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AP English Language And Composition Vocab

Subjects : english, ap
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1. The perspective from which the writer chooses to present his or her story (fiction) or essay (nonfiction)






2. A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface






3. One who is independent and resists adherence to a group






4. Describing a large amount of something






5. A grammar construction in which two identical syntactic constructions are used






6. A conjunction that makes an independent clause into a dependent clause






7. A question whose answer is assumed - this is designed to force the reader to respond in a predetermined manner and is a significant tool in the study of rhetoric






8. Like chiasmus - this figure repeats the opening word or phrase at the end of the sentence to emphasize a statement or idea - but it is not an ABBA reversal






9. Wrongdoing - misconduct






10. Current - modern; from the same time






11. Disdainfully or ironically humorous; harsh - bitter - or caustic






12. Intricate; complex






13. The study of the origin of words and their historical uses






14. An ungrateful person






15. A regional speech pattern; the way people talk in different parts of the world






16. Describing a category or artistic endeavor






17. Inequality in age - rank - or degree; difference






18. The art of using language effectively and persuasively






19. Removed or disassociated from (friends - family - or homeland)






20. The formal statement of the meaning of a word or phrase






21. A statement or a proposition that seems senseless or self-contradictory - but in reality - it may be true






22. Having to do with the appreciation of beauty






23. Short-lived or temporary






24. Author - audience - purpose






25. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines - prose sentences - clauses - or paragraphs






26. An appeal to reason; one of the fundamental strategies of argumentation identified by Aristotle






27. The basic message or meaning conveyed through elements of character and conflict; appears often in literature and is paralleled in nonfiction prose by an argument's thesis






28. Imaginative language that compares one thing to another in ways that aren't necessarily logical but that are nevertheless striking - original - and 'true'; often departs from the literal meaning






29. Hard-working






30. A beginner






31. The opposite of active voice; in this voice - something happens to someone






32. A question






33. Coming into existence; emerging






34. A form of metonymy that's restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole






35. Rotten






36. Dispersed throughout






37. A person or character is introduced with language that suggests that he is not at all reliable before the listener/reader knows anything about him






38. To slow the progress of






39. Lazy






40. A fundamental form of rhetorical stress that calls the reader's attention to a particular word - phrase - or image for emphasis of meaning






41. Determined by impulse rather than reason






42. Copied or adapted from a source






43. The formal term for the noun that is the basic focus of the sentence; it is who or what is doing the action in the sentence






44. The attribution of humanlike characteristics to inanimate objects - animals - or forces of nature






45. The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage; not clear






46. Stubborn; inflexible






47. This is an ABBA syntactical structure rather than the more common parallel ABAB structure






48. A major figure of speech in rhetorical analysis that seeks to create a mental discontinuity - which then forces the reader to pause and seek clarity






49. A declaration or statement






50. Practical