14514800834 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. | 0 | |
14514801515 | Understatement | the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is. | 1 | |
14514802234 | Litotes | A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite | 2 | |
14514802235 | Antithesis | the presentation of two contrasting images Ex. | 3 | |
14514803809 | Hypophora | Consists of raising one or more questions and then proceeding to answer them, usually at some length. | 4 | |
14514804554 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 5 | |
14514805644 | Procatelpsis | 6 | ||
14514806553 | Distincto | 7 | ||
14514806554 | Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using like or as | 8 | |
14514807185 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 9 | |
14514807186 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 10 | |
14514807817 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 11 | |
14514808357 | Eponym | 12 | ||
14514808847 | Sententia | 13 | ||
14514808848 | Exemplum | 14 | ||
14514809681 | Climax | the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex. | 15 | |
14514810966 | Parallelism/Chiasmus | 16 | ||
14514812560 | Anadiplosis/Conduplicatio | When words are repeated at the end of a statement and then again at the beginning of the following statement | 17 | |
14514813712 | Metabasis | A brief statement of what has been said and what will follow | 18 | |
14514814201 | Parenthesis | An insertion of material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence. | 19 | |
14514814202 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 20 | |
14514815247 | Enumeratio | 21 | ||
14514815662 | Antanagoge | places a criticism and compliment together to lessen the impact | 22 | |
14514816944 | Epithet | A descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something | 23 | |
14514818967 | Asyndeton/Polysyndeton | A rhetorical term for a writing style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses (the opposite of polysyndeton). | 24 | |
14514819589 | Zeugma | use of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings | 25 | |
14514820519 | Synecdoche | 26 | ||
14514821156 | Hyperbaton | separation of words which belong together, often to emphasize the first of the separated words or to create a certain image. | 27 | |
14514821157 | Aporia | Expression of doubt (often feigned) by which a speaker appears uncertain as to what he should think, say, or do. | 28 | |
14514823707 | Anaphora/Epistrophe/Symploce | 29 | ||
14514825074 | Amplification | involves repeating a word or expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over | 30 | |
14514825075 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 31 | |
14514825633 | Parataxis | The placing of clauses or phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination, as in Tell me, how are you | 32 |
AP Language Rhetorical Devices Flashcards
Primary tabs
Need Help?
We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.
If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.
Need Notes?
While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!