AP Language Flashcards

7221794239	Pathos	Appeal to beliefs and feelings	0
7221799199	Logos	Appeal to logical reasoning and facts	1
7221799925	Ethos	Appeal as having credibility and trustworthiness	2
7221804592	Rhetorical Question	A question that you don't expect to be answered in order to provoke thought	3
7221805096	Parallelism	The repetition of the same word or phrase within a sentence or passage for structure, all ideas equally important	4
7221806401	Anecdote	Short personal story	5
7221814719	Metaphor	Comparison without using comparison words	6
7221814720	Simile	Comparison while using comparison words	7
7221815234	Alliteration	Repetition of consonents at the beginning of words	8
7221815235	Hyperbole	Exaggeration	9
7221815601	Personification	Giving an object human or life like qualities	10
7221816221	Allusion	Make reference to a well known person, place, or event	11
7221862503	Syntax	The arrangement of sentence structure - speakers may vary the lengths of their sentences	12
7221866654	Tone	Author's feelings	13
7221867563	Mood	Reader's feelings	14
7255285037	Anaphora	repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or sentences	15
7255285038	Diction	An author's choice of words, used to convey tone	16
7255285039	Imagery	the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses	17