AP Lang-Vocab 1

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning go closely connected words.

Ex. Sally sells seashells by the seashore

Allusion

An indirect or passing reference

Ex. Chocolate was his kryptonite

Anadiplosis

A rhetorical device that repeats the last word or words of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next.

Ex. “fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering”

Anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Ex. In Martin Luther’s speech where the phrase “I have a dream” is repeated.

Lexicon

MThe vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge.

Metonymy

A word used as a substitution for something else; close association

Ex. Hollywood = American film

Oxymoron

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjugation.

Ex. Deafening silence

Panegyric

A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.

Paradigm

Complex organization of thought “Big Bang Theory”

Parallelism

the use of similar words, phrases, clauses, or grammatical structures to express related ideas.

Ex. Work Hard Play Hard

Rational

line of reasoning or logic

Sardonic

mocking or cynical

Syllogism

conclusion is inferred from a set premises “all mammals are animals, all elephants are mammals, so all elephants are animals”

Synecdoche

a part meant to represent the whole. “boots on the ground” (soldiers)

Theoretical

concerned with an area of study rather than practical application