AP Language Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

8352388507	Ethos	Represents credibility or an ethical appeal which involves persuasion by the character involved	0
8352388508	Logos	A literary device that can be defined as a statement, sentence, or argument used to convince or persuade the targeted audience by employing reason or logic	1
8352422492	Pathos	A quality of an experience in life or a work of art that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy and sorrow	2
8352422493	Rhetorical Triangle	Ethos, Pathos, Logos (speaker, audience, subject)	3
8352425724	SOAPS	Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker	4
8352425725	Concession	A literary device used in argumentative writing, where one acknowledges a point made by one's opponent.	5
8355461808	Example of concession	"An individual does have his own right to freedom, but medical evidence proves that second-hand smoke is harmful. Nobody has the right to harm the health of another, and smoking does just that."	6
8352425726	Refutation	Proves that something is false	7
8352430322	Polemical	art or practice of disputation or controversy/ aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principals of another	8
8352430323	Propagandistic	Of or relating to or characterized by propaganda	9
8352435769	Connotation	When you're talking about the implied subtext of words rather than their literal meaning	10
8355438571	Example of connotation	A political boss might not want to be called "boss" because of the negative connotations.	11
8352435770	Alliteration	It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.	12
8352566154	Example of alliteration	"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, The furrow followed free; We were the first that ever burst Into that silent sea."	13
8352435771	Allusion	Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers	14
8352588624	Example of Allusion	Don't act like a Romeo in front of her. This place is like the garden of Eden.	15
8352440494	Anaphora	the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect	16
8352609271	Example of Anaphora	The wrong person was selected for the wrong job, at the wrong time, for the wrong purpose	17
8352440495	Antimetabole	repeating a phrase in reverse order	18
8352635842	Example of Antimetabole	If you fail to plan, you plan to fail	19
8352440496	Antithesis	two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.	20
8352665592	Example of Antithesis	Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for a man but a giant step for mankind.	21
8352447973	Archaic Diction	a used phrase or word is considered very old fashioned and outdated	22
8352694502	Example of Archaic Diction	To thine own self be true - Shakespeare	23
8352447974	Asyndeton	Intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases, and in the sentence, yet maintain grammatical accuracy	24
8352714136	Example of Asyndeton	Without looking, without making a sound, without talking Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils, Shrunk to this little measure?	25
8352452748	Cumulative Sentence	A "loose sentence," that starts with an independent clause or main clause, which is simple and straight, provides main idea, and then adds subordinate elements or modifiers.	26
8352714142	Example of a Cumulative Sentence	The radiators put out lots of heat, too much, in fact, and old-fashioned sounds and smells came with it...	27
8352456182	Hortative Sentence	Definition- a sentence urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting; encouraging -"pep talk"	28
8355432257	Example of hortative sentence	Before Tom Daley is about to dive into the pool, his coach may say, "All of your training and hard work will pay off; you will be great."	29
8352456183	Imperative Sentence	Sentence that gives instructions or advice, and expresses a command, an order, a direction, or a request	30
8352800220	Examples of an Imperative sentence	Consider vegetables over meat. (Advice) Leave this luggage at the gate. (Direction) Put it down now! (Command)	31
8352460316	Inversion	Normal order of words is reversed in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis	32
8352822863	Examples of Inversion	What a beautiful picture it is! Where in the world were you! How wonderful the weather is today!	33
8352460317	Juxtaposition	Two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts	34
8352841253	Example of Juxtaposition	It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...	35
8352464996	Metaphor	Comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics	36
8354887516	Example of a metaphor	War is the mother of all battles. Her dance is a great poem. His kisses are like roses.	37
8352464997	Oxymoron	Two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect	38
8354928292	Example of an oxymoron	Cruel kindness Living Death In order to lead, you must walk behind.	39
8352464998	Parallelism	The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound or meaning,	40
8355000376	Example of Parallelism	Like father, like son Easy come, easy go	41
8352471908	Periodic Sentence	Has the main clause or predicate at the end	42
8355418484	Example of periodic sentence	In spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued.	43
8352471909	Personification	A thing - an idea or an animal - is given human attributes	44
8355091756	Examples of personification	Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn't she? The fire swallowed the entire forest.	45
8352476613	Rhetorical Question	Asked just for effect, or to lay emphasis on some point being discussed, when no real answer is expected	46
8355170495	Example of Rhetorical Question	Who knows? Did you hear me?	47
8352476614	Synecdoche	When a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part	48
8355222063	Example of synecdoche	The word "glasses" refers to spectacles. The word "sails" refers to a whole ship.	49
8355316533	Zeugma	A word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas	50
8352480531	Example of Zeugma	Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.	51