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AP Language and Composition Unit 8 Vocabulary Test Flashcards

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7738300467Rhetoricthe 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 persuasion0
7738311646Rhetor(in ancient Greece and Rome) a teacher of rhetoric.1
7738346450Trilogy of RhetoricPersuasive appeals use by Aristotle2
7738367962Ethos(in ancient Greece and Rome) a teacher of rhetoric.3
7738387176Logosthe divine wisdom manifest in the creation, government, and redemption of the world and often identified with the second person of the Trinity4
7739472913Pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion5
7739482851Allusionan implied or indirect reference especially in literature a poem that makes allusions to classical literature6
7739495355Ambiguitya word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways7
7739510598Amplificationthe particulars by which a statement is expanded8
7739521428Anaphorarepetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect9
7739538285Aphorisma concise statement of a principle10
7739553368Ayndetonthe omission or absence of conjunctions11
7739575634Antithesisthe rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses12
7739603564Balanced sentencesentence made up of two parts that employs parallel structure13
7739618513Chiasmusan inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases14
7739659254Diatribeironic or satirical criticism15
7739696159Didacticintended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment16
7739708493Complex sentenceA sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.17
7742528407Compound sentenceA sentence with more than one subject or predicate18

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