AP Language and Comp Rhetorical Terms Flashcards
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| 6636010623 | Allusion | A direct or indirect reference to some other work or idea that is commonly known | 0 | |
| 6639162698 | Anadiplosis | The repetition of the LAST word in a sentence with the first (or near the beginning) word in the following sentence | 1 | |
| 6636010624 | Amplification | Like repetition or tautology, it is the expansion of information already given but in complete sentences or phrases/clauses (i.e. "Next we come to the fruit fly--the drosophilia melanogaster, that tiny, insubstantial bug, on whom the foundations of biology have rested for so long.) | 2 | |
| 6636013239 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things using a more commonly known relationship example | 3 | |
| 6636086104 | Anaphora | A sub-type of parallelism with the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive sentences or phrases | 4 | |
| 6636086105 | Antithesis | The opposition or contrast in ideas; the direct opposite | 5 | |
| 6636090662 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech which directly addresses something or someone who cannot answer back | 6 | |
| 6636090663 | Asyndeton | The deliberate omission of a conjunction from a list | 7 | |
| 6636094498 | Chiasmus | Takes a pair of elements and lists them, reversing the order the second time. (i.e.--"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country) | 8 | |
| 6636099724 | Conduplicatio | The repetition of a word from anywhere in a preceding sentence with the first (or near the beginning) word in the following sentence | 9 | |
| 6636204176 | Distinctio | A rhetorical form in which the writer elaborates on the definition of the word to make sure that there is no misunderstanding (i.e.-"At this point, we have a short time left--a short time being less than fifty years." | 10 | |
| 6636265991 | Allegory | Using a character or a story element as a symbol for something such as "hope" or "liberty" | 11 | |
| 6636300635 | Aphorism | A proverb-like statement that expresses a truth or moral principle | 12 | |
| 6636304992 | Colloquial(ism) | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 13 | |
| 6636306632 | Connotation | The non-literal, associative meaning of a word (i.e.-"babe" as an attractive person--that would be a POSITIVE connotation btw; whereas "dick" has a negative connotation compared to it's neutral denotation) | 14 | |
| 6636306633 | Denotation | The strict, literal dictionary definition of a word | 15 | |
| 6636306634 | Diction | The writer's strong, specific word choice | 16 | |
| 6636311213 | Enumeratio | The act of supplying a list of details about something (i.e.--I went to the mall, the park, the river, the salon, and, finally, home." | 17 | |
| 6636311214 | Epistrophe | The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences | 18 | |
| 6636313638 | Euphemism | From the greek word "good speech;" more agreeable words for distasteful things (i.e.--waste vs. poop) | 19 | |
| 6636317411 | Extended Metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work | 20 | |
| 6636317412 | Epithet | Attaching a descriptive and unusual adjective to a noun for the desired effect, usually dramatic (i.e.--The REDEMPTIVE clouds hovered close to a PARCHED horizon) | 21 | |
| 6636322021 | Eponym | Similar to an allusion, it links a specific famous person and his/her attributes with something/someone else (i.e.--He is the Chuck Norris of rhetorical analysis!) | 22 | |
| 6639067770 | Figure of Speech | A frequently used saying or idiom that describes a common occurrence or feeling (i.e--"heartbroken" or "on the fritz") | 23 | |
| 6639070811 | Genre | The major category in which a literary work fits: Prose, poetry, and drama. | 24 | |
| 6639072992 | Hyperbaton | Arranging the words in a sentence in an unexpected order--usually listing a noun's adjective after (instead of before) the noun itself. (i.e.--The forest burned with a fire unquenchable.) | 25 | |
| 6639072993 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses deliberate exaggeration or overstatement (i.e--I could eat a horse!) | 26 | |
| 6639074813 | Hypophora | Asking a question, then proceeding to answer it | 27 | |
| 6639079736 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 28 | |
| 6639079737 | Irony | The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant OR what is thought to happen doesn't actually happen | 29 | |
| 6639083756 | Litote | Using a double-negative statement to express a positive (i.e.--not a bad idea=it's a good idea) | 30 | |
| 6639086241 | Metonymy | Means "changed label" or "substitute name" in Greek; using a common name or figure of speech in place of the person/item's actual name (i.e.--"The White House states" in place of "The President states") | 31 | |
| 6639089916 | Narrative | A form of story-telling or retelling of events | 32 | |
| 6639089917 | Metabasis | Summing up a body of work before moving on to a new point (i.e.--"I have discussed cars and factories, and how these relate to global warming, but we have still to look at long-term atmospheric trends.") | 33 | |
| 6639092563 | Paradox | A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense, but actually has some validity (i.e.--"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times") | 34 | |
| 6639092564 | Parallelism | The grammatical framing of words or sentences to give structural similarity | 35 | |
| 6639094069 | Parataxis | The listing of a series of clauses (verb phrases) without conjunctions; very similar to asyndeton, but deals in clauses, not just words (i.e.- "I came, I saw, I conquered." | 36 | |
| 6639096134 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule (i.e.-Weird Al Yankovic's works) | 37 | |
| 6639104579 | Polysyndeton | Using a conjunction unnecessarily and repetitively for emphasis | 38 | |
| 6639118310 | Rhetorical Question | Asking a question that you do not intend to answer because the answer is so obvious. | 39 | |
| 6639121538 | Satire | A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule (Swift's "A Modest Proposal" | 40 | |
| 6639131163 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole. (i.e.--a boat being called a sail) | 41 | |
| 6639133826 | Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the experience of another. (i.e--hearing a mosquito makes you itchy) | 42 | |
| 6639133827 | Syntax | The order in which words or phrases are joined together to form a sentence. (i.e.--Subject, Verb Object, etc...) | 43 | |
| 6639138054 | Understatement | The opposite of hyperbole; the ironic minimalizing of fact. | 44 | |
| 6639141156 | Zeugma | Using both the denotative/literal and connotative/metaphorical meaning of a word in the same sentence (i.e.--"She opened both her door and her heart to the orphans.") | 45 | |
| 6642499897 | Tricolon | A series of three coordinate items in a list (a type of parallelism) | 46 | |
| 6642501322 | Tetracolon | A series of four coordinate items in a list (a type of parallelism) | 47 | |
| 6642501323 | Tautology | The repetition of an idea by listing synonyms of that idea (i.e.--"It is all together FITTING and PROPER that we should do this) | 48 | |
| 6642506048 | Oxymoron | Placing two words that are normally contradictory side by side | 49 |