| 6747718429 | Hyperbole | A rhetorical device in which a part of your statement is exaggerated in order to give it emphasis or focus. | | 0 |
| 6747718430 | Understatement | A rhetorical device in which the force of a descriptive statement is less than what one would normally expect. | | 1 |
| 6747718431 | Litotes | A rhetorical device in which a point is emphasized by using a word opposite to the condition. | | 2 |
| 6747718432 | Antithesis | A rhetorical device in which two parts of a sentence are contrasted using language. | | 3 |
| 6747718433 | Hypophora | A rhetorical device that uses the technique of asking a question, and then proceeding to answer it. | | 4 |
| 6747718434 | Rhetorical Question | A rhetorical device in which a question is asked and the answer is merely implied. | | 5 |
| 6747718435 | Procatalepsis | A rhetorical device in which objections are dealt with, usually without even asking a question. | | 6 |
| 6747718436 | Distinctio | A rhetorical device in which the writer elaborates on the definition of a word, to make sure there is no misunderstanding. | | 7 |
| 6747718437 | Simile | A rhetorical device in which the write compares two things that are already somewhat related, using the words "like" or "as". | | 8 |
| 6747718438 | Metaphor | A rhetorical device in which something is spoken of as if it were another thing. | | 9 |
| 6747718439 | Analogy | A rhetorical device in which a comparison is made through the use of something already well known to explain something that is less well known. | | 10 |
| 6747718440 | Allusion | A rhetorical device in which a reference is made to some fairly well-known event, place, or person. | | 11 |
| 6747718441 | Eponym | A rhetorical device in which a reference is made to a specific famous person to link his or her attributes with someone else. | | 12 |
| 6747718442 | Sententia | A rhetorical device in which a quotation, maxim, or wise saying is used to summarize what you've been talking about in the preceding paragraphs. | | 13 |
| 6747718443 | Exemplum | A rhetorical device in which an example is provided for the reader to illustrate a point. | | 14 |
| 6747718444 | Parallelism | A rhetorical device in which the same general structure is used for multiple parts of a sentence, or for multiple sentences, in order to link them all. | | 15 |
| 6747718445 | Chiasmus | A rhetorical device in which parallelism is flipped and the parts of speech are reversed in separate clauses. | | 16 |
| 6747718446 | Anadiplosis | A rhetorical device in which the last word of a sentence or phrase is repeated near the beginning of the next sentence or phrase. | | 17 |
| 6747718447 | Conduplicatio | A rhetorical device in which a word from anywhere in one sentence or phrase is repeated at the beginning of the next sentence. | | 18 |
| 6747718448 | Metabasis | A rhetorical device in which a summary is provided of a body of work that has come before, in order to move on to a new point. | | 19 |
| 6747718449 | Parenthesis | A rhetorical device in which an aside or additional information is inserted into the main flow of the writing. | | 20 |
| 6747718450 | Apostrophe | A rhetorical device in which the writer breaks out of the flow of the writing to directly address a person or personified object. | | 21 |
| 6747718451 | Enumeratio | A rhetorical device in which a list of details about something is supplied to structurally expand on a central idea. | | 22 |
| 6747718452 | Antanagoge | A rhetorical device in which points are ordered to downplay negative points so that the reader feels less strongly about them. | | 23 |
| 6747718453 | Epithet | A rhetorical device in which a descriptive adjective is attached to a noun to bring a scene to life or evoke a particular idea or emotion. | | 24 |
| 6747718454 | Asyndeton | A rhetorical device in which conjunctions are left out in a list or between clauses. | | 25 |
| 6747718455 | Polysyndeton | A rhetorical device in which a conjunction is put between every item in a list. | | 26 |
| 6747718456 | Zeugma | A rhetorical device in which unexpected items in a sentence are linked together by a shared word. | | 27 |
| 6747718457 | Synecdoche | A rhetorical device in which a part of something is used to represent the whole. | | 28 |
| 6747718458 | Metonymy | A rhetorical device in which something referred to is closely related to the object, and it is used as a way of referring to the object itself. | | 29 |
| 6747718459 | Hyperbaton | A rhetorical device in which the words in a sentence are arranged in an unexpected order. | | 30 |
| 6747718460 | Aporia | A rhetorical device that is used to express doubt about an idea. | | 31 |
| 6747718461 | Anaphora | A rhetorical device in which the writer repeats a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple clauses or sentences. | | 32 |
| 6747718462 | Epistrophe | A rhetorical device in which the same word or phrase is repeated at the end of multiple clauses or sentences. | | 33 |
| 6747718463 | Symploce | A rhetorical device in which the same words or phrases are repeated at both the beginning and end of multiple clauses or sentences. | | 34 |
| 6747718464 | Amplification | A rhetorical device in which the writer repeats something they've just said, while adding more detail and information to the original description. | | 35 |
| 6747718465 | Personification | A rhetorical device in which human attributes are given to something that is non-human. | | 36 |
| 6747718466 | Parataxis | A rhetorical device in which a series of clauses are listed with no conjunctions. | | 37 |
| 6747718468 | Periodic Sentence | a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense.
Ex.) Unable to join the others at the dance because of my sprained ankle, I went to a movie. |  | 38 |
| 6747718469 | Litotes | a figure of speech in which a negative statement is used to affirm a positive statement.
Ex.) When asked how someone is doing, that person might respond, "I'm not bad." | | 39 |
| 6747718470 | Warrant | expresses the assumption necessarily shared by the speaker and the audience. | | 40 |
| 6747718471 | Ethos | an appeal to ethics and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader. | | 41 |
| 6747718472 | Pathos | an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response. | | 42 |
| 6747718473 | Logos | an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason. | | 43 |
| 6747718475 | Syllogism | A logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion. |  | 44 |
| 6747718476 | Major premise | contains the term that is the predicate of the conclusion. |  | 45 |
| 6747718477 | Minor premise | contains the term that is the subject of the conclusion. | | 46 |
| 6747718479 | Deduction | a logical process wherein you reach a conclusion by starting with a general principle or universal truth (a major premise). | | 47 |
| 6747718480 | Equivocation | a fallacy of argument in which a lie is given the appearance of truth, or in which the truth is misrepresented in deceptive language. | | 48 |
| 6747718482 | Diction | a speaker's choice of words. | | 49 |
| 6747718483 | Simile | a figure of speech used to explain or clarify an idea by comparing it explicitly to something else, using words like, as, or as though. |  | 50 |
| 6747718484 | Metaphor | figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.
Ex.) And if a beachhead of a cooperation may push back the jungle of suspicion. | | 51 |
| 6747718485 | Anaphora | the intentional repetition of beginning clauses in order to create an artistic effect.
Ex.) We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on the end. We shall fight in France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans. |  | 52 |
| 6747718486 | Epistrophe | repetition of a concluding word or word endings. |  | 53 |
| 6747718487 | Synecdoche | a rhetorical trope involving a part of an object representing the whole, or the whole of an object representing a part.
Ex.) "Twenty eyes watched our move."
"All hands on deck." | | 54 |
| 6747718488 | Rhetoric | it is the art of finding ways of persuading an audience. | | 55 |
| 6747718489 | Allusion | brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) to to a work of art.
Ex.) Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiah. | | 56 |
| 6747718491 | Personification | attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea.
Ex.) ...with history the final judge of our deeds... | | 57 |
| 6747718492 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.
Ex.) We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. | | 58 |
| 6747718493 | Polysyndeton | the deliberate use of multiple conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses or words.
Ex.) I paid for my plane ticket and the taxes, and the fees, and the charge for the checked bags and five dollars for a bottle of water. |  | 59 |
| 6747718494 | Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
Ex.) Let both sides explore... Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals...Let both sides seek to invoke...Let both sides unite to heed... | | 60 |
| 6747718495 | Antithesis | opposition, or contrast or ideas or words in a parallel construction.
Ex.) We shall support any friend, oppose any foe. | | 61 |
| 6747718496 | Enumeration | to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in list |  | 62 |
| 6747718497 | Rhetorical Question | Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for the rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer.
Ex.) Are you stupid? | | 63 |
| 6747718498 | Chiasmus | the reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases.
Ex.) He went to the country, the country went to him. |  | 64 |
| 6747718500 | Fallacy of Argument | a flaw in the structure of an argument that renders its conclusion invalid or suspect. |  | 65 |
| 6747718501 | Bandwagon Appeal | a fallacy of argument in which a course of action is recommended on the grounds that everyone else is following it. | | 66 |
| 6747718502 | Begging the Question | a fallacy of argument in which a claim is based on the very grounds that are in doubt or dispute.
Ex.) Rita can't be the bicycle thief; she's never stolen anything. | | 67 |
| 6747718503 | Anecdote | a brief story used to illustrate a point or claim. |  | 68 |
| 6747718504 | Modes of Disclosure | Exposition- illustrates a point
Narration- tells a story
Description- creates a sensory image
Argumentation- takes a position on an issue and defends it. | | 69 |
| 6747718505 | Example | a specific event, person, or detail of an idea cited and/or developed to support or illustrate a thesis or topic. | | 70 |
| 6747718506 | Contrast/ Comparison | a method of presenting similarities and differences between or among at least two persons, places, things, ideas, etc.
may be organized by:
Subject by subject
Point by point
Combination | | 71 |
| 6747718507 | Cause and Effect | establishes a relationship: B is the result of A. | | 72 |
| 6747718508 | Classification | separates items into major categories and details the characteristics of each group is placed within the category. | | 73 |
| 6747718509 | Process | simply "how to" do something is done. It can have one of two purposes. It can either give instructions or inform the reader about how something is done. | | 74 |
| 6747718510 | Definition | identifies the class to which a specific term belongs and those characteristics which make it different from all the other items in that class. There are several types of definitions: physical, historical, emotional, psychological, and relationship(s) to others. | | 75 |
| 6747718511 | Narration | is nothing more than storytelling. There is a beginning, a middle, and an end. | | 76 |
| 6747718512 | Description | writing that appeals t the senses. It can be objective, which is scientific or clinical, or it can be impressionistic, which tries to involve the reader's emotions or feelings. | | 77 |
| 6747718513 | Either-or-choice | a fallacy of argument in which a complicated issue is misrepresented as offering only two possible alternatives, one of which is often made to seem vastly preferable to the other. | | 78 |
| 6747718514 | False authority | a fallacy of argument in which a claim is based on the expertise of someone who lacks appropriate credentials. | | 79 |
| 6747718515 | Faulty causality | a fallacy of argument making the unwarranted assumption that because one event follows another, the first event causes the second. Also called post hoc, ergo propter hoc, this forms the basis of many superstitions. | | 80 |
| 6747718516 | Hasty generalization | a fallacy of argument in which an inference is drawn from insufficient data. | | 81 |
| 6747718517 | Non sequitor | a fallacy of argument in which claims, reasons, or warrants fail to connect logically; one point doesn't follow from another. | | 82 |
| 6747718518 | Allegory | The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. | | 83 |
| 6747718519 | Alliteration | The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (as in "she sells sea shells"). Although the term is not frequently in the multiple choice section, you can look for alliteration in any essay passage. The repetition can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, supply a musical sound, and/or echo the sense of the passage. |  | 84 |
| 6747718520 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. Allusions can be historical, literary, religious, topical, or mythical. There are many more possibilities, and a work may simultaneously use multiple layers of allusion. | | 85 |
| 6747718521 | Ambiguity | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |  | 86 |
| 6747718522 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. An analogy can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. Analogies can also make writing more vivid, imaginative, or intellectually engaging. | | 87 |
| 6747718524 | Antithesis | the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. |  | 88 |
| 6747718525 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. (If the authorship is unknown, the statement is generally considered to be a folk proverb.) An aphorism can be a memorable summation of the author's point | | 89 |
| 6747718528 | Caricature | a verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics. Example: The pupils of her eyes are small; like a pebble of sand floating atop a can of blue paint. | | 90 |
| 6747718530 | Colloquial/Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. Not generally acceptable for formal writing, colloquialisms give a work a conversational, familiar tone. Colloquial expressions in writing include local or regional dialect | | 91 |
| 6747718531 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. Connotations may involve ideas, emotions or attitudes | | 92 |
| 6747718532 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. (Example: the denotation of knife- a utensil for cutting - Connotation - knife - such as knife in the back - anger fear violence betrayal | | 93 |
| 6747718533 | Diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. FOR AP EXAMSyou should be able to describe the uthors diction and understand how it compliments his purpose (along iwth imagery syntax, literary devices, etc) | | 94 |
| 6747718534 | Didactic | the primary aim of teaching or instructing,especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | | 95 |
| 6747718535 | Euphemism | a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept - POLITICALLY CORRECT | | 96 |
| 6747718536 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | | 97 |
| 6747718537 | Figurative Language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid | | 98 |
| 6747718538 | Figure of speech | A device used to produce figurative language. Many compare dissimilar things. | | 99 |
| 6747718539 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits. | | 100 |
| 6747718540 | Homily | This term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | | 101 |
| 6747718541 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | | 102 |
| 6747718542 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | | 103 |
| 6747718543 | Inference/infer | To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented. | | 104 |
| 6747718544 | Invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. (For example, in Henry IV, Part hill of flesh.") | | 105 |
| 6747718545 | Irony/ironic | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true. | | 106 |
| 6747718546 | Loose sentence/non-periodic sentence | A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. | | 107 |
| 6747718547 | Metaphor | A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. Metaphorical language makes writing more vivid, imaginative, thought provoking, and meaningful. | | 108 |
| 6747718548 | Metonymy | (mĕtŏn′ ĭmē) A term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name," is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. For example, a news release that claims "the White House declared" rather than "the President declared" | | 109 |
| 6747718549 | Mood | The prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work. | | 110 |
| 6747718550 | Narrative | The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events. | | 111 |
| 6747718551 | onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. | | 112 |
| 6747718552 | Oxymoron | Simple examples include "jumbo shrimp" and "cruel kindness." | | 113 |
| 6747718553 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. (Think of the beginning of Dickens' Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....") | | 114 |
| 6747718555 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | | 115 |
| 6747718556 | Pedantic | An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish (language that might be described as "show-offy"; using big words for the sake of using big words). | | 116 |
| 6747718557 | Periodic sentence | The opposite of loose sentence, a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. | | 117 |
| 6747718558 | Personification | A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions. Personification is used to make these abstractions, animals, or objects appear more vivid to the reader. | | 118 |
| 6747718559 | Point of view | In literature, the perspective from which a story is told. | | 119 |
| 6747718560 | Prose | one of the major divisions of genre, prose refers to fiction and nonfiction, including all its forms. In prose the printer determines the length of the line; in poetry, the poet determines the length of the line. | | 120 |
| 6747718561 | Repetition | The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern. | | 121 |
| 6747718562 | Rhetoric | From the Greek for "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively. | | 122 |
| 6747718563 | Rhetorical modes | This flexible term describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing. | | 123 |
| 6747718564 | Sarcasm | From the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. It may use irony as a device, but not all ironic statements are sarcastic (that is, intended to ridicule). When well done, sarcasm can be witty and insightful; when poorly done, it is simply cruel. | | 124 |
| 6747718565 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. | | 125 |
| 6747718568 | Symbol/symbolism | Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else. | | 126 |
| 6747718569 | Syntax | The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. | | 127 |
| 6747718570 | Theme | The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. | | 128 |
| 6747718571 | Thesis | the sentence or group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position. | | 129 |
| 6747718572 | Tone | Similar to mood, describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. | | 130 |
| 6747718573 | Transition | A word or phrase that links different ideas. | | 131 |
| 6747718574 | Understatement | the ironic minimalizing of fact | | 132 |
| 6747718575 | Wit | in modern usage, intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights. | | 133 |
| 6747718576 | Chisamus | Ask not what your country
Can do for you,
But what you
Can do for your country | | 134 |
| 6747718577 | Malapropism | a word humorously misused: Example, he is the AMPLE of her eye... instead of ' he is the APPLE of her eye, | | 135 |
| 6747718578 | Parallelism (parallel syntax) | a pattern of language that creates a rhythm of repetition often combined with some other language of repetition. Like a train gaining momentum.
Ex: When you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you cannot be too conservative. | | 136 |
| 6747718579 | Poisoning the Well | Discrediting a person's claim by presenting unfavorable information (true or false) about the person. Person B attacking Person A before Person A can make his/her claim. Example: 'John, an abusive alcoholic, will now give his argument for the legalization of public drinking'. | | 137 |
| 6747718580 | Slippery Slope | This is the failure to provide evidence to support a claim that one event will lead to a catastrophic chain of events. | | 138 |
| 6747718581 | straw man | When a writer argues against a claim that nobody actually holds or is universally considered weak. | | 139 |
| 6747718582 | Ethos | appeal to credibility | | 140 |
| 6747718583 | Juxtaposition | Making on idea more dramatic by placing it next to its opposite. | | 141 |
| 6747718584 | Logos | An appeal to reason. | | 142 |
| 6747718585 | Pathos | An appeal to emotion. | | 143 |
| 6747718586 | Rhetorical Question | A question whose answer is assumed | | 144 |
| 6747718587 | Simile | A critical figure of speech in an argument when what is unknown is compared to something that is known using the word "like," "as," or "than" in order to better perceive its importance. | | 145 |
| 6747718588 | rhetorical appeal | the persuasive devices by which a writer tries to sway an audience's attention and response to any given work. See logos, ethos, and pathos. | | 146 |
| 6747718590 | descriptive detail | When an essay uses this phrase, look for the writer's sensory description. | | 147 |
| 6747718591 | devices | The figures of speecb, syntax, diction, and other stylistic elements that collectively produce a particular artistic effect. | | 148 |
| 6747718592 | narrative devices | This term describes the tools of the storyteller (also used in nonfiction), such as ordering events so that they build to a climactic moment or withholding infomlation until a crucial or appropriate momcnt when revealing it creates a desired effect On the essay portion of the exam, this lerm may also apply to biographical and autobiographical writing. | | 149 |
| 6747718593 | narrative techniques | The style of telling the "story," even if the passage is nonfiction. Concentrate on the order of events and on their detail in evaluating a writer's technique. | | 150 |
| 6747718594 | sentence structure | When an essay question asks you to analyze sentence structure, look at the type of sentences the author uses. Remember that the basic sentence structures are simple, compound, and complex and variations created with sentence combining. | | 151 |
| 6747718595 | stylistic devices | An essay prompt that mentions stylistic devices is asking you to note and analyze all of the elements in language that contribute to style-such as diction, syntax, tone, attitude, figures of speech, connotations, and repetition. | | 152 |
| 6747718596 | Ad hominem argument | An argument attacking an individual's character rather than his or her position on an issue | | 153 |
| 6747718597 | Anadiplosis | Figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase. | | 154 |
| 6747718598 | Anaphora | Figure of repetition that occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases; repetition of the initial words over successive phrases or clauses | | 155 |
| 6747718599 | Anecdote | A brief story that illustrates or makes a point | | 156 |
| 6747718600 | Antimeria | the substitution of one part of speech for another | | 157 |
| 6747718601 | Appeal to authority | A fallacy in which a speaker or writer seeks to persuade not by giving evidence but by appealing to the respect people have for a famous person or institution. | | 158 |
| 6747718602 | Argumentation | one of the four forms of discourse which uses logic, ethics, and emotional appeals (logos, ethos, pathos) to develop an effective means to convince the reader to think or act in a certain way. | | 159 |
| 6747718603 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | | 160 |
| 6747718604 | Asyndeton | A series of words separated by commas (with no conjunction), e.g. "I came, I saw, I conquered." The parts of the sentence are emphasized equally; in addition, the use of commas with no intervening conjunction speeds up the flow of the sentence. | | 161 |
| 6747718605 | attitude | A speaker's, author's, or character's disposition toward or opinion of a subject. | | 162 |
| 6747718606 | audience | One's listener or readership; those to whom a speech or piece of writing is addressed. | | 163 |
| 6747718607 | Balanced sentence | A sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast | | 164 |
| 6747718608 | Begging the question | Often called circular reasoning, __ occurs when the believability of the evidence depends on the believability of the claim. | | 165 |
| 6747718609 | logos | appeal to an audience's sense of reason and logic
The speaker or writer intends to make the audience think clearly about the sensible and/ or obvious answer to a problem |  | 166 |
| 6747718610 | pathos | appeal to an audience's emotions
The speaker or writer attempts to make the audience feel: sorrow, shame, sympathy, embarrassment, anger, excitement, and/ or fear | | 167 |
| 6747718611 | ethos | the overall appeal of the speaker or writer himself or herself; it is important that this person have impressive credentials, a notable knowledge of the subject, and/ or appear to be a credible and moral person | | 168 |
| 6747718612 | alliteration | repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | | 169 |
| 6747718613 | alliteration | Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers | | 170 |
| 6747718614 | anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines | | 171 |
| 6747718615 | anaphora | Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition! | | 172 |
| 6747718616 | antithesis | opposition or juxtaposition of ideas or words in a balanced or paralled construction | | 173 |
| 6747718617 | antithesis | Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more | | 174 |
| 6747718618 | aporia | questioning oneself (or rhetorically asking the audience), often pretending to be in doubt | | 175 |
| 6747718619 | aporia | The baptism of John, whence was it? From heaven, or of men? | | 176 |
| 6747718620 | aposiopesis | a sudden pause or interruption in the middle of a sentence (often for dramatic effect) | | 177 |
| 6747718621 | aposiopesis | I will have revenges on you both/ That all the world shall- I will do such things- What they are yet, I know not; but they shall be/ The terrors of the earth! | | 178 |
| 6747718622 | apostrophe | a sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or person, either absent or present, real or imagined | | 179 |
| 6747718623 | apostrophe | Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh grave, where is thy victory? | | 180 |
| 6747718624 | asyndeton | the absence of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | | 181 |
| 6747718625 | asyndeton | Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,/ Shrunk to this little measure? | | 182 |
| 6747718626 | conduplicatio | repetition of a key word over successive phrases or clauses | | 183 |
| 6747718627 | conduplicatio | We will have difficult times. We've had difficult times in the past. And we will have difficult times in the future. | | 184 |
| 6747718628 | euphemism | a substitution of a more pleasant expression for one whose meaning may come across as rude or offensive | | 185 |
| 6747718629 | euphemism | He passed away, rather than, He died | | 186 |
| 6747718630 | hyperbole | exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect | | 187 |
| 6747718631 | hyperbole | I died laughing | | 188 |
| 6747718632 | irony | (verbal) expression in which words mean something contary to what is actually said | | 189 |
| 6747718633 | irony | Looking at your wallet full of nothing but a few pennies, and exclaiming, "Lunch is on me, guys- I am rich!" | | 190 |
| 6747718634 | metonymy | a reference to an object or person by naming only a part of the object or person | | 191 |
| 6747718635 | metonymy | She stood in the driveway watching as the beards moved her furniture into her new house. | | 192 |
| 6747718636 | paralipsis | pretending to omit something by drawing attention to it | | 193 |
| 6747718637 | paralipsis | A politician saying: "I will not even mention the fact that my opponent was a poor student." | | 194 |
| 6747718638 | personification | giving human characteristics to non-human objects | | 195 |
| 6747718639 | personification | The pen danced across the author's page | | 196 |
| 6747718640 | polysyndeton | using conjunctions to emphasize rhythm, and therefore emphasize a certain point | | 197 |
| 6747718641 | polysyndeton | In years gone by, there were in every community men and women who spoke the language of duty and morality and loyalty and obligation | | 198 |
| 6747718642 | synecdoche | a part or quality of something which is used in substitution of the larger whole, or vice versa | | 199 |
| 6747718643 | synecdoche | The hospital worked for hours to revive him | | 200 |
| 6747718644 | rhetorical question | a question that is posed for emphasis, not requiring an answer | | 201 |
| 6747718645 | rhetorical question | Art thou mad? Is not the truth the truth? | | 202 |
| 6747718646 | understatement | deliberately de-emphasizing something in order to downplay its importance | | 203 |
| 6747718647 | understatement | Ex. Gregor waking up in Kafka's Metamorphosis as a "horrible vermin" and thinking, "What's happened to me?" | | 204 |
| 6747718648 | scesis onomatan | emphasizes an idea by expressing it in a string of generally synonymous phrases or statements | | 205 |
| 6747718649 | scesis onomatan | "For whatever reasons, Ray, call it fate; call it luck; call it karma. I believe that everything happens for a reason."
-- delivered by Bill Murray (from the movie Ghost Busters) | | 206 |
| 6747718650 | epistrophe | repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (as Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people") | | 207 |
| 6747718651 | epistrophe | Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people" | | 208 |
| 6747718652 | metaphor | a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics | | 209 |
| 6747718653 | simile | a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two different things with the help of the words "like" or "as" | | 210 |
| 6747718654 | onomatopoeia | ca-ching, clang, click, boom, clap | | 211 |
| 6747718655 | metaphor | Hope is the thing with feathers / That perches in the soul, / And sings the tune-without the words, / And never stops at all - Emily Dickinson | | 212 |
| 6747718656 | simile | Taken from the poem the Daffodils.
"I wandered lonely as a cloud
that floats on high o'er vales and hills." | | 213 |
| 6747718657 | onomatopoeia | a word, which imitates the natural sounds of a thing | | 214 |
