AP Language Vocab Practice

Attacking another person's argument by attacking the person rather than the issue

Erroneously concluding that one event caused another just because it came first

A short sentence is...

any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.

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

Multiple meanings, intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.

Deliberate attempts to focus on a minor issue rather than addressing the main point.

A sentence in which qualifying phrases are placed with the most important idea last.

A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event.

An example is MLK's repetition of "I have a dream," in his famous speech.

Unsound inductive inference based on insufficient, inadequate, unspecified evidence.

Repeated sounds across multiple areas are vowels rather than consonants.

Two independent clauses connected by a conjuntion

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

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

Arguing that a complex situation can be simply explained in one of two ways.

based arguments appeal to the reader's emotions.

More agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

The major category into which a literary work fits.

a verbal description, to exaggerate, for comic effect, a person’s features or characteristics.

appeal to the reader's sense of ethics

_____ combined with syntax, figurative language, or literary devices, creates author’s style.

The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning.

Type of sentence: I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall

Discuss points of one passage, then discuss points of the second passage, showing differences

An ability to see the inner nature of things

The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words

More than two clauses or phrases which are connected by a series of conjunctions.

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

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

Discuss one aspect of both passages, showing how this one aspect differs

General statements believed to be true are applied to specific situations.

An inference or conclusion, possibly based on evidence

The principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.

This is an example of: What does Nature hold dearer, or more proper to herself?

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

The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.

A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known.

It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer.

when what the characters and readers think ought to happen is not what does happen

Where an argument is derived from detailed facts: inferences based on patterns.

Appeal to the reader's sense of logic.

The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work.

A telegraphic sentence is .....

A technique in which the author steps outside the story, speaking directly to the reader.

A long sentence is...

The reason for the speaker's remarks: or the attitude the author wants the reader to adopt.

bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt orridicule someone or something.

an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language

When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed close together for comparison or contrast.

When facts or events are unknown to a character but known to the reader or characters.

The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.

A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by a dependent phrase or clause

A deductive system of formal logic that presents two ideas that lead to a sound conclusion

when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive linesor sentences.

the author’s attitude toward his material, the audience, or both.

Error in persuasion which involves repeating the assertions endlessly without support.

A medium sentence is...

A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

A fallacy where the writer assumes the reader will accept an assertion without proper support.

the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite.

The error of assuming that since two things are alike in some ways, they are alike in all ways

A single word or short phrase used to emphasize the words on either side of it.

a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole

Character or story elements used to represent an abstraction and the literal meaning.

The changing of modes or patterns of organization within an essay.

The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color

Sentence type: In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.

Sentence type: After a long, bumpy flight and many delays, I arrived at the San Diego airport.

Words that teach or instruct, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles.

a "for" or "against" stance taken by an author in a persuasive essay.

Sensory details/figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions

when the words literally state the opposite of the writer’s (or speaker’s) meaning

A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.

Any organizational device used by the author to convey tone, purpose, or effect.

The framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.

A compound sentence, usually accompanied by a semicolon, has same number of words on each side

A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.

Expression, in the form of an extended metaphor/ surprising analogy between dissimilar objects

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.

vague appeals to unsubstantiated authority revealed by such phrases as "studies show."

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory but contains some degree of truth or validity

an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language.

An appeal to emotion