AP Language Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

5793144487	Allegory	The device of using a character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.	0
5793145744	Alliteration	The repetition of sounds, especially initial constant sounds in two or more neighboring words.	1
5793146560	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, place, work, etc.	2
5793149002	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	3
5793149621	Anadiplosis	The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. (YODA TALK)	4
5793151285	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.	5
5793155645	Anaphora	One of the devices of repetition, in which the same word(s) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines.	6
5793157147	Anecdote	A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event.	7
5793158155	Aphorism	A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle.	8
5793201582	Apostrophe	A figure of a speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction. (such as liberty or love)	9
5793203065	Atmosphere	The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described.	10
5793206072	Clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	11
5793206885	Colloquial/colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.	12
5793207548	Coherence	A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligent.	13
5793208979	Conceit	A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.	14
5793211349	Connotation	The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning.	15
5793212420	Denotation	The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid or any emotion, attitude or color.	16
5793213481	Diction	Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.	17
5793259423	Didactic	From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching."	18
5793276421	Epistrophe	The opposite of Anaphora, repetition at the end of successive clauses.	19
5793277314	Euphemism	From the Greek for "good speech." More arguable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.	20
5793278272	Exposition	In essays, one of the for chief types of composition, the other being argumentation description, and narration.	21
5793279306	Extended metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	22
5793280883	Figurative language	Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.	23
5793282316	Figure of speech	A device used to produce figurative language.	24
5793285208	Generic conventions	This term describes tradition for each genre.	25
5793285527	Genre	The major category into which a literary work fits.	26
5793286123	Homily	This term literally means "sermon," but more informally it can include any serious talk or speech.	27
5793288327	Hyperbole	A figure of speech sing deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.	28
5793288894	Imagery	The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.	29
5793289961	Inference/ infer	To draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.	30
5793291916	Invective	An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong abusive language.	31
5793294490	Irony/ironic	The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.	32
5793296675	Juxtaposition	The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.	33
5793302595	Loose sentence	A type of sentence in which the main idea comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as a phrase and clauses.	34
5793303378	Metaphor	A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other.	35
5793304006	Metonymy	A term from the Greek meaning of "changed label" or "substitute name."	36
5793305687	Mood	Grammatical and deals with the verbal units and a speaker's attitude.	37
5793307050	Narrative	The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.	38
5793308601	Onomatopeia	A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.	39
5793309487	Oxymoron	From the Greek for "pointedly foolish, "an oxymoron is a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox.	40
5793311001	Paradox	A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon close inspection contains some degree of truth.	41
5793311817	Parallelism	From the Greek roots meaning "beside one another." Refers to grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, etc.	42
5793314112	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/ or ridicule.	43
5793316251	Pedantic	An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic or bookish.	44
5793316829	Periodic sentence	A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.	45
5793317148	Personification	A figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects.	46
5793319275	Point of view		47