GenreThe specifictype of workbeingpresented.RhetoricThe use of spokenor written word (orvisual medium) toconvey ideas andconvince anaudience.IronyWhen theopposite of theexpected iswhat happensor what is said.ObscureUnclear;clouded;hard tounderstandPolysyndetonAsuperabundanceof conjunctions.DictionThe style oflanguage used;words chosenspecifically to beappropriate to theaudience andsituation.AnalogyExplainingsomethingcomplex bycomparing it tosomethingmore simple.AlliterationA repetition ofthe samesound at thebeginning ofseveral wordsin a sequence.FallacyAn error ofreasoningbased on faultyuse of evidenceor incorrectinference.FigurativeLanguageThe use oflanguage in anon-literal way.Example: Thesky's like a jewelbox tonight!"Affectationeffort toattractnoticeConcessionTheargument(s)against theauthor'sposition.CannonThat which has beenaccepted asfundamental - suchas a book that has"always" beenstudied in HighSchool Englishclasses.AllegoryA piece ofliterature that canbe read on twodistinct levels:symbolically andliterally.ArgumentThe combinationof reasons,evidence, etc. thatan author uses toconvince anaudience of aposition.OccasionThe reasonor momentfor writing orspeaking.CandorOpen anhonestcommunication.ConciliatoryWinningoverCapriciouserraticSatireA genre ofhumorous andmocking criticismto expose theignorance and/orills of society.AnaphoraRepetition ofthe same groupof words at thebeginning ofsuccessiveclauses.BanalCommon;dull;ordinaryExtraneousIrrelevant;extra;unnecessaryInexorablyunrelentingambiguousHaving morethan onemeaning;vagueImplicationWhensomething issuggestedwithout beingconcretelystated.IdiomA commonlyused phrasethat signifiessomething verydifferent than itsliteral meaning.LitotesAnunderstatement.FerventPassionateCircumlocationTo writearound asubject; towriteevasivelyAllusionA direct or indirectreference tosomething which ispresumablycommonly known,such as an event,book, myth, place, orwork of art.HypophoraRaisingquestions andansweringthem. Example:What is honor?A word.ChiasmusRepetition ofgrammaticalstructures inreverse order insuccessivephrases orclauses.LogicalAppealThe use of elementsof rational thinking(deductive orinductive reasoning,facts/statistics, etc.)to appeal to theaudience.HyperboleAnexaggerationfor effect.JuxtapositionPlacing two verydifferent ideas,words, or phrasesnext to oneanother, creatingan effect ofsurprise and wit.AristotelianAppealsThree differentmethods ofappealing to anaudience toconvince them -ethical, logical,emotional.SyntaxThe waysentences aregrammaticallystructured.PrerogativeA specialright orprivilege.EuphemismSubstitution of anagreeable or at leastnon-offensiveexpression for onewhose plainermeaning might beharsh or unpleasant.ApostropheA sudden turnfrom the generalaudience toaddress aspecific group orperson.AphorismA terse statementof knownauthorship whichexpresses ageneral truth ormoral principle.AttitudeThe writer'spersonal viewsor feelingsabout thesubject at hand.AudienceWho the authoris directinghis/hermessagetoward.SynecdocheA part ofsomething isused to referto the wholeConnotationThe impliedmeaning of aword -generally thefeeling the wordsuggests.Stridenthavingshrill,irritatingqualityPragmaticPracticalHubrisExcessivepride orarrogance.ExhaustiveThorough;completeDenotationThe literal,dictionarydefinitionof a word.CompareandcontrastDiscussingsimilarities anddifferences betweentwo things to somepersuasive orillustrative purpose.ErraticIrregular;withoutdirectionElicitTo draw forth,bring out fromsome source(such asanother person)Antecedentthe objectof apronounRhetoricalTriangleThe relationshipbetween theauthor, theaudience, thetext/message,and the purpose.InductiveReasoningExample: All ofthe planets in thissolar system orbita star, so allplanets probablyorbit starts.SynthesisCombiningsources orideas in acoherent way inthe purpose ofa larger point.RhetoricalQuestionExpects noanswer; offersan opportunityfor theaudience toreflectImageryAny descriptivelanguage usedto evoke a vividsense or imageof something.DiscernTodistinguishone thingfromanother.AssuageTo makeeasier ormilder,relieveAsyndetonAn omission ofconjunctionsbetweenrelatedclauses.PretentiousLofty orpompousMalapropismThe mistakensubstitution of oneword for anotherword that soundssimilar. Example:The doctor wrote asubscription.EvidenceInformationpresented meantto persuade theaudience of theauthor's position.EthicalAppealSetting up asource (eventhe writerthemselves) ascredible andtrustworthy.EmotionalAppealSpecificallytargeting thevalues of theaudience forpurposes ofbeing persuasive.EpithetUsing anappropriateadjective toqualify asubject.AssonanceRepetition ofthe samevowel soundin words closeto each other.DeductiveReasoningExample: If allplanets orbit astar, and ThetaII is a planet,then it mustorbit a star.ContextThe extra-textualenvironment inwhich the textis beingdelivered.ExemplificationProvidingexamplesin serviceof a point.ExigenceThe motivationbehind anauthor's choiceto write or speakon a particularsubject.GenreThe specifictype of workbeingpresented.RhetoricThe use of spokenor written word (orvisual medium) toconvey ideas andconvince anaudience.IronyWhen theopposite of theexpected iswhat happensor what is said.ObscureUnclear;clouded;hard tounderstandPolysyndetonAsuperabundanceof conjunctions.DictionThe style oflanguage used;words chosenspecifically to beappropriate to theaudience andsituation.AnalogyExplainingsomethingcomplex bycomparing it tosomethingmore simple.AlliterationA repetition ofthe samesound at thebeginning ofseveral wordsin a sequence.FallacyAn error ofreasoningbased on faultyuse of evidenceor incorrectinference.FigurativeLanguageThe use oflanguage in anon-literal way.Example: Thesky's like a jewelbox tonight!"Affectationeffort toattractnoticeConcessionTheargument(s)against theauthor'sposition.CannonThat which has beenaccepted asfundamental - suchas a book that has"always" beenstudied in HighSchool Englishclasses.AllegoryA piece ofliterature that canbe read on twodistinct levels:symbolically andliterally.ArgumentThe combinationof reasons,evidence, etc. thatan author uses toconvince anaudience of aposition.OccasionThe reasonor momentfor writing orspeaking.CandorOpen anhonestcommunication.ConciliatoryWinningoverCapriciouserraticSatireA genre ofhumorous andmocking criticismto expose theignorance and/orills of society.AnaphoraRepetition ofthe same groupof words at thebeginning ofsuccessiveclauses.BanalCommon;dull;ordinaryExtraneousIrrelevant;extra;unnecessaryInexorablyunrelentingambiguousHaving morethan onemeaning;vagueImplicationWhensomething issuggestedwithout beingconcretelystated.IdiomA commonlyused phrasethat signifiessomething verydifferent than itsliteral meaning.LitotesAnunderstatement.FerventPassionateCircumlocationTo writearound asubject; towriteevasivelyAllusionA direct or indirectreference tosomething which ispresumablycommonly known,such as an event,book, myth, place, orwork of art.HypophoraRaisingquestions andansweringthem. Example:What is honor?A word.ChiasmusRepetition ofgrammaticalstructures inreverse order insuccessivephrases orclauses.LogicalAppealThe use of elementsof rational thinking(deductive orinductive reasoning,facts/statistics, etc.)to appeal to theaudience.HyperboleAnexaggerationfor effect.JuxtapositionPlacing two verydifferent ideas,words, or phrasesnext to oneanother, creatingan effect ofsurprise and wit.AristotelianAppealsThree differentmethods ofappealing to anaudience toconvince them -ethical, logical,emotional.SyntaxThe waysentences aregrammaticallystructured.PrerogativeA specialright orprivilege.EuphemismSubstitution of anagreeable or at leastnon-offensiveexpression for onewhose plainermeaning might beharsh or unpleasant.ApostropheA sudden turnfrom the generalaudience toaddress aspecific group orperson.AphorismA terse statementof knownauthorship whichexpresses ageneral truth ormoral principle.AttitudeThe writer'spersonal viewsor feelingsabout thesubject at hand.AudienceWho the authoris directinghis/hermessagetoward.SynecdocheA part ofsomething isused to referto the wholeConnotationThe impliedmeaning of aword -generally thefeeling the wordsuggests.Stridenthavingshrill,irritatingqualityPragmaticPracticalHubrisExcessivepride orarrogance.ExhaustiveThorough;completeDenotationThe literal,dictionarydefinitionof a word.CompareandcontrastDiscussingsimilarities anddifferences betweentwo things to somepersuasive orillustrative purpose.ErraticIrregular;withoutdirectionElicitTo draw forth,bring out fromsome source(such asanother person)Antecedentthe objectof apronounRhetoricalTriangleThe relationshipbetween theauthor, theaudience, thetext/message,and the purpose.InductiveReasoningExample: All ofthe planets in thissolar system orbita star, so allplanets probablyorbit starts.SynthesisCombiningsources orideas in acoherent way inthe purpose ofa larger point.RhetoricalQuestionExpects noanswer; offersan opportunityfor theaudience toreflectImageryAny descriptivelanguage usedto evoke a vividsense or imageof something.DiscernTodistinguishone thingfromanother.AssuageTo makeeasier ormilder,relieveAsyndetonAn omission ofconjunctionsbetweenrelatedclauses.PretentiousLofty orpompousMalapropismThe mistakensubstitution of oneword for anotherword that soundssimilar. Example:The doctor wrote asubscription.EvidenceInformationpresented meantto persuade theaudience of theauthor's position.EthicalAppealSetting up asource (eventhe writerthemselves) ascredible andtrustworthy.EmotionalAppealSpecificallytargeting thevalues of theaudience forpurposes ofbeing persuasive.EpithetUsing anappropriateadjective toqualify asubject.AssonanceRepetition ofthe samevowel soundin words closeto each other.DeductiveReasoningExample: If allplanets orbit astar, and ThetaII is a planet,then it mustorbit a star.ContextThe extra-textualenvironment inwhich the textis beingdelivered.ExemplificationProvidingexamplesin serviceof a point.ExigenceThe motivationbehind anauthor's choiceto write or speakon a particularsubject.

AP Lang Vocab Review Bingo - Call List

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  1. The specific type of work being presented.
    Genre
  2. The use of spoken or written word (or visual medium) to convey ideas and convince an audience.
    Rhetoric
  3. When the opposite of the expected is what happens or what is said.
    Irony
  4. Unclear; clouded; hard to understand
    Obscure
  5. A superabundance of conjunctions.
    Polysyndeton
  6. The style of language used; words chosen specifically to be appropriate to the audience and situation.
    Diction
  7. Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple.
    Analogy
  8. A repetition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in a sequence.
    Alliteration
  9. An error of reasoning based on faulty use of evidence or incorrect inference.
    Fallacy
  10. The use of language in a non-literal way. Example: The sky's like a jewel box tonight!"
    Figurative Language
  11. effort to attract notice
    Affectation
  12. The argument(s) against the author's position.
    Concession
  13. That which has been accepted as fundamental - such as a book that has "always" been studied in High School English classes.
    Cannon
  14. A piece of literature that can be read on two distinct levels: symbolically and literally.
    Allegory
  15. The combination of reasons, evidence, etc. that an author uses to convince an audience of a position.
    Argument
  16. The reason or moment for writing or speaking.
    Occasion
  17. Open an honest communication.
    Candor
  18. Winning over
    Conciliatory
  19. erratic
    Capricious
  20. A genre of humorous and mocking criticism to expose the ignorance and/or ills of society.
    Satire
  21. Repetition of the same group of words at the beginning of successive clauses.
    Anaphora
  22. Common; dull; ordinary
    Banal
  23. Irrelevant; extra; unnecessary
    Extraneous
  24. unrelenting
    Inexorably
  25. Having more than one meaning; vague
    ambiguous
  26. When something is suggested without being concretely stated.
    Implication
  27. A commonly used phrase that signifies something very different than its literal meaning.
    Idiom
  28. An understatement.
    Litotes
  29. Passionate
    Fervent
  30. To write around a subject; to write evasively
    Circumlocation
  31. A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
    Allusion
  32. Raising questions and answering them. Example: What is honor? A word.
    Hypophora
  33. Repetition of grammatical structures in reverse order in successive phrases or clauses.
    Chiasmus
  34. The use of elements of rational thinking (deductive or inductive reasoning, facts/statistics, etc.) to appeal to the audience.
    Logical Appeal
  35. An exaggeration for effect.
    Hyperbole
  36. Placing two very different ideas, words, or phrases next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit.
    Juxtaposition
  37. Three different methods of appealing to an audience to convince them - ethical, logical, emotional.
    Aristotelian Appeals
  38. The way sentences are grammatically structured.
    Syntax
  39. A special right or privilege.
    Prerogative
  40. Substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.
    Euphemism
  41. A sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person.
    Apostrophe
  42. A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle.
    Aphorism
  43. The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand.
    Attitude
  44. Who the author is directing his/her message toward.
    Audience
  45. A part of something is used to refer to the whole
    Synecdoche
  46. The implied meaning of a word - generally the feeling the word suggests.
    Connotation
  47. having shrill, irritating quality
    Strident
  48. Practical
    Pragmatic
  49. Excessive pride or arrogance.
    Hubris
  50. Thorough; complete
    Exhaustive
  51. The literal, dictionary definition of a word.
    Denotation
  52. Discussing similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose.
    Compare and contrast
  53. Irregular; without direction
    Erratic
  54. To draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
    Elicit
  55. the object of a pronoun
    Antecedent
  56. The relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the purpose.
    Rhetorical Triangle
  57. Example: All of the planets in this solar system orbit a star, so all planets probably orbit starts.
    Inductive Reasoning
  58. Combining sources or ideas in a coherent way in the purpose of a larger point.
    Synthesis
  59. Expects no answer; offers an opportunity for the audience to reflect
    Rhetorical Question
  60. Any descriptive language used to evoke a vivid sense or image of something.
    Imagery
  61. To distinguish one thing from another.
    Discern
  62. To make easier or milder, relieve
    Assuage
  63. An omission of conjunctions between related clauses.
    Asyndeton
  64. Lofty or pompous
    Pretentious
  65. The mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sounds similar. Example: The doctor wrote a subscription.
    Malapropism
  66. Information presented meant to persuade the audience of the author's position.
    Evidence
  67. Setting up a source (even the writer themselves) as credible and trustworthy.
    Ethical Appeal
  68. Specifically targeting the values of the audience for purposes of being persuasive.
    Emotional Appeal
  69. Using an appropriate adjective to qualify a subject.
    Epithet
  70. Repetition of the same vowel sound in words close to each other.
    Assonance
  71. Example: If all planets orbit a star, and Theta II is a planet, then it must orbit a star.
    Deductive Reasoning
  72. The extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered.
    Context
  73. Providing examples in service of a point.
    Exemplification
  74. The motivation behind an author's choice to write or speak on a particular subject.
    Exigence