AP Lang Summer Flashcards 1-20

Will be updated with the following vocabulary terms at later times.

Accuracy

How true or correct the information in a source is.

Alliteration

Repetition of the same sound beginning several works or syllables in sequence.

Allusion

Brief reference to a person, an event, or a place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art.

Anaphora

Repetition of a word or a phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.

Annotate

The act of noting observations directly on a text, especially anything striking or confusing to record ideas and impressions for later analysis.

Antithesis

Contradictory ideas that are juxtaposed, often using parallel grammatical construction.

Archaic Diction

Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words.

Archetype

A cultural symbol that has become universally understood and recognized.

Argument

A persuasive discourse resulting in coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion.

Assertion

A statement that presents a claim or a thesis

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence word

Authority

The status of information in a text. For example, Who wrote it? Who published it? What expertise is behind it? If it is from a website, what do we know about its origins, its writers, editorial staff, physical address?

Bias

A prejudice or preconceived notion that prevents a person from approaching a topic in a neutral or an objective way. While a bias can be in favor of something, the most common usage means biased against something and has a negative connotation.

Brackets ([ ])

Brackets signal that the word in brackets has been changed and is not part of the original. They are most often used to change a pronoun or to change the verb tense in a quotation.

Claim

Also called an assertion or a proposition, a proposition a claim states the arguments main idea or position. A claim differs from a topic or subject in that a claim has to be arguable.

Claim of Fact

Asserts that something is true or not true

Claim of Policy

Proposes a change

Claim of Value

Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong

Classical oration

Five-part argument structure used by rhetoricians. The five parts of a classical oration are: introduction, narration, confirmation, refutation, and conclusion.

Introduction

Introduces the reader to the subject under discussion. The speaker typically announces the subject and purpose and appeals to ethos to establish credibility.