AP Language Rhetorical Terms List 2 Flashcards

4795619973	diction	style of speaking or writing dependent upon choice of words	0
4795621123	claim	to say something is true when there are people who may disagree	1
4795622190	anaphora	repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect	2
4795623410	epistrophe	repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect (as Lincoln's "of the people, by the people, for the people")	3
4795624018	speaker/author	someone who talks/writes about something to a group of people, including the credentials of the individual	4
4795625034	audience	the specific group of people who the speaker or the author intends to receive and act upon his/her message	5
4795626300	exigence	the reason that inspires the speaker/the author to speak or write about a topic	6
4795627313	telegraphic sentence	a sentence of 6 or fewer words that carries special emphasis and is, therefore, closely tied to the author's message and purpose	7
4795628800	argument	the culmination of the author's persuasive claims that lead to his/her overall argument	8
4795630683	purpose	what the author hopes to accomplish; the crafting of the essay/speech so that it effects the audience in a specific manner so that the audience will then react accordingly to deal with the topic/issue	9
4795633082	function	the purpose of a particular word, phrase, sentence(s), paragraph in relation to the text before it and after it; examining the author's deliberate choices in relation to the topic, message, and overall purpose	10