14920227678 | Symbol | something used to represent something else | 0 | |
14920291775 | Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest resemblance. | 1 | |
14920301800 | Mode: description | used to recreate, invent, or visually represent a person, place, event, or action so that the reader can picture what's being described | 2 | |
14920332230 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 3 | |
14920336894 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 4 | |
14920343167 | Polysydeton | the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession | 5 | |
14920345649 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 6 | |
14920348760 | concession | an acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable | 7 | |
14920357792 | Exigence | an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak | 8 | |
14920357793 | SOAPSTone | Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone | 9 | |
14920360239 | Symbol Example | The dove is a symbol of peace. | 10 | |
14920364747 | Metaphor Example | The snow is a white blanket. | 11 | |
14920366621 | Anaphora Example | "Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better" | 12 | |
14920368568 | Asyndeton Example | I came. I saw. I conquered | 13 | |
14920374601 | Rhetorical Question Example | Will you join in that historic effort? | 14 | |
14920390462 | Polysyndeton Example | We lived and laughed and loved and left. | 15 | |
14920394180 | Exigence Example | "The challenge of global warming is real. A scientific consensus has emerged, and now it is time to act before it is too late." | 16 |
AP Lang Rhetoric Language Flashcards
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