AP Language Rhetorical devices Flashcards

6358947608	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	0
6358958917	Caricature	A verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics.	1
6358970612	Homily	This term literally means "sermon," but more informally,it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.	2
6358980821	Colloquial/Colloquialism	The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing, generally not accepted in formal writings.	3
6359010965	Anaphora	A sub-type of parallelism, when the exact repetition of the words or phrases at the beginning of the successive lines or sentences. Ex. MLK	4
6359025799	Invective	An emotional violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	5
6359031507	Litotes	A from of understatements that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite.	6
6359049317	Narrative	The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.	7
6359062147	Metonymy	A figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for another closely associated with it.	8
6359076913	Parallelism	Refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.	9
6485171835	Allegory	A story in which the people, places, and things represent general concepts or moral qualities.	10
6485185592	Ancedote	A short entertaining account of some happening, frequently personal or biographical	11
6623443051	Analogy	A similarity or comparison between two different or the relationship between them	12
6623455335	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun	13
6623459627	Antithesis	Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure	14
6623475581	Aphorism	A terse statement of know authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle	15
6623482797	Apostrophe		16