Period One, AP Language & Comp - Semester Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
  2. 5. The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject.
  3. 6. A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
  4. 8. The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
  5. 11. A short piece of writing or a poem about a dead person, esp. one written on a tombstone.
  6. 12. Hominem An argument or speech directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining. (noun)
  7. 14. Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
  8. 15. A speech or piece of writing that praises someone highly, typically someone who has just died.
  9. 17. An expression that gives its meaning to a proform.
  10. 18. Glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise.
  11. 21. The Greek term used to describe the repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
  12. 24. A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
  13. 28. The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
  14. 29. Identifying one idea as less important than another.
  15. 31. The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.
  16. 34. The process of placing a new person into a new role, job, or position
  17. 35. Typically a fictional story that is symbolic for a deeper message/meaning not expressed explicitly. (noun)
  18. 37. A harsh choice of words that is spoken with the intention of hurting and tormenting the recipient.
  19. 38. Proving a statement or theory wrong or false.
Down
  1. 1. A point yielded to an opposing perspective during an argument.
  2. 3. Writing that uses language in its standard form.
  3. 4. A type of figure of speech where the name for one thing is used for another thing of which it is closely associated or attributed with
  4. 7. A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
  5. 9. A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
  6. 10. The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
  7. 13. A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
  8. 16. The direct opposite (usually followed by of or to).
  9. 17. A short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth.
  10. 19. A two-part sentence or phrase in which the latter portion is a reversed restatement of the first. The restatement does not have to be exactly like the first portion of the sentence but must have the same ideas.
  11. 20. A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses.
  12. 22. A rhetorical technique that involves making two or more sentences symmetrical or equal in structure.
  13. 23. Special words or phrases used by a particular profession or group that may be hard for outsiders to understand.
  14. 25. A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
  15. 26. Language used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
  16. 27. In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible.
  17. 30. Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
  18. 32. An instance of a form of writing where a conclusion is drawn from two separate propositions (Given or Assumed), each of which shares a term with the conclusion and a common or middle term not present in the conclusion.
  19. 33. An expression of lesser strength than what the speaker or writer actually means or than what is normally expected. (It is the opposite of exaggeration)
  20. 36. Designed or intended to teach or intended to convey instruction and information.