AP Vocab 4: Rhetoric Flashcards
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| 5687108846 | Admonition | cautionary advice about something imminent; a firm rebut....warning or correcting someone. EX: Be careful; you better slow down, there's a stop sign! Beware the Ides of March!! |  | 0 |
| 5687114849 | Allegory | form of metaphor, but through action; an abstract/spiritual meaning through concrete form EX: Harry Potter dies and comes back to life (Jesus); Cupid is an allegorical reference for love |  | 1 |
| 5687121782 | Allusion | Instance of an indirect reference; historical, mythological, religious or literary. When you bring up a reference to help people understand your meaning. EX: I was surprised his nose wasn't growing like Pinocchio. |  | 2 |
| 5687121783 | Anachronism | Something that's out of chronological time; something referenced at a time when it could not have existed or occurred. Using terms that don't fit in the time period. EX: Abe Lincoln ended slavery by sending many texts and tweets with his new iphone. |  | 3 |
| 5687131755 | Analogy | Resemblance in some particulars between things otherwise unlike. EX: The relationship between them began to thaw. (This means that the relationship was changing.) |  | 4 |
| 5687138984 | Anaphora | Repetition of the same words or phrase at the start of a clause. Repeating the same word at the beginning of each section of the sentences. EX: "I have a dream" |  | 5 |
| 5687138985 | Anecdote | a short story (mostly narrative and amusing) that illuminates a larger meaning. EX: Before beginning a lecture on why staying out late is inappropriate, a father tells his daughter about a scary incident he had one time when he stayed out too late. |  | 6 |
| 5687142143 | Antithesis | the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences EX: Give me liberty or give me death. They promised freedom and provided slavery. |  | 7 |
| 5687147919 | Aphorism | Strong statement of advice. EX: An apple a day keeps the doctor away; "Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise." |  | 8 |
| 5687150933 | Apostrophe | When a writer breaks off and directs speech to an imaginary or abstract idea. EX: If you're talking to death, like, "Oh, Death...how dare you kill me..." |  | 9 |
| 5687154432 | Asyndeton | Omitted conjunctions (fanboys) in between words phrases or clauses. EX: The blue and black silver stars... I came, I saw, I conquered |  | 10 |
| 5687166718 | Chiasmus | When you have two sentences, the second if which switches the order of the clauses. EX: Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things. |  | 11 |
| 5687166719 | Colloquial | Using common, or stereotypical language. EX: Their Eyes Were Watching God ('nuff said); y'all; slang words; "Raining cats and dogs." |  | 12 |
| 5687166720 | Diction | Author's specific word choice EX: When trying to connect directly to the audience, the writer used more of a colloquial diction. |  | 13 |
| 5687182341 | Hyperbole | Extravagant exaggeration EX: I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. I told you a million times: Don't exaggerate! |  | 14 |
| 5687187837 | Idiosyncrasy | a behavior or mannerism which is viewed as odd or specific to the person EX: Talking to yourself; putting your arm over your head when you're thinking; Colton clicking pen |  | 15 |
| 5687190986 | Irony | an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected. EX: Sally, who was the most shy and quiet student in high school, decided to be a teacher. |  | 16 |
| 5687195086 | Jargon | Use of technical terms based on an expertise or profession. EX: Your brake pad is corroded and you need new pistons. |  | 17 |
| 5687198957 | Objective | a statement uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices EX: Snapple facts, leopards can carry twice their body weight, dolphins always sleep with one eye open |  | 18 |
| 5687206229 | Onomatopoeia | A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words. EX: Buzz hiss hum crack whinny murmur |  | 19 |
| 5687206230 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but may probably be true. EX: War protestors in the 1960's would "fight for peace" |  | 20 |
| 5687210689 | Subjective | Proceeding from or taking place in a person's mind rather than the external world; opinion-based EX: English & History are more subjective classes than Math & Science. |  | 21 |
| 5687211453 | Syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion EX: All humans are mortal (major), I am a human (minor), therefore, I am mortal (conclusion). |  | 22 |
| 5687216662 | Syntax | The way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences; sentence structures and how it influences the way the reader receives a particular piece of writing. EX: Sometimes authors use extended syntax to show reflective thought. |  | 23 |
| 5687220280 | Understatement | to state or present with restraint especially for effect. EX: Saying "I'm a little tired" after working a 24 hour day would be an understatement. |  | 24 |
| 5687221730 | Zeugma | the use of a word to govern two or more words usually in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one EX: The woman opened the door and her heart to the homeless boy. |  | 25 |