AP Language Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

Rhetorical Devices that were presented on the 2014-2015 AP test

4887616564	allusion	A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.	0
4887616567	anaphora	repetition of word or words beginning a series of parallel syntactical units ("this sceptered isle, ... this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England")	1
4887616571	apostrophe	direct address of an abstraction (" O time!", "Death, be not proud!")	2
4887616573	chiasmus	two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect. "Criss--cross" structures	3
4887616579	epistrophe	repetition of words or words at the end of a series of parallel syntactical units ("... and that gov of the people, by the people, for the people")	4
4887616584	hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	5
4887616590	parallelism (parallel structure)	Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other	6
4887616595	polysyndenton	the addition of conjunctions to achieve a specific effect, use "and", "or", "but", and "nor".	7
4887619703	repetition	Repeating a word or phrase to emphasize an idea or appeal to the audience's emotions or logic	8
4887621120	antithesis	literal meaing opposite, two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect	9
4887622418	asyndeton/parataxis	phrases and clauses are placed one after another independently without coordinating/subordinating them through the use of conjunctions , sometimes used as a asyndeton in which the phrases and clauses are coordinated without conjunctions	10
4887624597	double epithet	two words of identical or almost identical meaning joined by a conjunction	11
4887625086	transposition	rearrangement of normal word order for effect	12
4887626116	connotation	double and triple-level suggestive power of words	13
4887626538	anthimeria	using a word in a new grammatical form, usually a noun as a verb or vice versa ("I could use a good sleep")	14