AP Language Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

6583168053	ad hominem argument	Argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason	0
6583168054	Allegory	the device of using character/ story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to literal meaning. For example, an author may intend the characters to personify an abstraction such as hope or freedom.	1
6583168055	Alliteration	Repetition of consonant sounds.	2
6583168056	Allusion	Direct or indirect reference to a commonly known idea, event, or book	3
6583168057	Ambiguity	The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.	4
6583168058	analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way or the relationship between them.	5
6583168059	anaphora	the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences or clauses.	6
6583168060	Anecdote	A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.	7
6583168061	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. The antecedent of a pronoun will be a noun.	8
6583168062	Antithesis	contrasting a term against its opposite	9
6583168063	aphorism	Authorship that expresses general truth or moral principle. It can be a memorable summation of author's point.	10
6583168064	apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absen or imaginary person or personified abstraction, such as liberty or love, or inanimate object.	11
6583168065	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	12
6583168066	Atmosphere	The emotional mood created by a literary work	13
6583168067	Caricature	a representation of the subject's distinctive features, exaggerated for comic effect	14
6583168068	Chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed	15
6583168069	clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	16
6583168070	colloquium	slang or informality in speech or writing	17
6583168071	conceit	A fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor	18
6583168072	Connotations	All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests	19
6583168073	Denotation	The strict, dictionary definition of a given word	20
6583168074	Diction	A writer's or speaker's choice of words	21
6583168075	Didactic	intended to instruct	22
6583168076	Epistrophe	when an author repeats words or phrases at the end of a sentence or clause to add an effect	23
6583168077	Euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	24
6583168078	extended metaphor	A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.	25
6583168079	Figurative Language	writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally	26
6583168080	Figure of speech	A device used to produce figurative language.	27
6583168081	Generic Conventions	This term describes traditions for each genre.	28
6583168082	genre	A category or type of literature.	29
6583168083	homily	a sermon	30
6583168084	Hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	31
6583168085	Imagery	Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)	32
6583168086	infer	to draw a reasonable conclusion from information presented	33
6583168087	invective	emotionally violent or attack using strong, abusive language	34
6583168088	irony	When you EXPECT one thing or event to happen and OPPOSITE happen	35
6583168089	Juxaposition	placing dissimilar ideas, descriptions, or items close together or side by side	36
6583168090	Logical Fallacy	A flaw in verbal reasoning	37
6583168091	loose sentence	Main idea comes at the beginning, followed by independent phrases/clauses	38
6583168092	Metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.	39
6583168093	Metonymy	the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant	40
6583168094	Modes of Discourse	describes the variety, the conventions, and purposes of major kinds of writing.	41
6583168095	mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	42
6583168096	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	43
6583168097	Oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	44
6583168098	Paradox	A figure of speech that seems contradictory but actually contains a hidden truth	45
6583168099	paraellelism	repetition of structure	46
6583168100	parody	a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner	47
6583168101	Pedantic	adjectives tending to show off one's learning	48
6583168102	periodic sentence	A sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.	49
6583167904	Personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	50
6583167905	point of view	The perspective from which a story is told	51
6583167906	predicate adjective	an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of the sentence	52
6583167907	Predicate Nominative	a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject	53
6583167908	prose	Written or spoken language in its ordinary form. Anything that is not poetry.	54
6583167909	Repetition	Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis.	55
6583167910	rhetoric	principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively	56
6583167911	rhetorical appeals	The use of emotional, ethical, and logical arguments to persuade in writing or speaking.	57
6583167912	Rhetorical modes	exposition, description, narration, argumentation- modes of discourse	58
6583167913	rhetorical question	A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	59
6583167914	Sarcasm	an expression that is personal, jeering, and intended to hurt	60
6583167915	Satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.	61
6583167916	Simile	A comparison using like or as	62
6583167917	style	a group of formatting characteristics	63
6583167918	subject complement	A noun, pronoun, or adjective that renames or describes the subject.	64
6583167919	Syllogism	A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.	65
6583167920	symbol	something that stands for something else	66
6583167921	syntax	The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.	67
6583167922	Themes	the main subject that is being discussed	68
6583167923	Thesis	the central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer	69
6583167924	tone	The attitude or mood the author creates	70
6583167925	Transition	a word or phrase that indicates when a speaker has finished one thought and is moving on to another	71
6583167926	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	72
6583167927	wit	intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights	73