AP Language and Composition Unit 8 Vocabulary Test Flashcards

7738300467	Rhetoric	the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as a :the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times b :the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion	0
7738311646	Rhetor	(in ancient Greece and Rome) a teacher of rhetoric.	1
7738346450	Trilogy of Rhetoric	Persuasive appeals use by Aristotle	2
7738367962	Ethos	(in ancient Greece and Rome) a teacher of rhetoric.	3
7738387176	Logos	the divine wisdom manifest in the creation, government, and redemption of the world and often identified with the second person of the Trinity	4
7739472913	Pathos	an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion	5
7739482851	Allusion	an implied or indirect reference especially in literature a poem that makes allusions to classical literature	6
7739495355	Ambiguity	a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways	7
7739510598	Amplification	the particulars by which a statement is expanded	8
7739521428	Anaphora	repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect	9
7739538285	Aphorism	a concise statement of a principle	10
7739553368	Ayndeton	the omission or absence of conjunctions	11
7739575634	Antithesis	the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses	12
7739603564	Balanced sentence	sentence made up of two parts that employs parallel structure	13
7739618513	Chiasmus	an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases	14
7739659254	Diatribe	ironic or satirical criticism	15
7739696159	Didactic	intended to convey instruction and information as well as pleasure and entertainment	16
7739708493	Complex sentence	A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.	17
7742528407	Compound sentence	A sentence with more than one subject or predicate	18