AP Lang Review

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Across
  1. 5. how the speaker feels toward the subject
  2. 9. the reason for the text's existence; what is the speaker hoping to accomplish?
  3. 11. to convince or move readers toward a certain point of view or opinion
  4. 14. who is the speaker trying to reach?
  5. 15. the spark that encouraged the writer to create this piece of writing
  6. 16. the central argument about a text which the writer intends to support with evidence and analysis
  7. 18. the AP Lang exam
  8. 19. what is the time and place of this piece? what is happening in the world politically at the time of this text? how does this relate to or reflect in the writing?
  9. 20. words that create a picture in the reader's mind
  10. 22. a quality that evokes pity or sadness; emotional appeal
  11. 23. question not asked for information but for effect; i.e. "Do you WANT me to call home?"
  12. 26. when the opposite of what you expect to happen does happen
  13. 28. combining information from multiple sources to create a new understanding or argument, moving beyond summarization
  14. 31. the deliberate omission of a word or phrase from the prose; AKA dot dot dot
  15. 32. the art of persuasion
  16. 33. a reasoned statement or claim that aims to persuade an audience of a particular point of view
Down
  1. 1. sentence construction which equals grammatical patterns
  2. 2. the circumstances surrounding a piece of writing, including the author, audience, purpose, context, and genre
  3. 3. placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison
  4. 4. the credibility and character of the speaker or writer, as well as the persuasive techniques used to establish that credibility
  5. 6. the voice of the piece of writing
  6. 7. type of irony when you say something and mean the opposite; sarcasm
  7. 8. word choice as an element of style
  8. 10. any information from the text itself or from external sources that supports an argument or interpretation about the text
  9. 12. speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence, choices, appeals, tone
  10. 13. the central idea or message of a work
  11. 17. the logic the writer or speaker uses to persuade an audience
  12. 21. ethos, pathos, logos
  13. 24. a work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of life with a humorous effect
  14. 25. rhetorical moves such as structure, devices, diction, syntax
  15. 27. the use of logic and critical thinking to understand, analyze, and interpret literary texts
  16. 29. an indirect reference to something (such as a literary text or previous historical events)
  17. 30. the atmosphere created by the piece and accomplished through diction