton
epistrophe
an extended narrative of an incident in prose or verse in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story; the underlying meaning may be moral, religious, political, social, or satiric
allegory
