AP Language Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

5956740654	Antithesis	(n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast	0
5956745299	Isocolon	Parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length	1
5956749273	Juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	2
5956752292	Parallelism	Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	3
5956758065	Anastrophe	Inversion of the natural or usual word order	4
5956761866	Apposition	a grammar construction in which a noun (or noun phrase) is placed with another as an explanation	5
5956763709	Parenthesis	insertion of some verbal unit in a position that interrupts the normal syntactical flow of the sentence	6
5956767215	Asyndeton	Commas used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words, speeds up flow of sentence. X, Y, Z as opposed to X, Y, and Z.	7
5957099769	Ellipsis	in a sentence, the omission of a word or words replaced by three periods	8
5957127052	Alliteration	It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.	9
5957127053	Anadiplosis	repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause	10
5957129775	Anaphora	A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.	11
5957131697	Antimetabole	Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order	12
5957156544	Assonance	Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity	13
5957156545	Chiasmus	A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed ("Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary.")	14
5957156694	Climax	the arrangement of words, phrases or clauses in an order of increasing importance	15
5957156947	Epanalepsis	repetition at the end of a clause of the word that occurred at the beginning of the clause	16
5957187430	Epistrophe	the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences	17
5957190683	Polysyndeton	Deliberate use of many conjunctions	18
5957190809	Antanaclasis	Repetition of a word in two different senses.	19
5957193532	Anthimeria	The substitution of one part of speech for another	20
5957193533	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.	21
5957193797	Hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	22
5957196085	Irony	A contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen.	23
5957196086	Litotes	A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite	24
5957197616	Metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.	25
5957222060	Metonomy	A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "crown" for "royalty").	26
5957222061	Onomatopoeia	A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.	27
5957224374	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	28
5957224375	Paradox	A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.	29
5957228649	Paronomasia	use of words alike in sound but different in meaning. "ask for me tomorrow and you will find me a GRAVE man."	30
5957228650	Personification	A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes	31
5957230708	Rhetorical Question	A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	32
5957230709	SImile	A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"	33
5957232464	Syllepsis	the use of a word understood differently in relation to two or more other words, which it modifies/governs. "The ink, like our pig, keeps running out of the pen."	34
5957234234	Synechdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent a whole	35
5957236503	Synethesia	A condition in which two senses are sensed at the same time, where one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color	36