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AP Lang: Rhetorical Analysis vocab Flashcards

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allegory

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a story with 2 or more levels of meaning - one literal and the other symbolic often in allegories, characters are given names that make their symbolic meaning clear

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alliteration

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the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in 2 or more neighboring words

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allusion

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a brief reference to literature, geographical locations, historical events, legends, myths, traditions, and elements of popular culture

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analogy

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comparison; blind as a bat

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anaphora

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repetition of the same word/phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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apostrophe

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“O! So-and-So”…

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assonance

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repetition of internal vowel sounds

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colloquial

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using slang or informalities in speech or writing

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration; hungry I could eat a horse

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Imagery

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name the imagery

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Irony

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contrast btwn what is expected and reality; what type

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juxtaposition

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placing 2 very different things together for effect

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metaphor

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life is a rollercoaster

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oxymoron

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old news

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paradox

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statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer examination contains some degree of truth or validity

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parody

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a work that closely imitates the style or content of another work with the specific aim or comic effect and/or ridicule

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repetition

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satire

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irony, wit, parody, caricature, hyperbole, … to target human vices

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simile

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like/as

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symbolism

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objects and actions that stand for or represent something beyond their literal meaning

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SOEAPSTone

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Speaker
Occasion (when and where the work takes place and under what context)
Exigence
Audience: primary, secondary
Purpose: to inform, to convince
Subject
Tone

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