AP Literature Rhetorical Terms : 3 Flashcards

4804766361	Investigating	Activities that writers use, during the writing process, to locate ideas and information	0
4804766362	Irony	Writing or speaking that implies the contrary of what is actual written or spoken	1
4804767248	Narration	In ancient Roman oratory, the part of a speech in which the speaker provided background information on the topic.	2
4804767249	Pace	The speed with which a plot moves from one event to another.	3
4804768199	Parallelism	A set of similarly structured words, phrases, or clauses that appears in a sentence or paragraph.	4
4804768539	Parenthesis	An insertion of material that interrupts the typical flow of a sentence	5
4804769978	People's Topics	The English translation of konnoi topoi, the four topics that Aristotle explained could be used to generate material about any subject matter; also called basic topics.	6
4804769979	Periodic Sentence	A sentence with modifying elements included before the verb and/or complement.	7
4804771592	Scheme	An artful variation from typical formation and arrangement of words or sentences.	8
4823335271	Bemoan	complain about	9
4823335272	Contrite	sorry	10
4823335403	Emacipate	set free	11
4823335404	Guffaw	sudden loud laughter	12
4823335740	Jeopardize	put at risk; endanger	13
4823335995	Nomadic	wandering from place to place	14
4823335996	Philistine	uncultured person	15
4823336498	Redolent	smelling of; giving off odors	16
4823336824	Surreptitious	secret; sneaky, stealthy	17
4823337071	Willful	stubborn	18