AP rhetorical terms test 1 Flashcards
alliteration
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words
ambiguity
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or message
analogy
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
anaphora
One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression is repeated at beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences
anecdote
A short narrative detailing to particulars of an interesting episode or event
antecedent
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
antithesis
figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; A contrasting of opposing ideas in adjacent phrases, clauses, or sentences
allegory
The device of using characters and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
aphorism
A terse statement of know authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle
apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love
asyndeton
consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses
atmosphere
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the authors choice of objects that are described
chiasmus
A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words
clause
a grammatical unit that contains both the subject and a verb
colloquial/colloquialism
The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
