AP Lang Terms Pt2

A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.

A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words

Is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories from a specific portion of their life

a work that draws its information from history or fact, rather than the imagination

The speaker's attitude or emotional atmosphere of a piece of literature.

the speaker of a literary work

the implicit or metaphorical meaning

the duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language

A word or phrase that links different ideas.

the time and place of a literary work

a sequence of events in a literary work

A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.

In modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights.

A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes inanimate objects by endowing them with human attribute

a grammatical mistake in speech or writing

a statement that is subordinated to the sentence, often denoting an ingratiating or apologetic attitude.

writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm/its closer resemblance to patterns of everyday speech

suggests that an author is solely concerned about facts and are not influenced by personal feelings or biases

a single sentence in a paragraph that contains a statement of subject or thesis

Classical Argument: Conclusion, call to action

common, casual, conversational language that is inappropriate in formal speaking/writing

Classical Argument: Proposition, claim/stance of the argument

Basic types: simple, compound, and complex; variation is created when all three are used effectively in combination

the central topic a piece of writing is centered around/focused upon

From the Greek word for “reckoning together"

Latin meaning “to reduce to the absurd”; argumentative technique useful in creating a comic effect

Similar to mood, it describes the author’s attitude toward his material, the audience, or both.

An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece.

Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else.

differs from hypophora in that it is not answered by the writer because its answer is obvious or obviously desired

The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life.

A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule.

expresses an author’s feelings or opinions about a particular subject

involves intent, the reason why a writer writes; 3 primary purposes: to entertain, to inform, to persuade

the aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience; an appeal to emotion

Figure of addition and emphasis which intentionally employs a series of conjunctions (FANBOYS)

The means of persuasion through the use of logical reasoning

Classical Argument: Refutation, negative evidence against the argument

Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone

This flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing.

From the Greek for “orator,” this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively or eloquently.

Extended speech given by one character

From the Greek for “pointedly foolish", a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms

describing one kind of sensation in terms of another (loud color, sweet sound)

An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.

A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases

The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences.

A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory but upon closer inspection contains some truth

a technique that records the multifarious thoughts and feelings of a character without regard to logical sequence

a general term in linguistics for any slight alteration in a word’s meaning, or the creation of an entirely new word

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.

can refer to two different areas of writing: the relationship between a sentence’s subject and verb; the total “sound”

An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction and syntax

a type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole, the whole for a part, or the genus for the species

two different words linked to a verb or an adjective which is strictly appropriate to only one of them.

The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words and their historical/psychological development.

an indirect comparison that uses the words like or as to link the differing items

the sentence or a group of sentences that directly expresses the author’s opinion, purpose, meaning, or position.

a conclusion that has no visible connection to the support for the claim

Classical Argument: Statement of Background, context for argument

the repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work to develop theme/characters

a play on words that often has a comic effect; associated with wit and cleverness

What was the best book we read this year?

The ironic minimizing of fact, understatement presents something as less significant than it is.

In literature, the perspective from which a story is told.

a literary form in which the style of an author or particular work is mocked in its style for the sake of comic effect

an oration by a prophet or member of the clergy

A term from the Greek meaning “changed label” or “substitute name.”

use of superfluous or redundant words, often enriching the thought

a oneness in which all of the individual parts of a piece of writing work together to form a cohesive and complete work

the foundational idea that expresses the sequence of the story’s events in simple terms

Invented prose narrative of considerable length and a certain complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience

Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, or sentences to give structural similarity.