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AP Literature Rhetorical Terms : 3 Flashcards

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4804766361InvestigatingActivities that writers use, during the writing process, to locate ideas and information0
4804766362IronyWriting or speaking that implies the contrary of what is actual written or spoken1
4804767248NarrationIn ancient Roman oratory, the part of a speech in which the speaker provided background information on the topic.2
4804767249PaceThe speed with which a plot moves from one event to another.3
4804768199ParallelismA set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses that appears in a sentence or paragraph.4
4804768539ParenthesisAn insertion of material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence5
4804769978People's TopicsThe English translation of konnoi topoi, the four topics that Aristotle explained could be used to generate material about any subject matter; also called basic topics.6
4804769979Periodic SentenceA sentence with modifying elements included before the verb and/or complement.7
4804771592SchemeAn artful variation from typical formation and arrangement of words or sentences.8
4823335271Bemoancomplain about9
4823335272Contritesorry10
4823335403Emacipateset free11
4823335404Guffawsudden loud laughter12
4823335740Jeopardizeput at risk; endanger13
4823335995Nomadicwandering from place to place14
4823335996Philistineuncultured person15
4823336498Redolentsmelling of; giving off odors16
4823336824Surreptitioussecret; sneaky, stealthy17
4823337071Willfulstubborn18

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