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AP TERMS

AP TERMS. LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION by Capt. Paynter. The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause or verses. anaphora. A general idea, explicit or suggested, contained in the text. theme.

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AP TERMS

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  1. AP TERMS LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION by Capt. Paynter

  2. The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause or verses.

  3. anaphora

  4. A general idea, explicit or suggested, contained in the text.

  5. theme

  6. A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary.

  7. dialect

  8. A persuasive appeal based on the projected character of the speaker or narrator.

  9. ethos

  10. A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side.

  11. oxymoron

  12. Language that is overly rhetorical (pompous), especially when considered in context.

  13. bombast

  14. A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion, or a brief statement of principle.

  15. aphorism

  16. An argument based on the failing of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case.

  17. ad hominem

  18. The choice and use of words in speech or writing. A way of speaking.

  19. diction

  20. A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.

  21. metaphor

  22. A brief, and usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event – real or fictional.

  23. allusion

  24. The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit.

  25. euphemism

  26. The emotional implications and associations that a word may carry.

  27. connotation

  28. A figure of speech in which a writer deliberately makes the situation seem less important or serious than it is.

  29. understatement

  30. The study and practice of effective communication.

  31. rhetoric

  32. And appeal to reason or logic.

  33. logos

  34. Talking about the subject.

  35. circumlocution

  36. A rhetorical term for breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing.

  37. apostrophe

  38. And arguable statement, which may be a claim of fact, value, or policy.

  39. claim

  40. A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in the poem.

  41. extended metaphor

  42. Language in which figures of speech (such as metaphors, similes, and hyperbole) freely occur.

  43. figurative language

  44. Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses.

  45. imagery

  46. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A statement or situation where the meaning is directly contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.

  47. irony

  48. The means of persuasion that appeals to the audience’s emotions.

  49. pathos

  50. A statement that appears to contradict itself.

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