AP Terminology (Day 5) Flashcards
Invective
a verbally abusive attack
Inversion
reversing the customary (subject first, then verb, then complement) order of elements in a sentence or phrase; it is used effectively in many cases, such as posing a question: “Are you going to the store?” Usually, the element that appears first is emphasized more than the subject.
Jargon
The special language of a profession or group. The term jargon usually has pejorative associations with the implication that jargon is evasive, tedious, and unintelligible to outsiders. The writings of the lawyer and the literary critic are both susceptible to jargon.
Logical appeal; Logos
When a writer tries to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reasons. The process of reasoning.
Lyrical
Song-like; characterized by emotions, subjectivity, and imagination
Mode
The method or form of a literary work; the manner in which a work of literature is written.
Mood
Similar to tone, mood is the primary emotional attitude of a work (the feeling of the work; the atmosphere). Syntax is also a determiner of mood because sentence strength, length, and complexity affect pacing
Narration
The telling of a story in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama; one of the four modes of discourse.
Objectivity
An impersonal presentation of events and characters. It is a writer’s attempt to remove himself or herself from any subjective, personal involvement in a story. Hard news journalism is frequently prized for its objectivity, although even fictional stories can be told without a writer rendering personal judgement.
Oversimplification
When a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases.
Pacing
The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another.
Parable
A short tale that teaches a moral; similar to but shorter than an allegory.
