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AP Language Rhetoric and Figurative Language Flashcards

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6600972159LogosAppeal to reason and logic0
6600972160EthosAppeal to speakers credibility1
6600972161PathosAppeal to emotions, values, or desires of audience2
6600972162ImagerySensory perception3
6600972163HyperboleOverstatement or exaggeration4
6600972164UnderstatementSomething less significant that it really is5
6600972165SimileComparison between two unlike objects using like or as6
6600972166MetaphorSimile without using like or as7
6600972167DenotationWord's primary or literal significance8
6600972168ConnotationRefers to the range of meanings of a word9
6600972169OxymoronTwo contradictory words that are paired together Ex: jumbo shrimp, civil war, old news10
6600972170ParadoxTwo elements which cannot be true at the same time (each one can be true on its own)11
6600972171PersonificationInanimate objects given human qualities12
6600972172BombastOverly rhetorical in context13
6600972173PunWord that serves a different meaning14
6600972174MetonymyOne term is substituted for another term which are closely associated Ex: "Hearty Red"= Red Wine15
6600972175SynedocheA part is used to signify the whole Ex: "All hands on deck", the hands represent the sailors16
6600972176AphorismConcise, meaningful statement of an opinion or a general truth17
6600972177MalapropismThe use of a word that resembles word intended18
6600972178CircumlocationTalking around a subject or word19
6600972179EuphemismAvoiding the use of a word that might be considered an unpleasant or offensive term Ex: most times describes sex20
6600972180Verbal ironyProcess of stating something but meaning the opposite of what is stated21
6600972181SarcasmVerbal irony used with the intent to injure in a malicious tone22
6600972182SatireDeliberately distorted to achieve comic effect23

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