AP Vocabulary 5. Flashcards
Invective
A verbally abusive attack
Inversion
revering the customary (subject first, then verb, the 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
Logical Appeal;Logos
persuasive writing based on statistics, facts, and reasons
Lyrical
song-like; characterized by emotions, subjectivity, and imagination
Mode
similar to tone; primary emotional attitude of a work (the feeling of the work; the atmosphere). syntax is also of the work; the atmosphere). syntax is also a determiner of mood because sentences strength, length, and complexity affect pacing
Narration
the telling of a story
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. (journalism)
Over simplification
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, such as ‘wise fool’
Pacing
the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another
Parable
a short tale that teaches a ,oral; similar to but shorten than an allegory