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AP Lang Vocabulary pt, 1 - Coggle Diagram
AP Lang Vocabulary pt, 1
analogy
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a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
allusion
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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
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contrast
first four lines of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 130, Shakespeare contrasts a mistress to the sun, coral, snow, and wire.
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connotation
blue is a color, but it is also a word used to describe a feeling of sadness, as in: “She's feeling blue.”
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counter argument
if you are saying that math is better than english, my counter argument would be that english is better than math.
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deductive reasoning
All men are mortal. Bob is a man, therefore Bob is mortal. ...
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idiom
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a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
inference
if there are cats running around, I can infer there is a family of stray cats.
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inductive reasoning
In the summer, there are ducks on our pond. Therefore, summer will bring ducks to our pond.
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method of reasoning in which a body of observations is synthesized to come up with a general principle
irony juxtaposition
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It features two objects, people, or images in proximity to provide a contrast to one another.
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organization
cause and effect, comparison
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refers to the larger parts of a piece of writing, although it also refers to how paragraphs and sentences are written.
parallelism
I like to jog, bake, paint, and watch movies.
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the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning,
sarcasm
saying "yes, because I am just so excited to take this exam."
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a spoken, bitter remark often used to mock or offend
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satire
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the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
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extended metaphor
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a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.
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voice
in To Kill a Mockingbird, the story is through the voice of Scout
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the rhetorical mixture of vocabulary, tone, point of view, and syntax that makes phrases, sentences, and paragraphs flow in a particular manner.
Ambiguity
For instance, it is ambiguous to say “I rode a black horse in red pajamas,”
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epistrophy
"I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream"
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the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
metonymy
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the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant,
parallelism
She likes cooking, jogging, and reading."
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the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning
rhetorical question
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a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
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euphemism
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a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
