ap vocab 21-60 Flashcards
anaphora
in writing or speech that deliver repetition of the first part of a sentence in order to achieve an artistic affect is known as an Afro and Africa possibly is the oldest literary device it has roots in the biblical Psalms to use emphasize curtain words or phrases
epistrophe
is the ride from a Greek word that means turning upon which indicates the same word return to the end of each sentence. It is a stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of clauses or sentences
asynseton
is derived from the Greek word a sentence which means unconnected it is a stylistic devices in literature and poetry to intentionally illuminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence yet maintain a grammatical accuracy
polysyndetion
term comes from a Greek word meaning bound together. It makes use of coordinating conjunctions like and or but and/or which are used to join success of words
synecdoche
A literary Device in which part of something represents a hole or maybe used to whole to represent a part
tone
in reading composition is an attitude of a rider towards a subject or an audience it is something important for the raider to sense and determine an argument
process analysis
step-by-step breakdown of the phrases of a process used to convey the details of of each phrase of thinking and operation etc.
syntax
set of rules in a language it dictates how words from different parts of speech or put together in order to convey a complete thought in a plain English syntax refers to how we choose to arrange our words
provocative diction
diction is our choice of words does provocative diction is a purposeful choice of word serving or tending to provoke excitement or stimulate a provocative question that will frame a rhetorical argument
classification
The action or process of classifying something order to share qualities or characteristics this is often the strategy in argumentation
understatement
for example you win $10 million in the lottery when you tell the news reporter I am delighted you are making an understatement
Colorful diction
diction is your conscious choice of words as a writer
counter argument
an argument or set a reason to put forward to a pose an idea or theory developed another argument
claim
if somebody gives you an argument to support his or her position is called making a claim
evidence
type of litter device it appears in different categories of essays and thesis in forms of paraphrase and quotations is presented to persuade the reader
warrant
The glue that holds an argument together is linked to evidence to the claim
pedantic
comes from the French word to teach or act it is someone who is concerned with Percision formalism accuracy minute details in order to make an arrogant show of learning
flippant
lacking proper respect or seriousness
evocative
do use of language that suggest meanings other than the denotative
Syntactical inversion
Inversion also called apostrophe in literary style and artwork is intact reversal of the normal order of the words and phrases
apposition
grammatical construction and two elements normally noun phrases are placed side-by-side with one element serving to identify the other in a different way
fallacy
and argument dependent upon and unsound or illogical content
Logical fallacy
In argumentation a formal fallacy also called deduct a fallacy is a pattern of reasoning thinking rendered in valid by flaw is logical structure
prophecy
A prediction
Prediction
to forecast the future
adage
short pointed and memorable sayings based on facts and consider the certifiable truth by the majority of people
polemical
relating to or involving strongly critical controversial or the specialist writing in speech
ambiguity
or fallacy of ambiguity is a word phrase or statement which contains more than one meaning
archetype
universal symbol may be a character theme symbol or setting
function of archetype
gives a literary work to universal acceptance as readers identify the characters and situations in their social and cultural context
tragic flaw
Are used to define a tray and a character leading to his
assertion
when someone makes a statement best strong believe in it as if it is true but maybe not
autobiography
One type of biography which tells a life story of its author
memoir
Record of memories in particular that that may have taken place in the authors life
cumulative sentence
Blue sentence that starts with an independent clause or main closet simply and try to provide the main idea then add subordinate elements
Utopia
illusionary place that gives the notation of a perfect society to the reader
sonnet
derive from Italian word Sonato it mean a small a little song or lyric
round character
in a novel play or story is complex and personality
vernacular
literary genre that uses daily used language in writing and speaking
Vernacular versus dialect
vernacular: the use of ordinary every day in plain language and speaking or writing such as corn is a common name of a plant real name _maize
geographical area
A particular social class
understatement
figure of speech employed by a writer intentionally making a situation seem less important
