AP Terms 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 most cases, such as posing a question. Usually, the element that appears first is emphasized more than the subject
Jargon
the special language of a profession or group. This term usually has pejorative Associations with the implication that jargon is evasive, tedious, and unintelligible to outsiders. Lawyers and literary critics are susceptible to jargon
Logical appeal; Logos
when a writer tries to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reasons. Process of reasoning
Lyrical
song like; characterized by emotions, subjectivity, and imagination
Mode
the method or form of 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 judgment
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 (“bitter-sweet” and “wise fool”)
Pacing
the movement of the 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
