4804766361 | Investigating | Activities that writers use, during the writing process, to locate ideas and information | 0 | |
4804766362 | Irony | Writing or speaking that implies the contrary of what is actual written or spoken | 1 | |
4804767248 | Narration | In ancient Roman oratory, the part of a speech in which the speaker provided background information on the topic. | 2 | |
4804767249 | Pace | The speed with which a plot moves from one event to another. | 3 | |
4804768199 | Parallelism | A set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses that appears in a sentence or paragraph. | 4 | |
4804768539 | Parenthesis | An insertion of material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence | 5 | |
4804769978 | People's Topics | The 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 | |
4804769979 | Periodic Sentence | A sentence with modifying elements included before the verb and/or complement. | 7 | |
4804771592 | Scheme | An artful variation from typical formation and arrangement of words or sentences. | 8 | |
4823335271 | Bemoan | complain about | 9 | |
4823335272 | Contrite | sorry | 10 | |
4823335403 | Emacipate | set free | 11 | |
4823335404 | Guffaw | sudden loud laughter | 12 | |
4823335740 | Jeopardize | put at risk; endanger | 13 | |
4823335995 | Nomadic | wandering from place to place | 14 | |
4823335996 | Philistine | uncultured person | 15 | |
4823336498 | Redolent | smelling of; giving off odors | 16 | |
4823336824 | Surreptitious | secret; sneaky, stealthy | ![]() | 17 |
4823337071 | Willful | stubborn | ![]() | 18 |
AP Literature Rhetorical Terms : 3 Flashcards
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