AP Literature Rhetorical Terms Flashcards
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| 4891038792 | Alliteration | Repitition of the same sound beginning several words in a sequence. Ex: Mama made me mash my M&Ms. | 0 | |
| 4891038793 | Anaphora | The repetition of a word of phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. Ex: Repetition of "when you" in MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail | 1 | |
| 4891038794 | Anastrophe | Transposition of normal word order. Ex: "Yoda I am." | 2 | |
| 4891038795 | Antistrophe | Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses. Ex: Repetition of "without warning" in Roosevelt's speech | 3 | |
| 4891038796 | Antithesis | Opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction. Ex: "Not that I loved Ceaser less, but that I loved Rome more." | 4 | |
| 4891038797 | Apostrophe | A sudden turn from the general audience to address a specific group or an inanimate object. Ex: Naomi talking to her mother in Obasan | 5 | |
| 4891038798 | Assonance | Repetition of the same sound in words close to each other. Ex: thy kingdom come, thy will be done. | 6 | |
| 4891038799 | Asyndeton | Lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words. Ex: JFK's inaugural speech | 7 | |
| 4891038800 | Cacophony | Harsh joining of sounds. Ex: "We want no parlay with you and your grisly hang who work your wicked will." -W. Churchill | 8 | |
| 4891038801 | Chiasmus | Two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels but in inverted order. Ex: "Fair is foul and foul is fair." | 9 | |
| 4891038802 | Climax | Arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of ascending power. Ex: "One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will, to strive to seek, to find, and not to yield." -Tennyson | 10 | |
| 4891038803 | Euphemism | Substitution of an agreeable or non-offensive expression for something harsh or unpleasant. Ex: "passed away", "friendly fire" | 11 | |
| 4891038804 | Hendiadys | Use of two words connected by a conjunction, instead of subordinating one another, to express a single complex idea. Ex: Sound and fury instead of furious sound | 12 | |
| 4891038805 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect. Ex | 13 | |
| 4891038806 | Irony | Expressing of something which is contrary to the intended meaning; the words say one thing but mean another. Ex: Romeo and Juliet | 14 | |
| 4891038807 | Litotes | Understatement for intensification. Ex: being stabbed is bad for you. | 15 | |
| 4891038808 | Metaphor | Implied comparison without using like or as. Ex: she is a flower. | 16 | |
| 4891038809 | Metonymy | Substitution of a word for something that represents it. Ex: calling the people that work on wall-street "Wall Street" | 17 | |
| 4891038810 | Onomatopoeia | Use of words to imitate natural sounds. Ex: baa! Moo! | 18 | |
| 4891038811 | Oxymoron | Apparent paradox caused by using two contrasting words in a sequence Ex: Jumbo shrimp | 19 | |
| 4891038812 | Paradox | Something that seems to not make sense, but yet might make some sense. Ex: "what a pity that youth is wasted on the young" | 20 | |
| 4891038813 | Personification | Attribution of personality to an impersonal thing Ex: the moon smiled | 21 | |
| 4891038814 | Polysyndeton | Use of many conjunctions. Ex: Hemmingway's writing | 22 | |
| 4891038815 | Simile | Comparison using like or as Ex: she is as beautiful as a flower | 23 | |
| 4891038816 | Synecdoche | Understanding one thing with another, using a part for a whole Ex: all hands on deck | 24 | |
| 4891038817 | Zeugma | Two different words liked to a verb that fits them both. Ex: "I caught a cold and the ball." | 25 | |
| 4891038818 | Allusion | Reference to pop culture. Ex: Goodman Brown alludes to the fall of man. | 26 | |
| 4891038819 | Allegory | Story in which everything is a symbol or represents something else. Ex: Animal Farm | 27 | |
| 4891038820 | Consonance | Repetition of a consonant. Ex: titinibilation | 28 |