AP English Language Rhetorical Terms Flashcards

14008591141	Alliteration	the repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words	0
14008599676	Allusion	An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work	1
14008605934	Analogy	Comparing two things or instances in time often based on their structure and used to explain a complex idea in simpler terms	2
14008616070	Antithesis	A device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence	3
14008621214	Consonance	Repetition of constant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase	4
14008632881	Diction	refers to the author's word choice	5
14008638867	Ellipsis	When one or more words are omitted from a sentence	6
14008641622	Ethos	A label used to identify an appeal to the ethics of a culture or individual	7
14008648486	Hyperbole	An intentionally exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally but creating a desired humorous effect	8
14008656274	Imagery	Visually descriptive or figurative language	9
14008660415	Irony	A contrast between expectation and reality	10
14008662091	Oxymoron	A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	11
14008667921	Pathos	A quality that evokes pity or sadness	12
14008670917	Personification	The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form	13
14008679114	Symbol/Symbolism	A thing that represents or stands for another think like an object that represents an idea	14
14013698255	Logos	An appeal based on logic or reason	15
14013699398	Simile	A comparison of two unlike things using like or as	16
14013699405	Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.	17