7738300467 | Rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as a :the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times b :the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion | 0 | |
7738311646 | Rhetor | (in ancient Greece and Rome) a teacher of rhetoric. | 1 | |
7738346450 | Trilogy of Rhetoric | Persuasive appeals use by Aristotle | 2 | |
7738367962 | Ethos | (in ancient Greece and Rome) a teacher of rhetoric. | 3 | |
7738387176 | Logos | the divine wisdom manifest in the creation, government, and redemption of the world and often identified with the second person of the Trinity | 4 | |
7739472913 | Pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion | 5 | |
7739482851 | Allusion | an implied or indirect reference especially in literature a poem that makes allusions to classical literature | 6 | |
7739495355 | Ambiguity | a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways | 7 | |
7739510598 | Amplification | the particulars by which a statement is expanded | 8 | |
7739521428 | Anaphora | repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect | 9 | |
7739538285 | Aphorism | a concise statement of a principle | 10 | |
7739553368 | Ayndeton | the omission or absence of conjunctions | 11 | |
7739575634 | Antithesis | the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses | 12 | |
7739603564 | Balanced sentence | sentence made up of two parts that employs parallel structure | 13 | |
7739618513 | Chiasmus | an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases | 14 | |
7739659254 | Diatribe | ironic or satirical criticism | 15 | |
7739696159 | Didactic | intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment | 16 | |
7739708493 | Complex sentence | A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses. | 17 | |
7742528407 | Compound sentence | A sentence with more than one subject or predicate | 18 |
AP Language and Composition Unit 8 Vocabulary Test Flashcards
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