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Ap Lang #31-60 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theme | -the central topic or message within a narrative. -Example: The Tortoise and the Hare-slow and steady wins the race. |
| Paradox | -a self-contradictory statement that when explained it can be true. -Example: ¨The enemy of my enemy is my friend.¨ |
| Tone | -expresses the writer's attitude about the subject. -Example: Joyful, Playful, Ironic, Fearful, Nervous |
| Parallelism | -a balance within sentences of similar phrases that have the same grammatical structure. -Example: where there is smoke, there is fire. |
| Transition | -Words or phrases that provide a better flow between sentences and paragraphs. -Example: ¨Indeed¨ ¨In fact¨ ¨At last¨ |
| Epistrophe | -The repetition of words at the end of clauses/sentences. -Example: ¨Where now? Who now? When now?¨ |
| Trope | - A figure of speech that expresses meanings differently than their literal meanings. -Example: Irony or Litotes. |
| Antithesis | -Absolute opposite. Pairs opposite ideas in a parallel structure. -Example: ¨Go big or go home¨ and ¨no pain, no gain¨ |
| Sarcasm | -An ironic remark/can be funny, meant to mock. Saying something else than what they mean. -Example: ¨ask me if I care¨ & ¨zombies eat breaks. You´re safe.¨ |
| Wit | -Makes readers laugh. Amusement. Harmless comedy. -Example: when you make a funny clever comeback. |
| begging the question | -when someone assumes the conclusion, instead of supporting it. -Example: Jane is a smart hardworking girl. Why does she stay at her dead end job? |
| Absolute | - A word free from limitations or qualifications -example: ("best", "all", "unique", "perfect") |
| cumulative sentence | -a loose sentence, starts with an independent clause, straightforward. -Example: **more die of heartbreak poem |
| Eulogy | -a tribute to someone who has died. -The poem ***Mr. Wim by shakespeare. |
| inductive reasoning | -logical thinking of multiple ideas to form a conclusion. -Example: I grabbed a penny from a bag. All the other coins must be pennies too. |
| Philippic | -A verbal bitter attack. -Example: An angry protester yelling vulgar words at someone with opposing views than him. |
| Adage | -general truth for most people. Short and straight. -Example: Things are not always as they seem…… |
| declarative sentence | -Makes a statement, provides facts, has information. -Example: ¨I love the Eagles!¨ |
| exclamatory sent | -a sentence that has strong emphasis. -Example: ¨I got concert tickets!¨ |
| Jargon | - hidden meanings, specific phrases in a situation, writers who want readers to understand. -Example: ¨Getting on a soapbox¨ |
| Polysyndeton | -when coordinating conjunctions (every word/term) are used. -Example: He liked to swim, and ride horses, and ride bikes.¨ |
| ad hominem | -Several types of arguments. Directed to a person. -Example: politician saying opponent can´t have a say because of his religion. (separation church and state) |
| deductive reasoning | -reasoning from multiple statements to reach a logical conclusion. -Example: ¨A=B, B=C, sooooo C=A¨ |
| Fable | -A story with a moral lesson. -Example: ¨The Fox and the Crow¨ Fable. ¨Flatters are not to be trusted.¨ |
| Limerick | -A poem that is 5 lines in one stanza. -Example: Hickory Dickory Dock poem. |
| Scapegoat | -A person that is blamed for everything/lies. -Example: Teenagers to blame for high costs of a product. |
| Anecdote | -short/funny/makes a point story. -Example: Group talking about cats, someone talks about how their cat comes out only at night. |
| Dialect | -Language used in a specific area/class/district. Spelling and Pronunciation. -Example: How the people talk in Huckleberry Finn or Old/New English. |
| Fantasy | - a plot which can´t happen in the real world. -Example: Charlotte's Web Story. |
| literary license | -Allows writers to ignore certain spelling etc rules for a certain effect. -Example: Similes. |
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