AP Lang Rhetorical Terms Flashcards
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| 10520535583 | Rhetoric | efficient use of persuasive writing and argumentation, usually appealing to emotion or morality | 0 | |
| 10520543839 | Rhetorical Mode | Overall kind of essay (expository, descriptive, argumentative, etc) | 1 | |
| 10520543840 | Rhetorical Strategy | Specific methods of organization within in essay (such as exemplification), these are used across different rhetorical modes | 2 | |
| 10520545442 | Juxtaposition | using opposite objects or ideas in comparison to highlight their differences | 3 | |
| 10520556464 | Anecdote | a short story or fact (typically a personal one about the author) | 4 | |
| 10520556465 | Claim | the main point or thesis of an argumentative source | 5 | |
| 10520558082 | Evidence | the facts or information used to support an author's claim | 6 | |
| 10520558083 | Analysis | the careful examination of a source's claim, evidence, and purpose | 7 | |
| 10520559311 | Ethos | a method of argumentation which shows the experience and credibility of the author | 8 | |
| 10520559312 | Pathos | a method of argumentation which elicits an emotional response | 9 | |
| 10520559550 | Logos | a method of speaking which uses logic to convince the audience of the author's claim | 10 | |
| 10552889924 | Allegory | a character, place, or event used as a metaphor for a larger (typically political, religious, or moral) meaning | 11 | |
| 10552895740 | Allusion | reference to a well-known piece of literature (such as mythology, the Bible, or Shakespeare) | 12 | |
| 10552903447 | Anadiplosis | using a specific word or phrase to end one sentence and start the next ("I love chocolate. Chocolate is delicious.") | 13 | |
| 10552913179 | Analogy | the comparison of multiple things in order to explain their relationship (feet are to humans as paws are to cats) | 14 | |
| 10552915582 | Anaphora | the purposeful repetition of a word or expression in successive sentences, phrases, or clauses | 15 | |
| 10552926078 | Antithesis | using parallel structure with two contrasting ideas (the parents were providing protection, while stealing freedom) | 16 | |
| 10552931661 | Aphorism | a short phrase of common knowledge | 17 | |
| 10552935377 | Apostrophe | when a speaker directly addresses a person, object, or abstract concept (such as sunshine, love, death, etc) | 18 | |
| 10552942829 | Appositive | the secondary statement of an object/person to further describe (the author, Shakespeare) | 19 | |
| 10552947382 | Asyndeton | the purposeful omission of conjunctions in a list | 20 | |
| 10584633966 | Chiasmus | the use of two clauses which have inverted structure (ex: ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country) | 21 | |
| 10584672344 | Distinctio | the defining of a word or phrase (ex: I only ate some, and by some I mean 6 pieces) | 22 | |
| 10584674988 | Enthymeme | two related arguments which force the reader to make a final linking conclusion (ex: The gun has the defendant's fingerprints on the trigger. He is clearly guilty!) | 23 | |
| 10584680771 | Epithet | repeating adjective or descriptive phrase linked to a specific character or object (ex: Bloody Mary) | 24 | |
| 10584684401 | Epizeuxis | repetition of a word or phrase in succession (ex: she was bang, bang, banging the pot) | 25 | |
| 10584688815 | Eponym | when a person's name becomes the name of an object | 26 | |
| 10584691674 | Euphemism | using tame, indirect phrases to replace those that would be impolite or disrespectful | 27 | |
| 10584695267 | Hypophora | a question that is posed and immediately answered by the author | 28 | |
| 10584698285 | Invective | insulting or highly critical language | 29 | |
| 10584699980 | Litotes | an understated opposite statement (ex: you won't be sorry) | 30 | |
| 10620526030 | Metaphor | a word or phrase is applied to an object or action figuratively (ex: it's raining cats and dogs) | 31 | |
| 10620545192 | Metonymy | a name is substituted by an attribute or part (referring to a monarch as the crown) | 32 | |
| 10620561852 | Non-Sequitur | a conclusion or statement that doesn't logically follow the previous statement | 33 | |
| 10620571036 | Paradox | a statement that appears to be self-contradictory, but holds truth ("I can resist anything but temptation" -Oscar Wilde) | 34 | |
| 10620584852 | Parallelism | the use of components that are similar in construction, sound, meaning, or meter (easy come, easy go) | 35 | |
| 10620602881 | Parataxis | when phrases and clauses are placed in succession independently without conjunctions | 36 | |
| 10620611682 | Polysyndeton | the use of many conjunctions (typically "and" "or") | 37 | |
| 10620622577 | Rhetorical Question | a question which expects no answer | 38 | |
| 10620625616 | Synecdoche | when a name of a part is used in place of the whole, or the opposite | 39 | |
| 10620632735 | Understatement | purposeful presentation of something as smaller, worse, or less important | 40 | |
| 10620642949 | Zeugma | when a word applies to more than one noun (she lost her keys and her temper) | 41 | |
| 10642574345 | Simple Sentence | Subject+Verb | 42 | |
| 10642581494 | Compound Sentence | Subject+Verb+Conjugation+Subject+Verb | 43 | |
| 10642587398 | Complex | Subject+Verb+dependent clause | 44 | |
| 10642596661 | Compound-Complex Sentence | Subject+Verb+conjunction+subject+verb+dependent clause(s) | 45 | |
| 10642598019 | Imperative Sentence | A sentence that gives a command, demand, or request | 46 | |
| 10642604165 | Interrogative Sentence | A sentence which asks a question | 47 | |
| 10642621572 | Exclamatory Sentence | A sentence which shows strong emotion, ending in an exclamation point | 48 | |
| 10642629586 | Cumulative Sentence | An independent clause followed by several dependent clauses | 49 | |
| 10642644937 | Periodic Sentence | a long and involved sentence which has the independent clause at the end | 50 | |
| 10648403863 | Fragmented Sentence | An incomplete thought, only a word, phrase, or dependent clause | 51 | |
| 10648403864 | Run-on Sentence | Two or more independent clauses improperly joined (no conjunction or semi-colon) | 52 |