AP Lang Rhetorical terms 2

235582082	Allegory	A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions/ideas.
235582083	Parody	A work that imitates either the style or subject matter for purposes of ridicule or praise.
235582084	Satire	A work that targets human vices/follies or social institutions for ridicule or reform--two types: Horatian (mild, gentle); Juvenalian (harsh,contemptuous).
235582085	Parallelism/Parallel structure	Using the same pattern of words, phrases or clauses in a sentence
235582086	Analogy	The extended comparison of two things that are not alike. Like extended metaphor/simile, but used to make an argument.
235582087	Aphorism	A concisely phrased or pithy statement of truth or opinion. A saying.
235582088	Metonomy	A term that is substituted for another with which it is closely related ("sweat"=hard labor).
235582089	Synecdoche	Related to metonomy--an actual part is substituted for the whole.
235582090	Rhetorical shift	a significant alteration of diction, syntax or point of view in a work.
235582091	Elegy	A thoughtful poem lamenting someone's death.
235582092	Antithesis	The contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses.
235582093	Syllogism/syllogistic reasoning	A deductive reasoning system that presents 2 premises (major/minor) that leads to a valid conclusion.
235582094	Euphemism	The "safer" or "nicer" word for a thing readers might find objectionable.
235582095	Apostrophe	The addressing of an inanimate object or an idea as if it were human.