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| 4942866359 | Analogy | Explaining something complex by comparing it to something more simple. "Graduating from high school is like a young bird - having been taught to survive - leaving its nest for good." |  | 0 |
| 4943086011 | Argument | In effective rhetoric, every phrase serves to further build the argument. "Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again - just watch. He can do much better!" (Donald Trump, failing to create ethos as a potential President of the U.S.) Read more at http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/blogs/550112/donald-trump-quotes.html#6hryq7242R933jvH.99 |  | 1 |
| 4946145872 | Aristotelian appeals | Three different methods of appealing to an audience to convince them—ethos, logos, and pathos. ethos: credible and trustworthy pathos: appeal to emotion logos: appeal to sense of concrete facts or logic -Isaac N. |  | 2 |
| 4946170087 | Attitude | The writer's personal views or feelings about the subject at hand. "All morons hate it when you call them a moron." moussa. |  | 3 |
| 4946189312 | Connotaion | Ma'Laika The implied meaning of a word; words can broadly have positive, negative, or neutral connotations Ex- she's so childish, he's immature that cookie is tempting. |  | 4 |
| 4946188120 | Juxtaposition | Placing two very different things together for effect. "O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;" Romeo and Juliet, Act I Scene V, William Shakespeare read more at http://literarydevices.net/juxtaposition/ -Joye G. |  | 5 |
| 4946191842 | Counterargument | The argument(s) against the author's position. ***an essay disagreeing with Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' which supports Naziism by adding points of pro-Jews and capitalism ~Foulematou Keita |  | 6 |
| 4946195000 | Rhetorical triangle | The relationship between the author, the audience, the text/message, and the context. Ex- Think of the triangle as a tortilla chip on a plate of nachos. Sometimes you get a chip with a little of everything on it: cheese, meat, and guacamole. Some of the chips have only meat and cheese or just cheese and guacamole. Every now and then you enjoy a delicious chip just dipped in the guacamole alone....(http://study.com/academy/lesson/rhetorical-triangle-definition-example.html) (Hunner Ricketts) |  | 7 |
| 4946207730 | Parallelism | Repeated structural elements in a sentence. The teacher taught the students, that they should cite information from articles, that they should explain their quotes, and that they should edit their rough drafts. ~Qeriya |  | 8 |
| 4946203264 | Style | a particular, distinctive, or characteristic "manner of speaking" ex. The Weeknd has a style of melancholy and assuredness ~Lidia |  | 9 |
| 4946287469 | Didactic | Ma'Laika A text with an instructive purpose, often moral; a text that teaches Ex-Northanger Abbey was Jane Austen's first novel and was written between 1798 and 1803. The novel is a coming of age tale, focusing on the comedic adventures of a sheltered seventeen-year-old girl who learns to navigate the polite society of Bath (a popular English resort town) and Northanger Abbey (the fancy home of one of the book's wealthiest families). Her travels are full of mishaps with new friends and love interests. |  | 10 |
| 4946225789 | Occasion | The reason or moment for writing or speaking. Ex: President Lincoln wrote and delivered The Gettysburg Address so he could honor the soldiers who lost their lives in the Battle of Gettysburg. ~Ceara |  | 11 |
| 4946216212 | Purpose | The author's persuasive intention. Ex- Mark Twain's purpose for writing "Huckleberry Finn" was to show the immorality of the culture and lifestyle during the that time period. (Hunner Ricketts) |  | 12 |
| 4946224428 | Rhetoric | The use of spoken or written word (or a visual medium) to convey your ideas and convince an audience. ***Poems, novels, art pieces, music composition, etc... ~Foulematou |  | 13 |
| 4946195261 | Symbolism | The use a symbol to refer to an idea or concept Ex. In "Bronx Masquerade," by Nikki Grimes, she uses the fireworks to symbolize the bomb of the revolution. ~Leah |  | 14 |
| 4946222449 | Ethos | Referring to another source to make your position or argument seem more credible and trustworthy. ~Christy | 15 | |
| 4946233199 | Euphemism | Referring to something with a veiled phrase instead of saying it directly. Ex: In "Othello", Act 1 Scene 1, Iago tells Brabantio: "I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs." Here, the expression "making the beast with two backs" refers to the act of having sex. (from: http://literarydevices.net/euphemism/) ~Ceara |  | 16 |
| 4946239171 | Speaker | A person who is telling the story. Ex: In Native Son the speaker was the narrator telling the story through Bigger's thoughts. -Jess |  | 17 |
| 4946237948 | Repetition | Re-using a word or phrase repeatedly for effect or emphasis. ~Christy | 18 | |
| 4946244226 | Themes | Overarching ideas or driving premises of a work. -Isaac N. | 19 | |
| 4946220988 | Organization | How the different parts of an argument are arranged in a piece of writing or speech. Ex- Mr.Weiss's T.E.A. E.A.T organization. (Hunner Ricketts) |  | 20 |
| 4946242686 | Satire | A genre of humorous and mocking criticism to expose the ignorance and/or ills of society. "What's the use of you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and isn't no trouble to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?" Adventures of Hucleberry Finn, Chapter 16, Mark Twain read more at http://literarydevices.net/satire/ -Joye G. |  | 21 |
| 4946250029 | Evidence | The information presented meant to back up the author's position. Ex: It's going to rain today because the forecast said there was a storm headed toward Columbus. -Alani |  | 22 |
| 4946261859 | Tone | The use of stylistic devices to reveal an author's attitude toward a subject. Father: "We are going on a vacation." Son: "That's great!!!" the sons tone is cheerful -Isaac N. |  | 23 |
| 4946239905 | Voice | An author's unique sound, similar to style. Like how your able to recognize a person from their voice without seeing them. -Isaac N. |  | 24 |
| 4946253606 | Pathos | An Aristotelian appeal that appeals to the audience's emotions. Ex: I go to church because in the Bible it says that's how you should worship him. -Alani |  | 25 |
| 4946263573 | Implication | When something is suggested without being concretely stated. Ex: I ignored his implication that women cannot do the things men can. -Alani |  | 26 |
| 4946261618 | Inductive Reasoning | Making a broad generalization from specific observations. Ex: Columbus North International School is within a very old building so every Columbus City Schools building must be very old. -Jess |  | 27 |
| 4946268367 | Syntax | The grammatical structure of sentences. ex. Over the river is where I go ~Lidia |  | 28 |
| 4946281438 | Paradox | A phrase or assertion that appears to contradict itself (but the contradiction itself may have its own meaning). "The enemy of your enemy is your friend." Leah |  | 29 |
| 4946285352 | Personification | Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman object or idea. "The fire swallowed the entire forest." ~Leah |  | 30 |
| 4946294500 | Understatement | Deliberately minimizing something, usually for humorous effect. [Aunt Sally] "Good gracious, anybody hurt?" [Huck] "No'm. Killed a n****r." Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain read more at http://literarydevices.net/understatement/ -Joye G. |  | 31 |
| 4946323494 | Idiom | A commonly used phrase that signifies something very different than its literal meaning. "Every cloud has its silver lining but it is sometimes a little difficult to get it to the mint." read more at http://literarydevices.net/idiom/ -Joye G. |  | 32 |
| 4946333107 | Synthesis | Combining sources or ideas in a coherent way to create a larger point. ***Merging of all 7 Harry Potter books to write a paper on a character's growth and development throughout the series ~Foulematou |  | 33 |
| 4946332809 | Imagery | Any descriptive language used to evoke a vivid sense or image of something: includes figurative language. -Jose |  | 34 |
| 4946346700 | Sarcasm | Ma'Laika Mockingly stating the opposite of what you mean. Easier to convey in the spoken word than via writing. Ex- I'm trying to imagine you with a personality. Read more at http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-sarcasm.html#WOKgeOexJXTjGrbg.99 |  | 35 |
| 4946357106 | Onomatopoeia | Using "sound-effect" words Ex- slam, splash, bam, babble, warble, gurgle, mumble and belch (Hunner Ricketts) |  | 36 |
| 4946363068 | Exemplification | Providing examples in service of a point. "The Town Beautification Funds are being sorely misused; the streets are full of litter, the parks are full of broken equipment, and City Hall's facade is drab and crumbling." read more at http://blog.prepscholar.com/ap-language-and-composition-terms -Joye G. |  | 37 |
| 4946392043 | Audience | A group of people you are targeting to get your message across to. Ex: An article on how smoking is bad for you is directed towards smokers or people who want to smoke so they'll stop smoking or they won't start smoking. -Jess |  | 38 |
| 4946408608 | Denotation | The literal, dictionary definition meaning of a word. moussa | 39 | |
| 4946410868 | Synecdoche | Referring to one part of something as a way to refer to the whole. -qeriya | 40 | |
| 4946424991 | Deductive Reasoning | A form of logical reasoning wherein a general principle is applied to a specific case. -Jose |  | 41 |
| 4946432324 | Concession | Agreeing with the opposing viewpoint on a certain smaller point (but not in the larger argument). Ex- "Dad, I know taking a trip to another country with my friends may be expensive and unsafe, but I have studied so hard the past year and I think I deserve a vacation. You already know how responsible I have been all my life; I don't think there will be any problem." (http://literarydevices.net/concession/) (Hunner Ricketts |  | 42 |
| 4946443092 | Figurative Langauge | The use of language in a non-literal way; i.e. metaphor, simile, etc. -Jose |  | 43 |
| 4946430814 | Genre | The specific type of work being presented. moussa | 44 | |
| 4951371473 | Compare and Contrast | Discussing the similarities and differences between two things to some persuasive or illustrative purpose. Ex: Every country has their own cultural differences, though most share the similarity of having a larger male population than a female population. ~Ceara |  | 45 |
| 4951500495 | Alliteration | Using words with the same first letter repeatedly close together in a phrase or sentence. Ex: The tall man talked tenderly to the terrified toddler. ~Ceara |  | 46 |
| 4991774690 | Context | The extra-textual environment in which the text is being delivered. If I am delivering a congratulatory speech to awards recipients, the immediate context might be the awards presentation ceremony; the broader context might be the purpose or significance of the awards themselves. read more at http://blog.prepscholar.com/ap-language-and-composition-terms ~Joye G. |  | 47 |
| 4991792250 | Diction | The style of language used; generally tailored to be appropriate to the audience and situation. You would say "Bro" to your friends and "Mr./Mrs./Ms." to your teachers. ~Joye G. |  | 48 |
| 4991812027 | Irony | Saying the opposite of what you mean; also used to describe situations in which the results of an action are dramatically different than intended. It's ironic that we're an international school but are losing some language classes, i.e. German. ~Joye G. |  | 49 |
| 4991826458 | Logos | Appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic. A national CNN poll concluded that a majority of Donald Trump supporters had low levels of education. ~Joye G. |  | 50 |
| 4991843000 | Allusion | Making a brief reference to the cultural canon. When slave masters quoted Bible verses to support the way they treated their slaves and slavery in general. ~Joye G. |  | 51 |
| 4991844959 | Anecdote | Offering a brief narrative episode. This device can serve many functions in a text—for example, introducing an issue, serving as evidence, to illustrate a point, and so on. "When I went to buy my morning coffee, I ran into an old friend. He told me he had won the lottery and he was about to buy a yacht. Two months later I heard he had declared bankruptcy." read more at http://blog.prepscholar.com/ap-language-and-composition-terms ~Joye G. |  | 52 |
| 4991844960 | Hyperbole | Overstating a situation for humorous or dramatic effect. "My teachers give me a ton of homework!" ~Joye G. |  | 53 |
| 4991846490 | Parody | Using the form of something to mimic and make fun of it. Weird Al Yankovic's career. ~Joye G. |  | 54 |
