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AP Language Rhetorical Basics Flashcards

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8217503510Tonethe general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc0
8217503511Syntaxthe study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words1
8217508494Dictionword choice2
8217508495Connnotationthe associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning3
8217509003Denotationthe explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it4
8217509004Styleliterary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text5
8217509952Figurative Languagelanguage that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.6
8217509953Structureliterary element, is generally described as the structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer.7
8217510714ArgumentA single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer8
8217510715RepetitionThe duplication, either exact or approximate, or any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern9
8217512712Ethos/Logos/Pathoscredibility/logic/emotion10

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