AP Language Rhetorical Basics Flashcards

8217503510	Tone	the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc	0
8217503511	Syntax	the study of the patterns of formation of sentences and phrases from words	1
8217508494	Diction	word choice	2
8217508495	Connnotation	the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning	3
8217509003	Denotation	the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it	4
8217509004	Style	literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text	5
8217509952	Figurative Language	language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.	6
8217509953	Structure	literary element, is generally described as the structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer.	7
8217510714	Argument	A single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer	8
8217510715	Repetition	The duplication, either exact or approximate, or any element of language, such as sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern	9
8217512712	Ethos/Logos/Pathos	credibility/logic/emotion	10