AP LANG RHETORIC TERMS

Question 1

Anecdote

Answer 1

A short personal story to help make a point

Question 2

period sentence

Answer 2

sentence structured so that the main point is said at the end of the sentence

Question 3

prepositional phrases

Answer 3

provide additional information that usually creates imagery

Question 4

parallel structure

Answer 4

reputation of the same pattern of words or phrases for emphasis

Question 5

epistrophe

Answer 5

repetition at the END of sentence

Question 6

polysyndenton

Answer 6

repetition or conjunctions

Question 7

asyndynton

Answer 7

the lack of conjunctions in a sentence

Question 8

compound conplex sentence

Answer 8

2 or more independent clashes and and or more dependent clauses

Question 9

litotes

Answer 9

an understatement to make a point (kind of sarcastic)

Question 10

sarcasm

Answer 10

to speak bitterly/ironically

Question 11

jargon

Answer 11

language/phrases associated with a specific group

Question 12

kairos method of appeal

Answer 12

effective use of time or timeliness

Question 13

hypophoric questions

Answer 13

a question that is asked but immediately answered

Question 14

juxtaposition

Answer 14

side by side placements or 2 things to compare

Question 15

anaphora

Answer 15

repetition of words in BEGINNING of clauses