AP Language Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

4401908895	Allegory	symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a second meaning not explicit in the narrative (Animal Farm - Russian Revolution)	0
4401911387	Aphorism	brief statement of truth or principle given (A penny saved is a penny earned)	1
4401914775	apostrophe	statement addressing an absent person or abstract quality as though	2
4401919751	Ethos	and language in a work that builds trust or credibility in the author or speaker	3
4401924420	Juxtaposition	placing two or more things close together or side by side for comparison or contrast	4
4401927859	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)	5
4401930241	logos	language that appeals to the reader's sense of logic	6
4401932203	Metonymy	substitution of one word for another which it suggests (man of the cloth vs. priest)	7
4401934301	paradox	contradictory statement which has some truth in it (less is more)	8
4401936359	pathos	Quality in a literary work that arouses feelings of pity, sorrow, or compassion in the reader or audience.	9
4401938996	satire	a work that attacks human folly or a societal problem with humor and wit	10
4401940806	synecdoche	a part of something represents the whole also the whole can represent a part (all hands on deck)	11
4401943998	Colloquialism	Use of slang informalities in speech or writing.	12
4401947109	diction	Refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.	13
4401951781	Antimetabole	Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order ("One should eat to live, not live to eat." Moliere)	14
4401957055	asynedeton	deliberate omission of conjunctions between phrases, clauses, or words (I came, I saw, I conquered)	15
4401962268	parallel structure	repetition of the same grammatical structure; match noun with noun, verb with verb, etc. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.)	16
4401966284	polysyndeton	the repetition of conjunctions in a series of words, phrases, or clauses (I had had no communication by letter or message with the outer world: school habits and notions and voices, and preferences, and antipathies)	17
4401970235	thesis	the main idea of an argument usually stated in one sentence; all other information should support this statement.	18
4401977834	syllogism	formula for logical argument: major premise, minor premise, conclusion (all public libraries should serve people. This is a public library. Therefore, this library should serve the people.)	19