AP Lang: Rhetorical Terms & Devices Flashcards by Courtney Sanderson | Brainscape

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Analogy

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Comparing between two things

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Allegory

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Reveals hidden meaning

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Antithesis

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The direct opposite of something else

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Apostrophe

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Addressing something that isn’t there

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Denotation

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Literal meaning of a word

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Epistrophe

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Repetition of a word at the end of a sentence

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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements or claims

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Oxymoron

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Two words that conflict each other

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Rhetoric

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Persuasive speaking or writing

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