Ap Language(Rhetorical Strategies/function) Flashcards

4875060253	Analogy	To make a pointed comparison, often a very powerful comparison	0
4875060254	Hyperbole	To provoke a response, to cast something in a strong light	1
4875060255	Understatement	To spark the readers imagination or make a pointed observation	2
4875060256	Juxtaposition	To call attention to extremes(placement of two things closely together to emphasize or similarities or differences	3
4875060257	Imagery	To illustrate an idea, feeling, or the particular qualities of something; to produce a feeling, idea or tone.	4
4875060258	Alliteration	To create a memorable phrase	5
4875060259	Allusion	To lend authority to an idea, to make an association with something the reader knows to create a memorable phrase	6
4875060260	Refrain	Regularly occurring phrase; particularly at the end of a sentence	7
4875060261	Anaphora	To create a memorable powerful effect to reinforce an idea	8
4875060262	Repetition	Repeating something that's already been said or written	9
4875060263	Parallelism	Use of successive verbal construction; similar words/phrases	10
4875060264	Tone	To communicate an attitude towards the subject	11
4875060265	Undertone	To communicate an attitude towards the subject that cuts beyond the attitude that appears on the surface	12
4875060266	Words with heavy connotations	To cast the subject in a particular light, to imply	13
4887785298	Selection of detail	To concretize a particular idea, fact, or feeling	14
4887785299	Lists, cataloguing	To create a sense of overwhelming force or magnitude	15
4887785300	Irony	To convert complexity	16
4887785301	Paradox(side/side)	To point out an apparent contradiction	17
4887785302	Anecdote	To provide a concrete example or humanize an abstract concept	18
4887785303	Satire	To ridicule/inspire reform	19
4887785304	Sarcasm, verbal irony	To ridicule /criticize	20
4887785305	Invective	To ridicule, chastise or convert contempt	21
4887785306	Narrative pace	To convert energy or intense feelings(or lack thereof	22
4887785307	Appeals to reason, emotion, patriotism, religion, ethics, etc	To provoke the reader to respond in a particular way, to tap into a readers intellect feelings, needs, values etc	23
4887785308	Rhetorical wuestion	To provoke the reader to respond or to think, or to lead them to the next idea	24
4887785309	Short, staccato sentences	To bring attention to an idea	25
4887785310	Paralepsis	To draw attention to something while pretending not to do so	26
4887785311	Litotes	To draw attention to something while pretending to be subtle	27
4887792583	Metaphor	Word or phrase applied to something not applicable	28
4887792584	Simile	The use of an or like when comparing two things	29
4887792585	Humor	To disarm the audience, suffice hospitality, warm the reader to the writers ideas	30