Using words with the same first letter repeatedly close together in a phrase or sentence.

Placing two very different things together for effect.

The combination of reasons, evidence, etc that an author uses to convince an audience of their position.

Appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic. An appeal based on logic or reason.

A conclusion we are seeking to establish- an assertion of belief (our thesis)

Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple.

A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')

Using a single feature to represent the thing itself,

The use of language in a non-literal way; i.e. metaphor, simile, etc.

A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally indicate in order to suggest a similarity (NOT USING 'like' or 'as')

A state of affairs or an event that seems delibeartely contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result

Interrogative sentence

Asks a direct question and aways ends in a question mark.

Incomplete sentences. They usually lack a subject, predicate, or an agreement between the two.

Overstating a situation for humorous or dramatic effect.

The implied meaning of a word; words can broadly have positive, negative, or neutral connotations.

Opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel contstruction.

Using the form of something to mimic and make fun of it.

showing prejudice for or against something in an unfair way

Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman object or idea.

Using "sound-effect" words (e.g. "clap," "buzz).

Repeated structural elements in a sentence.

A literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed. (bound together)

A sentence that requests or commands.

Re-using a word or phrase repeatedly for effect or emphasis.

Clarifies or qualifies an idea stated in a preceding base clause.

A writing style where conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases or clauses. It is used to shorten a sentence and focus on its meaning. (not connected)

Self contradicion; A phrase or assertion that appears to contradict itself (but the contradiction itself may have its own meaning). EX: less is more

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AP COMP VOCAB 2

Term	Definition
Alliteration	Using words with the same first letter repeatedly close together in a phrase or sentence.
Juxtaposition	Placing two very different things together for effect.
Argument	The combination of reasons, evidence, etc that an author uses to convince an audience of their position.
Logos	Appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic. An appeal based on logic or reason.
Claim	A conclusion we are seeking to establish- an assertion of belief (our thesis)
Oxymoron	Conjoining contradictory terms
analogy	Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple.
Simile	A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
Metonymy	Using a single feature to represent the thing itself,
Figurative language	The use of language in a non-literal way; i.e. metaphor, simile, etc.
Metaphor	A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally indicate in order to suggest a similarity (NOT USING 'like' or 'as')
Irony	A state of affairs or an event that seems delibeartely contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result
Interrogative sentence	Asks a direct question and aways ends in a question mark.
Fragment sentence	Incomplete sentences. They usually lack a subject, predicate, or an agreement between the two.
Hyperbole	Overstating a situation for humorous or dramatic effect.
Connotation	The implied meaning of a word; words can broadly have positive, negative, or neutral connotations.
Antithesis	Opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel contstruction.
parody	Using the form of something to mimic and make fun of it.
Bias	showing prejudice for or against something in an unfair way
Personification	Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman object or idea.
Onomatopoeia	Using "sound-effect" words (e.g. "clap," "buzz).
Parallelism	Repeated structural elements in a sentence.
polysyndeton	A literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed. (bound together)
Imperative sentence	A sentence that requests or commands.
repetition	Re-using a word or phrase repeatedly for effect or emphasis.
Cumulative sentence	Clarifies or qualifies an idea stated in a preceding base clause.
asyndeton	A writing style where conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases or clauses. It is used to shorten a sentence and focus on its meaning. (not connected)
Paradox	Self contradicion; A phrase or assertion that appears to contradict itself (but the contradiction itself may have its own meaning). EX: less is more

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