AP English Semester Exam

The central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer.

A term used for the author, speaker, or the person whose perspective (real or imagined) is being advanced in a speech or piece of writing.

The study of effective, persuasive language use; "The available means of persuasion."

One's intention or objective in a speech or piece of writing.

Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.

The speaker, character, or voice assumed by the author of a piece of writing.

An appeal to credibility.

An appeal to emotion or sympathy.

An appeal to logic.

A belief or statement taken for granted without proof.

A challenge to a position; an opposing argument.

A reluctant acknowledgment or yielding.

To discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument.

The speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience.

That which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning.

A short account of an interesting event.

An informal or conversational use of language.

The repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of consecutive words or syllables.

An indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event.

The repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses.

The repetition of words in an inverted order to sharpen a contrast.

Parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas.

The use of words common to an earlier time period; antiquated language.

Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses. <--Example :)

Urgingly, or strongly encouraging.

A sentence in which the verb preceeds the subject.

Placement of two things side by side for emphasis.

A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms.

The repetition of similar grammatical or syntactical patterns.

Assigning lifelike qualities to inanimate objects.

Relatability to the present.

A piece of information found in multiple sources.

Worthy of belief; trustworthy.

A question asked more to produce an effect than to summon an answer.

Reasoning from specific to general.

Reasoning from general to specific.

A form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise.

Beginning a story in the middle or the end.

Prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue.

The deliberate use of a series of conjunctions.

Sentence structure.

The distinctive quality of speech or writing created by the selection and arrangement of words and figures of speech.

Word Choice.

Vivid use of language that evokes a reader's senses.

The ending sentence.

Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis.

The dependence of one syntactical element on another in a sentence.

The literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition.

A sentence that requests or commands.