Term Vocab (this one Augustine) Flashcards
Alliteration
The repeating of initial consonant sounds in a sentence.
Allusion
Referring to something
Analogy
compares the two different things to explain the relationship between a different set of things. (Ex: “Finding that lost dog will be like finding a needle in a haystack.”)
Antecedent
What a pronoun is referring to
(a device within which a pronoun references a previous clause or noun.)
Antithesis
Parallelism with two opposing ideas (“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times)
Aphorism
A common quote from an author that explains a moral principle
Apostrophe
Speaking towards someone or thing that isn’t present
Ex: “Dad, I know you are in a better place.”
Clause
Part of a sentence that has a subject and a verb. (Because I practice hard) + (my AP scores were high)
Colloquial/colloquialism
A form of Slang talk, not formal writing or speech. ( “y’all” or “gonna” or “wanna”)
Connotation
The implied meaning NOT LITERAL. Ex: She was feeling BLUE.
Denotation
The dictionary definition
Diction
Specific word choice (The professor relishes erudite conversations with his pupils.)
Euphemism
The formal or polite way of a phrase or statement (Earthly Remains compared to corpse)
Figurative Language
A non-literal form of writing or speech that is meant to give a visual perspective or description of what is happening
Hyperbole
A figure of speech that exaggerates or overstates something
Imagery
Writing that describes the five senses of the story: touch, smell, see, taste, hear.
Ex After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow. In this example, imagery is used to describe the feeling of strained muscles, grass’s tickle, and sweat cooling on skin.
Inference/infer
An educated guess that matches the text effectively
Irony/Ironic
A comparison and difference between what is stated and what is meant as (what is true and what is false)
Loose Sentence
ID sentences
Ex: I love cats, except for Tom’s cat
Metaphor
Comparing two unrelated things without using like and as to suggest similarity
Motif
A thing in a story that keeps get brought up in the story.
Narrative
A story/literature told in a series of events
Onomatopoeia
Words mimic natural sounds Ex Buzz Hissss BAM
Oxymoron
Two contradicting words are used to describe something
Paradox
A statements that oppose itself
Ex “Fair is foul, foul is fair”
Parallelism
A repeating structure or framing of words in the form of text
Ex: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.
Periodic Sentence
D,I sentences
Ex: Estatic with my AP score, I let out a scream
Personification
Gives inanimate objects human emotions and attributes
Prose
The basic form of writing, not poetry and drama
Prose is so-called “ordinary writing” — made up of sentences and paragraphs, without any metrical (or rhyming) structure. If you write, “I walked about all alone over the hillsides,” that’s prose.
Repetition
Repeating something in the text that helps connect separate things.
Rhetoric
The effect of the writer’s decisions to include certain details or forms of writing.
A use of language that is intended to affect its audience
Rhetorical Modes
The Purpose of a Text
Exposition: explain and analyze information through ideas, evidence, and discussion
Argumentation: Prove a certain point
Persuasive: Argumentation with the inclusion of pushing the audience to action
Description: Re-create or visualize a scene or event
Narration: Tell a story or series of events
Satire
Something that criticizes a government, institution, or society
Style
The method of writing that the author implements in their writing
Ex: Medival writing compared to Modern texting
Ex Types: flowery, explicit, rambling, bombastic.
Subordinate Clause
The dependent clause of a sentence that doesn’t make sense on it own
Ex: Until the sun sets , When the president arrives , If you can work on Sundays
Syllogism
Deductive reasoning behind something with a major premise and a minor premise
Major premise: All men are mortal
Minor premise: Socrates is a man
Conclusion/deduction: Socrates is mortal
All mammals are animals.
All elephants are mammals
Therefore, all elephants are animals.
Syntax
The way the author puts together the words and structures his sentences
Tone
The mood or attitude of the author. Consider how a passage would sound if it were read aloud.
EX: Playful, serious, sarcastic, formal, humorous
Transition
A word or phrase that helps shift between and link different ideas and concepts
Ex: for example, likewise, similarly, consequently.
Understatement
ironicly minimalizing a fact making something be deemed less significant than what it is.
Ex: Tis but a flesh wound.
