AP Lang / Comp Vocab List
26 - 30
26 - 30
An assertion, usually supported by evidence. Another term for an argument.
What is a CLAIM?
A sentence, or paragraph, that ties a piece together, leaving the audience with something to think about; the last part of a syllogism.
What is CONCLUSION?
Reasoning that applies characteristics from the general to the specific.
What is DEDUCTION?
When the audience is aware of something a character is not; when the character or speaker is unaware of the implications of what they are saying.
What is DRAMATIC IRONY?
The event or situation that catches the writer's attention and triggers a response.
What is an EXIGENCE?
An informal or conversational use of language.
What is a COLLOQUIALISM?
That which can be experienced with the senses; it has defined form; it is specific; and explicit.
What is CONCRETE?
The literal meaning of a word; it's dictionary definition.
What is a DENOTATION?
What is ELLIPSIS?
The use of tropes/figures of speech; going beyond the meaning to achieve literary effect.
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
A humorous scene or anecdote inserted into a serious story in order to lighten the mood or relieve tension.
What is COMIC RELIEF?
That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning.
What is CONNOTATION?
Word choice; this is a term to refer to word choice, not a tool that an author can use.
What is DICTION?
A brief, witty statement.
What is EPIGRAM?
A common, often used phrase that has a meaning separate from the literal meaning of its words, and does not make sense when taken literally.
What is an IDIOM?
Shared beliefs, values or positions.
What is COMMON GROUND?
Words, events, or circumstances that help frame something and provide it's meaning.
What is CONTEXT?
Fiction, non-fiction, or poetry that teaches a specific lesson or moral, or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking.
What is DIDACTIC?
A Greek term referring to the character of a person; one of Aristotle's three rhetorical appeals.
What is ETHOS?
Vivid use language that evokes the readers' senses. For example sight.
What is IMAGERY?
A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding.
What is CONCESSION?
A challenge to a position; an opposing argument (also often called a counter-claim or opposition).
What is COUNTERARGUMENT?
Bibliographic information about the sources used in a piece of writing.
What is DOCUMENTATION?
A less offensive substitute for generally offensive words or concepts; can be used for comic effect : vertically challenged instead of short.
What is a EUPHEMISM?
To strongly suggest or to hint at something, without expressly sating it; a conclusion that can be drawn from something without being explicitly stated.
What is an IMPLICATION?