AP LANG NOTES 21-40 Flashcards
in writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence. Has its roots in Biblical Psalms.
anaphora
epistrophe is a stylistic device that can be defined as the repetition of phrases or words at the end of the clauses or sentences. Also called epiphora.
epistrophe
A stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases and in the sentence, yet maintain the grammatical accuracy. Speeds up rhythm of words
asyndeton
it makes use of coordinating conjunctions like “and, or, but, nor” (mostly and/or) which are used to join successive words, phrases or clauses in such a way that these conjunctions are even used where they might have been left out. Slows down reading.
polysyndeton
a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part.
synechdoche
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience.
tone
A step-by-step breakdown of the phrases of a process, used to covey the details of each phase of thinking.
process analysis
A set of rules in a language.
syntax
the purposeful choice of words serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate a provocative question that will frame a rhetorical argument
provocative diction
the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics
classification
a statement decreasing the intensity of something
understatement
a very purposeful word choice that will serve to accentuate meaning and tone
colorful diction
an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
counterargument
when the writer gives an argument to support his/her position
claim
a type of literary device that appears in different categories of essays and thesis in the form of paraphrase and quotations. Used to support arguments.
evidence
