AP Vocabulary (April) part 2

Propaganda

 Information or rumor deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, or institution

Didactic

Intended for teaching or to teach a moral lesson 

Isocolon

Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length 

In Media Res

Opening a story in the middle of the action, requiring filling in past details by exposition or flashback

Colloquial

Ordinary language; the vernacular

antihero

Protagonist of a literary work who does not embody the traditional qualities of a hero (e.g., honor, bravery, kindness, intelligence)

Motif

recurrent device, formula, or situation that often serves as a signal for the appearance of a character or event

parallelism

Grammatical similarity between two parts of a sentence. It also adds balance, rhythm, and clarity to the sentence.

Euphemism

substitution of a milder or less direct expression for one that is harsh or blunt

Red Herring Fallacy

An observation that draws attention away from the central issue in an argument or discussion; an informal logical fallacy