AP Language and Composition rhetorical terms and glossary part 2
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| 2313644253 | parallelism | the technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses or structures by placing them side by side in similar form, parallel structure | 0 | |
| 2283400608 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. | 1 | |
| 1368733668 | anecdote | a short account of some interesting or humorous event, often a personal experience of the speaker or writer. | 2 | |
| 1368733679 | antithesis | The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite | 3 | |
| 1368733686 | colloquialism | A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't) | 4 | |
| 2283405161 | narration | A method of informing that explains something by recounting events, telling a story | 5 | |
| 1368733690 | didactic | A term used to describe fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking. This is also a tone word. | 6 | |
| 2283394169 | logical fallacies | incorrect reasoning in an argument | 7 | |
| 1368733695 | ad hominem | In argument, an attack against a person rather than the issue. | 8 | |
| 4008998634 | asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. | 9 | |
| 1368733704 | anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause | 10 | |
| 2313658116 | periodic sentence | a sentence that presents its central meaning at the end | 11 | |
| 2283384653 | epanelepsis | to repeat at the end of a sentence the words that appeared at the beginning. | 12 | |
| 1368733707 | anaphora | form of parallel structure that uses the same words at the beginning of successive clauses | 13 | |
| 2283389200 | euphemism | a polite or vague word or phrase used to replace another word or phrase that is too direct or rude. | 14 | |
| 2283391634 | jargon | the special language of a profession or group | 15 | |
| 2283396283 | logos | persuasion based on statistics, facts and reasons | 16 | |
| 2283398065 | loose sentence | a type of sentence where the main idea comes first, followed by dependent clauses | 17 | |
| 1368733675 | antecedent | The word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun. | 18 | |
| 2313670263 | mood | similar to tone, the primary emotional attitude of a work | 19 | |
| 2283407127 | oversimplification | when a writer obscures details or denies the complexity of the issues in an argument | 20 | |
| 2313637927 | oxymoron | a figure of speech composed of contradictory words or phrases | 21 | |
| 2313639217 | pacing | the movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another | 22 | |
| 1368733671 | antimetabole | Figure of emphasis in which the words in one phrase or clause are replicated, exactly or closely, in reverse grammatical order in the next phrase or clause; | 23 | |
| 2283388084 | epistrophe | to opposite of anaphora: to end successive clauses with the same words | 24 | |
| 2313642244 | paradox | a statement that seems to contradict itself but turns out to have a rational meaning | 25 | |
| 2313647950 | parody | a work that ridicules the style of another work by imitating and exaggerating its elements | 26 | |
| 2313650085 | pathos | when a writer tries to persuade by appealing to emotions | 27 | |
| 4009003942 | compound sentence | A sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses, often joined by one or more conjunctions. | 28 | |
| 2313656362 | pedantic | a term used to describe writing that borders on lecturing. This can also describe tone. | 29 | |
| 2313661234 | persuasion | a form of argumentation, one of the four modes of discourse, language intended to convince | 30 | |
| 2313666466 | pun | a small joke or play on words within a text | 31 | |
| 4008985649 | metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 32 | |
| 4008987960 | syntax | Sentence structure, specifically the effect of arranging sentences a certain way | 33 | |
| 4009001060 | polysyndeton | Deliberate use of many conjunctions | 34 | |
| 4009059394 | synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole. | 35 |
