writer's defensible position; includes a unifying idea and perspective about the subject.

A sensory detail of a subject, such as its sound, sight, smell, touch, or taste.

specific piece of information about a subject that can function as evidence

Words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs that illustrate relationships among ideas and contribute to coherence.

A comparison of two unrelated objects that assigns ideas to the points of comparison.

The sensory, emotional, or cultural associations of a word.

The relatively neutral dictionary definition of a word.

A writer's attitude toward the subject expressed through diction, syntax, and other elements of style.

The specific word choices writers make to convey their ideas.

a series of recurring, related symbols or images that create a pattern to reinforce an idea.

The written expression of a sensory experience, such as sound, sight, smell, touch, or taste.

A comparison that is sustained throughout a text.

Comparisons (analogies, metaphors, similes, personifications) that draw upon concrete objects to represent abstract ideas

A moment of sudden revelation, insight, or awareness.

An abstract concept that presents a writer's unique stance and serves to unify an argument.

Information, details, and/or data used to support a reason within an argument.

A sub-claim that justifies and validates an argument's claim.

A writer's stance about an idea related to a subject; the lens through which a subject is viewed.

The side that a writer takes on the subject of an argument.

The goal that a writer hopes to accomplish within a text (e.g., to persuade, narrate, explain, evaluate).

The writer's claim, developed with reasoning and evidence.

The part of a rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, or provokes a writer to create a text.

The time, place, and occasion that a text was created, delivered, or read.

the people who read or hear a text

The author of a text who presents a perspective shaped by his or her background and context (sometimes called the speaker)

The formal expression of a writer's claim (idea and per- spective) about a subject.

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AP Lang Vocab Unit 1

AP Lang vocabulary review

Term	Definition
claim	writer's defensible position; includes a unifying idea and perspective about the subject.
image	A sensory detail of a subject, such as its sound, sight, smell, touch, or taste.
detail	specific piece of information about a subject that can function as evidence
transitions	Words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs that illustrate relationships among ideas and contribute to coherence.
metaphor	A comparison of two unrelated objects that assigns ideas to the points of comparison.
connotation	The sensory, emotional, or cultural associations of a word.
denotation	The relatively neutral dictionary definition of a word.
tone	A writer's attitude toward the subject expressed through diction, syntax, and other elements of style.
diction	The specific word choices writers make to convey their ideas.
motif	a series of recurring, related symbols or images that create a pattern to reinforce an idea.
imagery	The written expression of a sensory experience, such as sound, sight, smell, touch, or taste.
extended metaphor	A comparison that is sustained throughout a text.
figurative language	Comparisons (analogies, metaphors, similes, personifications) that draw upon concrete objects to represent abstract ideas
ephiphany	A moment of sudden revelation, insight, or awareness.
idea	An abstract concept that presents a writer's unique stance and serves to unify an argument.
evidence	Information, details, and/or data used to support a reason within an argument.
reason	A sub-claim that justifies and validates an argument's claim.
perspective	A writer's stance about an idea related to a subject; the lens through which a subject is viewed.
position	The side that a writer takes on the subject of an argument.
purpose	The goal that a writer hopes to accomplish within a text (e.g., to persuade, narrate, explain, evaluate).
message	The writer's claim, developed with reasoning and evidence.
exigence	The part of a rhetorical situation that inspires, stimulates, or provokes a writer to create a text.
context	The time, place, and occasion that a text was created, delivered, or read.
audience	the people who read or hear a text
writer	The author of a text who presents a perspective shaped by his or her background and context (sometimes called the speaker)
thesis statement	The formal expression of a writer's claim (idea and per- spective) about a subject.

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