AP Language Summer Work Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

2451085108	Allegory	symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a second meaning not explicit in the narrative (Animal Farm - Russian Revolution)	0
2451088579	Alliteration	beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same consonant sound (I saw a bee busy among the sweet bilberries)	1
2451090712	Allusion	reference to a biblical, mythological, literary or historical person, place, thing or idea (He has the patience of Job.)	2
2451094548	Analogy	comparison between something familiar and something unfamiliar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar (detailed description of how nuclear fission is like opening a break in pool)	3
2451099385	Anecdote	short entertaining story usually personal or biographical	4
2631844826	Antithesis	strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...)	5
2631851679	Aphorism	Brief statement of truth or principal given (A penny saved is a penny earned)	6
2631859202	Apostrophe	statement addressing an absent person or abstract quality as though present (Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him.)	7
2631862979	Assonance	the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words	8
2631864554	Catharsis	Moral and spiritual cleansing; an empathic identification with others.	9
2631868234	Consonance	the repetition of a consonant sound within or at the end of a series of words	10
2631871443	Epigram	short, witty poem expressing a single observation	11
2631872732	Epiphany	Sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was to thought of or understood	12
2631874362	Epilogue	closing section added to the end of a novel, play, etc., providing further comment, interpretation, or information	13
2631875327	Ethos	qualities and language in a work that builds trust or credibility in the author or speaker	14
2631878685	Euphemism	substituting a mild/non-offensive word or expression for one whose meaning might be harsh or unpleasant (extensive burns vs. charred flesh)	15
2631880511	Farce	humorous play based on improbably situations, gross incongruities, coarse wit, or horseplay rather than plot and character	16
2631881784	Hyperbole	deliberate & outrageous exaggeration; serious or comedic (shot heard round the world)	17
2631883442	Irony	- words say one thing but mean another Antiphrasis - Satirical of humorous use of a word or phrase to convey an idea exactly opposite to its real significance.) "Calling Caesar's murderers "honorable men." Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.) Dramatic - Facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work. Situational - Event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, of the reader, or of the audience. Sarcasm - Caustic and bitter expression of strong disapproval. It is personal, jeering, intended to hurt. Verbal - Words literally state the opposite of the writer's (or speaker's) true meaning. (I couldn't care less.)	18
2631886879	Juxtaposition	placing two or more things close together or side by side for comparison or contrast	19
2631888993	Litotes	understatement in which a thing is affirmed by stating the negative of its opposite (not least for great; not to fail for succeed; not bad for good)	20
2631889676	Logos	language that appeals to the reader's sense of logic	21
2631892595	Metaphor	a comparison of two unlike things not using 'like' or 'as' (time is money)	22
2631894422	Metonymy	substitution of one word for another which it suggests (man of the cloth vs. priest)	23
2631897566	Onomatopoeia	the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe (hiss, buzz, boom)	24
2631901079	Oxymoron	combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression (jumbo shrimp)	25
2631901080	Paradox	contradictory statement which has some truth in it (less is more)	26
2631903782	Parable	a short, simple, illustrative story used to teach a moral or religious lesson	27
2631905439	Pathos	Quality in a literary work that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, or compassion in the reader or audience.	28
2631907766	Personification	gives inanimate objects or inanimate ideas human characteristics (wind cried in the dark)	29
2631909292	Prologue	an introduction to a poem, play, novel, etc	30
2631911996	Pun	play on words that are either identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings	31
2631920726	Satire	a work that attacks human folly or a societal problem with humor and wit	32
2631920727	Simile	a comparison of two different things or ideas using the words 'like' or 'as'	33
2631926458	Symbolism	object, person, place, action that has a meaning but also stands for something larger such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value	34
2631926459	Synecdoche	a part of something represents the whole also the whole can represent a part (all hands on deck)	35
2631928486	Synesthesia	description of one sense by words generally used to describe another (hungry eyes, blind mouths)	36