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AP Literature Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

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6210935420Dictionword choice0
6210935421Syntaxsentence and phrase structure1
6210936021Antithesisbalancing of contrasting ideas2
6210937929Polysyndetonstringing a sentence together with conjunctions3
6210939587Parallelismrepetition of similar syntactical structure4
6210940450Point of viewnarrative perspective (1st, 2nd, 3rd person)5
6210941838Apostropheaddressing person/entity not present6
6210942578Analogythe use of a similar or parallel example to reason or argue a point7
6210943436Colloquialisminformal diction; the use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing8
6210944410Anecdotea brief narrative describing an interesting or amusing event9
6210947078Logosan argument formed to address logical reasoning10
6210947727Ethosan argument formed to address ethical reasoning11
6210948371Pathosan argument formed to address emotional reasoning12
6210949047Argumentdiscourse characterized by reason advanced to support conclusions13
6210949888Contextthe circumstances surrounding an issue or word that should be considered during the discussion of a given text14
6210951502Fallacyan argument that uses poor reasoning15
6210952323Purposewhat a writer is trying to do/say with her use of language16

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