AP summer work vocab

________________ means: a repeated grammatical pattern

• anthimeria

• parallelism

• asyndeton

• antimetabole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

_________________ means: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or phrases

• anaphora

• epistrophe

• antithesis

• parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

what is a synecdoche?

• serious piece involving moral or spiritual advice

• figure of speech where a part equals the whole

• the way the author feels about the piece

• when the main idea in a sentence comes before a clause

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

define satire

• drawing a conclusion based on facts.
• taking advantage of someone or something for one own's benefit.
• a form of speech which contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected. In satire, the understated language may be ironic.
• provoking change or reform through poking fun at society's vices

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

define aphorism

• a comparison that point out similarities between two dissimilar things
• a character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
• a short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
• a rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

define juxtaposition

• A literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
• An element of syntax in which the most prominent information is positioned at the beginning of the sentence.
• A literary technique in which ideas are intentionally positioned for purposes of comparison rather than contrast.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

define rhetoric?

• The sentence structure 
• The purpose of the text
• Effective or persuasive speaking or writing
• The authors attitude towards the subject

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

define argument

• Something that shows whether something is true or false
• Act of causing people to believe something
• Claim supported by reasons and evidence
• An opinion, attitude, or judgement 

connotation

• the implied, suggested meaning

• the dictionary definition

• a short personal story

• an analogous story

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• synonym

• antonym

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D