AP language rhetorical terms Flashcards

4783140952	Allegory	symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a second meaning not explicit in the narrative. ex ;animal farm	0
4783148832	Alliteration	words that are next to each other or consecutive that have the same constant sound.	1
4783157466	Allusion	reference to a mythological,literary or historical person,place,thing or idea ex: he has the patience of a job.	2
4783227144	Analogy	comparison between something familiar and something unfamiliar for the purpose of illuminating or dramatizing the unfamiliar.	3
4783233490	Anecdote	short entertaining story usually personal or biographical,	4
4783238685	Antithesis	strongly contrasting words,clauses,sentences,or ideas ex:it was the best of times,it was the worst of times	5
4783243155	Aphorism	brief statement of truth or principle given. ex: a penny saved is a penny earned	6
4783256708	Apostrophe	statement addressing an absent person or abstract quality as though present.	7
4788478448	Assonance	repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words.	8
4788480690	Catharsis	Moral and spiritual cleansing;an emphatic identification with others	9
4788483218	Consonance	repetition of a constant sound within or at the end of a series of words.	10
4788489125	Epigram	short,witty poem expressing a single observation.	11
4788489895	Epiphany	sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was to thought of or understand.	12
4788492804	Epilouge	closing section added to the end of a novel,play(providing further info,comment or interpretation.	13
4788495326	Ethos	qualities and language in a work that builds trust or credibility in the author or speaker.	14
4788508062	Euphemism	susbsitiuitng a mild/non offensive word or expression for one whose meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.	15
4788512308	Farce	humorous play based on improbably situations,horseplay rather that plot and character.	16
4788517417	Hyperbole	deliberate and outrageous exaggeration ,serous or comedic(shoot heard around the world)	17
4788518975	Irony	words say one thing but mean another.	18
4793337145	Antiphrasis	satirical of humorous use of a word or phrase to convey an idea exactly opposite to its real significance.(calling Cesar murderers "honorable men"	19
4793367125	Dramatic	facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or piece of fiction but known to the reader ,audience or other characters in the work	20
4793380590	Situational	events occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters,of the reader or if the audeince	21
4793384113	Sarcasm	caustic and bitter expression of strong disapproval personal ,jeering,intended to hurt	22
4793392953	Verbal	words literally state the opposite of the writers(or speakers )true meaning	23
4793397752	Juxtapostition	placing 2 or more things close together or side by side for comparison or contrast.	24
4793399734	Litotes	Understatement in which a thing is affirmed by stating the negative of its opposite(not least for great ,not to fail for succeed not bad for good)	25
4793414425	Logos	language that appears to the readers sense of logic	26
4793417659	Metaphor	a comparison of two unlike things not using "like or "as"	27
4793552422	Metonymy	sub of one word for another which it suggests (man of the cloth vs.preist)	28
4793554032	Onomatopoeia	the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe(hiss,buss,zoom)	29
4793555769	Oxymoron	combines a pair of opposite terms into a single unusual expression(jumbo shrimp)	30
4793556362	Paradox	contradictory statement which has some truth in it(less is more)	31
4793557398	Parable	short,simple,illustrative story used to teach a moral or religious lesson.	32
4793559768	Pathos	quality in a literary work that arouses feelings of pity ,sorrow, or compassion the reader or audience.	33
4793560902	personifaction	gives inanimate objects or inanimate ideas human characteristics (wind cried in the dark)	34
4793562140	prologue	intro to a poem,play,novel etc	35
4793562299	pun	play on words that are either identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings .	36
4793563515	satire	work that attacks human folly or a societal problem with humor and wit	37
4793564966	Simile	comparison of two different things or ideas using the words "like" or "as"	38
4793567042	symbolism	object,person,place,action that has a meaning but also stands for something larger such as a quality,attitude,belief or value.	39
4793569949	Synecdoche	part of something represents the whole also the whole can represent a part(all hands on deck)	40
4793571273	Synesthesia	description of one sense by words generally used to describe another(hungry eyes,blind mouths)	41