AP Language - Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

6612778867	a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them; it can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar	analogy	0
6612783249	a short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event; the term most frequently refers to an incident in the life of a person	anecdote	1
6612785803	figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; a contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences; it creates a definite and systematic relationship between ideas	antithesis	2
6612797912	the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing; they give a work a conversational, familiar tone	colloquial/colloquialism	3
6612803292	the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning; may involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes	connotation	4
6612807775	related to style, it refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness	diction	5
6612814729	from the greek for "good speech," these are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept	euphemism	6
6612817931	a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement; they often have a comic effect	hyperbole	7
6612824641	the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions; it uses terms related to the 5 senses; and one image can represent more than one thing	imagery	8
6612826277	the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant; the difference between what appears to be and what actually is true	irony/ironic	9
6612836362	a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity; it makes writing more vivid, imaginative, thought provoking, and meaningful	metaphor	10
6612847484	comes from greek roots meaning "beside one another"; refers to the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity	parallelism	11
6612850805	in literature, the perspective from which a story is told	point of view	12
6612854705	the duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern	repetition	13
6612862439	a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule; it is best seen as a style of writing rather than a purpose for writing	satire	14
6612867192	generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else; it is usually something concrete that represents something more abstract	symbol/symbolism	15
6612874285	the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences; it is similar to diction, but you can differentiate them by thinking of it as the groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words	syntax	16
6612878394	in expository writing, it is the sentence or a group of sentences that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning, or position	thesis	17
6612881992	similar to mood, it describes the author's attitude toward his material, the audience, or both; it is easier to determine in spoken language than in written language	tone	18