3506347689 | Paradox | A statement that contradicts itself and makes you think it is not true | 0 | |
3506347690 | Hyperbole | Exaggerate or emphasize a statement for effect | 1 | |
3506348915 | Juxtaposition | An act or instance of placing close together or side by side | 2 | |
3506348916 | Diction | The choice and use of words in speech and writing | 3 | |
3506350163 | Assonance | 2 or more words close together with repeating vowel sounds | 4 | |
3506350164 | Verbal Irony | When someone says or writes one thing but means another, opposite of literal meaning | 5 | |
3506351508 | Rhetorical Question | Question asked by author that is left without expecting an answer for emphasis on a point | 6 | |
3506351509 | Asyndeton | Leave out conjunctions on purpose, but still maintain grammatical accuracy | 7 | |
3506352578 | Analogy | Comparison of two things that are different with purpose of explaining or clarification | 8 | |
3506353870 | Onomatopoeia | The spelling of the word reads the way the noise sounds | 9 | |
3506353871 | Allusion | Brief sometimes indirect reference of a person place or thing in history or in the past, not in detail | 10 | |
3506355096 | Personification | Giving inanimate objects human characteristics | 11 | |
3506356715 | Anaphora | Deliberate repetition of the first part of a sentence | 12 | |
3506356716 | Apostrophe | writer uses this to detach from reality and addresses imaginary characters in speech | 13 | |
3506358867 | Situational Irony | Actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. | 14 |
AP Language Rhetorical Devices Flashcards
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