AP Language Rhetorical Devices Flashcards

14503493197	Allegory	Rhetorical device in which characters and/or story elements symbolically represent abstract meaning	0
14503493198	Alliteration	The repetition of initial sounds at the start of three or more words (typically consonant sounds)	1
14503493199	Allusion	A direct or indirect reference to something well-known (such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art)	2
14503493200	Ambiguity	Occurs when a word, phrase, sentence, or passage carries more than one meaning	3
14503493201	Analogy	A short comparison that connects two different things through some semblance of similarity.	4
14503493202	Antecedent	The word, phrase, or clause referenced by the pronoun	5
14503493203	Antithesis	the opposite or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite; binary logic in play	6
14503493204	Aphorism	A general statement that expresses a general truth or moral- like words of wisdom	7
14503493205	Apostrophe	When a speaker/narrator references something or someone that is absent, imaginary, dead, or abstract	8
14503493206	Atmosphere	The mood of the text	9
14503493207	Caricature	An exaggeration or distortion of a person's physical features or characteristics for dramatic and comic effect	10
14503493208	Clause	A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.	11
14503493209	Colloquial Language	Common or everyday language; vernacular; slang	12
14503493210	Conceit	Fancy word for an extended metaphor	13
14503493211	Connotation	Society's definition of a word (societal ideas about a given word)	14
14503493212	Denotation	Dictionary definition of a word	15
14503493213	Diction	Writer or speaker's word choice (formal vs. informal, ornate vs. plain, etc.)	16
14503493214	Didactic	Articulated with the intent to teach	17
14503493215	Euphemism	Less offensive way to say something unpleasant	18
14503493216	Figurative Language	Imaginative and vivid language that can contradict literal translations	19
14503493217	Figure of Speech	Device that conveys or enables figurative language	20
14503493218	Generic Coventions	Refers to the traditions of a given genre under review	21
14503493219	Genre	The major category and associated characteristics for a given text	22
14503493220	Homily	A sermon	23
14503493221	Hyperbole	An exaggeration or overstatement	24
14503493222	Imagery	Sensory details and language	25
14503493223	Inference	Reasonable guesswork based on information provided	26
14503493224	Invective	Emotionally violent and verbal denunciation or attack utilizing strong and abusive language	27
14503493225	Verbal Irony	When the words literally state the opposite of the writer's (or speaker's) meaning	28
14503493226	Situational Irony	When events fold out in contradiction to the expected	29
14503493227	Dramatic Irony	When the audience is in the know, but the characters are out-of-the-loop	30
14503493228	Litotes	Understatement that denies the grand severity of an instance or situation	31
14503493229	Loose Sentence/Non-Periodic Sentence	Type of sentence with an independent clause followed by dependent clause(s)	32
14503493230	Metaphor	Implied comparison between two unlike things to suggest some level of similarity	33
14503493231	Metonymy	Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it	34
14503493232	Mood	Refers to a readers feelings while reading a text	35
14503493233	Narrative	Storytelling	36
14503493234	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents	37
14503493235	Oxymoron	Two contradictory words paired together	38
14503493236	Paradox	A statement that seems contradictory but is actually true	39
14503493237	Parallelism	The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses	40
14503493238	Anaphora	The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines	41
14503493239	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	42
14503493240	Pedantic	Overkill academic/scholarly word/jargon usage	43
14503493241	Periodic Sentence	A type of sentence in which dependent clauses come before the independent clause	44
14503493242	Personification	The application of human-qualities to inanimate objects or animals	45
14503493243	First Person Point-of-View	Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronouns "I" and "We"	46
14503493244	Second Person Point-of-View	Told from the viewpoint of one of the characters using the pronoun "you"	47
14503493245	Third Person Objective Point-of-View	Told from the viewpoint of "he" "she" "it" or "they;" does not directly express any thoughts or feelings- we just get the plot and such	48
14503493246	Third Person Limited Point-of-View	Told from the viewpoint of "he" "she" "it" or "they;" focuses on the thoughts and feelings of ONE character	49
14503493247	Third Person Omniscient Point-of-View	Told from the viewpoint of "he" "she" "it" or "they;" directly expresses the thoughts and feelings of TWO or MORE characters	50
14503493248	Prose	Structured in paragraphs and typically Standard English Grammar... typically...	51
14503493249	Repetition	Repeating something for effect	52
14503493250	Rhetoric	The ways in which someone tries to persuade an audience for a given purpose	53
14503493251	Rhetorical Mode: Exposition	Mode used to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea, relevant evidence, and appropriate discussion	54
14503493252	Rhetorical Mode: Argumentation	Mode used to prove the validity of an idea through sound reasoning, discussion, and a proposed claim	55
14503493253	Rhetorical Mode: Description	Mode used to re-articulate or reinvent something already in existence- typically employs a lot of imagery and whatnot	56
14503493254	Rhetorical Mode: Narration	Mode used for storytelling	57
14503493255	Sarcasm	Caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something	58
14503493256	Satire	A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies (typically through some mode of humor--- even if it's dry)	59
14503493257	Semantics	The set of rules by which we derive meaning from morphemes, words, and sentences in a given language; also, the study of meaning; WORD MEANING	60
14503493258	"Style"	Catch-all term for the authors choices including, but not limited to, diction, syntax, figurative language, and other rhetorical and literary devices	61
14503493259	Subject Complement	The word or clause following a linking verb that completes the description by renaming it or by describing it further	62
14503493260	Subordinate Clause	A.K.A Dependent Clause- the part of a sentence that cannot stand alone	63
14503493261	Syllogism	Three-part deduction of logical reasoning: Major Premise \| Minor Premise \| Conclusion	64
14503493262	Natural Symbol	Symbols in nature	65
14503493263	Conventional Symbol	Common, everyday, mainstream, widely-recognized symbols	66
14503493264	Literary Symbol	Contextual symbols- one must understand the context to understand the vested symbolism	67
14503493265	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	68
14503493266	Synesthesia	Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another	69
14503493267	Syntax	Sentence structures (S-V-O) and WORD ORDER; the skeleton of language	70
14503493268	Theme	The moral of the story- lesson learned- major takeaway	71
14503493269	Thesis	Tells audience what the paper/essay is about	72
14503493270	Tone	Author's attitude toward subject of the text	73
14503493271	Transition	The linking of ideas and words together in the writing process	74
14503493272	Understatement	Presenting something as less significant than it is	75
14503493273	Wit	Intellectually amusing language	76