AP Vocabulary 5. Flashcards

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Invective

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A verbally abusive attack

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Inversion

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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

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Jargon

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the special language of a profession or group

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Logical Appeal;Logos

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persuasive writing based on statistics, facts, and reasons

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Lyrical

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song-like; characterized by emotions, subjectivity, and imagination

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Mode

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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

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Narration

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the telling of a story

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Objectivity

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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)

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Over simplification

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when a writer obscures or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument

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Oxymoron

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a figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases, such as ‘wise fool’

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Pacing

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the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another

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Parable

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a short tale that teaches a ,oral; similar to but shorten than an allegory

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