Ap English 11 (Set Two)

Front 1

Synecdoche

Back 1

a figure of speach in which a part is used for the whole, the whole for the part, the specific for the general, the general for the specific or the material for the thing made from it.

Front 2

Connotation vs Denotation

Back 2

1) the meaning suggested by a word (figurative meaning)
2) the meaning literaly meant by a word

Front 3

pedantic vs simple

Back 3

1)narrow viewpoint, often characterized by formal views
2)a wider less complicated view

Front 4

allusion

Back 4

an indirect referance, usually from one text to another, or to the bible, or a historical event etc.

Front 5

ambiguity

Back 5

purposeful uncertainty towards the interpretation or something

Front 6

anachronism

Back 6

creating something in writing that is out of time, or hadnt been invented, or was out of use. Ex. a clock chiming in shakespeare's "Caesar"

Front 7

aphorism

Back 7

a statement of truth or opinion founded on a perception

Front 8

invective

Back 8

denunciatory or abusive language (Note: adds shock value, influences ethos)

Front 9

juxtaposition

Back 9

comparing or connecting two things by placing them side by side

Front 10

malapropism

Back 10

ludicrous misuse of a word, especially one that sounds similiar (Ex from dickens: "historical" instead of "hysterical")

Front 11

pathos/ethos/logos

Back 11

emotional appeal/
ethical appeal/
logical reasoning

Front 12

syllogism

Back 12

a sublte or speicous piece of reasoning

Front 13

inductive reasoning

Back 13

going from the details to the general principles

Front 14

deductive

Back 14

going from the general principles to the details

Front 15

ad hominem argument

Back 15

attacking a persons credibility