Rhetoric Vocab AP Language Flashcards

3075087497	Allusion	a phrase to bring something to mind without directly mentioning it; and indirect reference	0
3075090591	Amplification	enlarge upon or add detail	1
3075092147	Anadiplosis	the repetition of a word in consecutive clauses where the second clause starts with the same word which marks the end of the previous clause	2
3075098921	Analogy	a comparison between two different things, for the purpose of clarification	3
3075105955	Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses	4
3075110987	Antanagoge	to place criticism and compliment together to lessen the impact	5
3075118497	Antithesis	a contrast between two things; a figure of speech in which a contrast of ideas is shown through parallelism of words that are opposites	6
3075124506	Aporia	the expression of doubt	7
3075132220	Apostrophe	addressing some personification that is not physically there	8
3075136989	Asyndeton	the absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence	9
3075138643	Chiasmus	words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or modified form	10
3075145450	Climax	a sequence of ideas in order of increasing importance	11
3075147751	Conduplicatio	repeats a key word from a preceding phrase or clause at the beginning of the next	12
3075160287	Distinctio	explicit references to the various meanings of words	13
3075162607	Enumeratio	detailing parts, causes, effects, or consequences to make a point more forcibly	14
3075165573	Epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of consecutive clauses	15
3075168777	Epithet	an adjective or adjectival phrase that characterizes a place, a thing, or a person that helps make the characteristics of this thing more notable	16
3075189376	Epizeuxis	repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis	17
3075192725	Eponym	a word that comes from the name of a real or mythical person or place	18
3075204099	Exemplum	using an example to illustrate a point	19
3075211480	Hyperbaton	an inversion of the normal order of words, for the sake of emphasis	20
3075214703	Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally	21
3076020526	Hypophora	A speaker poses a question and then answers it	22
3076020527	Litotes	ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary	23
3076024043	Metabasis	a transition or change from one subject to another	24
3076026600	Metanoia	qualifies a statement by recalling it and expressing it in a better way	25
3076029951	Metaphor	comparing two things without using like or as	26
3076031712	Metonymy	the substitution of the name of an attribute for that of the thing meant	27
3076035367	Parallelism	use of words or phrases with a similar structure	28
3076044081	Parataxis	the placing of clauses of phrases one after another, without words to indicate coordination or subordination	29
3076047514	Parenthesis	an explanatory clause or phrase that is inserted into a passage	30
3076051868	Personification	a thing, idea, or an animal that is given human capabilities	31
3076054764	Polysyndeton	using conjunctions between clauses or words	32
3076056972	Procatalepsis	speaker anticipate a rebuttal to their following argument in order	33
3076075864	Rhetorical Questions	to give emphasis on a point when no answer is expected	34
3076145593	Sententia	when a quote or aphorism is used to help make a point	35
3079886505	Similie	to describe two things using like or as	36
3079888340	Symploce	the combination of anaphora and epistrophe	37
3079889888	Synecdoche	a part represents a whole, or a whole represents a part	38
3079892474	Understatement	making a situation seem less important than it actually is	39
3079895316	Zeugma	when a word applies to two others in a different sense or to two others where it suits only one	40