AP Language Rhetorical Terms 1-10 Flashcards

2861946079	Abstraction	the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events	0
2861951797	Allegory	A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	1
2861953733	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	2
2861954752	Allusions	a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature	3
2861955557	Ambivalence	The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes	4
2861957603	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. An analogy can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar. Analogies can also make writing more vivid, imaginative, or intellectually engaging.	5
2861959594	Analogical Comparison	Comparison of two things based on their structure comparing the commonalities between two examples	6
2861981291	Anecdote	A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event. A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person	7
2861982967	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.	8
2862073201	Anticlimax	letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting	9