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

AP Lang Vocab Review Bingo - Call List

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