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AP English Language Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

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14008591141Alliterationthe repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words0
14008599676AllusionAn indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work1
14008605934AnalogyComparing two things or instances in time often based on their structure and used to explain a complex idea in simpler terms2
14008616070AntithesisA device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence3
14008621214ConsonanceRepetition of constant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase4
14008632881Dictionrefers to the author's word choice5
14008638867EllipsisWhen one or more words are omitted from a sentence6
14008641622EthosA label used to identify an appeal to the ethics of a culture or individual7
14008648486HyperboleAn intentionally exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally but creating a desired humorous effect8
14008656274ImageryVisually descriptive or figurative language9
14008660415IronyA contrast between expectation and reality10
14008662091OxymoronA figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction11
14008667921PathosA quality that evokes pity or sadness12
14008670917PersonificationThe attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form13
14008679114Symbol/SymbolismA thing that represents or stands for another think like an object that represents an idea14
14013698255LogosAn appeal based on logic or reason15
14013699398SimileA comparison of two unlike things using like or as16
14013699405MetaphorA figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.17

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