AP English Language and Composition Vocabulary Review

A comparison between two things for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

• Analogy

• Metonymy

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

The ideas or feelings evoked by a word in addition to its literal meaning.

• Association

• Juxtaposition

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Explanation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Choices about which specific words or phrases to use, made by an author in consideration of their audience and purpose.

• Syntax

• Diction

• Genre

• Imagery

• Style

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.11-12.3D

A style of argument which attempts to manipulate the emotions of the audience.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Kairos

• Mythos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

A style of argument which attempts to appeal to the audience's sense of logic and reasoning.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Kairos

• Mythos

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1B

A style of argument which attempts to appeal to the speaker's credibility or likeability.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Kairos

• Mythos

Tags

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

A style of argument which appeals to the immediacy or urgency of the situation at hand.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Kairos

• Mythos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

A style of argument which appeals to a shared set of beliefs or assumptions.

• Ethos

• Logos

• Pathos

• Kairos

• Mythos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

Making a generalization based on specific evidence at hand.

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Reductive Reasoning

• General Reasoning

• Hypothetical Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9

Applying a general principle to a specific situation.

• Inductive Reasoning

• Deductive Reasoning

• Reductive Reasoning

• General Reasoning

• Hypothetical Reasoning