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Abstract

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refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images

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Allegory

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a work in which the characters and events are to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper, often spiritual, moral, or political meaning

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Anecdote

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a short simple narrative of an incident; often used for humorous sffect or to make a point

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Annotation

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adding of notes: the addition of explanatory or critical comments to a text; explanatory note: an explanatory or critical comment that has been added to a text

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Antithesis

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direct opposite: the complete or exact opposite of something; figure of speech: a use of words or phrases that contrast with each other to create a balanced effect

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Aphorism

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a short, often whitty statement of a principle or a truth about life

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Apostrophe

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usually in poetry but sometimes in prose; the device of calling out an imaginary, dead or absent person or to a place, thing , or personified abastraction

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Argumentation

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debate: the process of debating or discussing something; logical reasoning: reasoning that proceeds methodically from a statement to a conclusion
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Cacophony; Dissonance

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use of jarring sounds: the use of harsh unpleasant sounds in language, e.g. for literary effect

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Caricature

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comic exaggeration: a drawing, description, or performance that exaggerates somebody’s or something’s characteristics for humorous or satirical effect

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Colloquialism

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informal expression: an informal word or phrase that is more common in conversation than in formal speech or writing

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Coherence; Unity

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logically or aesthetically consistent: logically or aesthetically consistent and holding together as a harmonious or credible whole

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Concrete language

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language that describes specific, observable things, people, pr places, rather than ideas or qualities

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Consonance

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similarity between consonants: a close similarity between consonants or groups of consonants, especially at the ends of words, e.g. between “strong” and “ring”

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Conundrum

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something confusing: something that is puzzling or confusing; word puzzle: a riddle, especially one with an answer in the form of a play on words

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Deduction

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the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example

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Denotation

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literal meaning of a word

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Description

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process of describing: the process of giving an account or explanation of something: one of the four modes of discourse

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Diction

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spoken clarity: the clarity with which somebody pronounces words when speaking or singing: choice of words: choice of words to fit their context

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Didactic

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with message: containing a political or moral message: fond of instructing or advising others: tending to give instruction or advice, even when it is not welcome or not needed

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Discourse

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serious speech or piece of writing: a serious and lengthy speech or piece of writing about a topic; the four modes of discourse are description, exposition, narration, and persuasion

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Emotional appeal - Pathos

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when a writer appeals to the readers a emotions to excite and involve them in argument

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Epigraph

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introductory quotation: a quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, or section of a book, usually related to its theme

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Ethical Appeal - Ethos

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when a writer tries to persuade the audience to respect and believe him based on a presentation of immage of self

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Euphemism
less offensive synonym: a word or phrase used in place of a term that might be considered too direct, harsh, unpleasant, or offensive
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Euphony
pleasant sound: a pleasant sound, especially in speech or pronunciation
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Example
representative of a gerneral plan
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Explication
the art of interpreting or dicovering the meaning of a text
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Exposition
act of describing or discussing something: the act of describing and discussing a theory, problem, or proposal, or of commenting on a written text
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Generalization
sweeping statement: a statement presented as a general truth but based on limited or incomplete evidence
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Genre
category of artistic works: one of the categories, based on form, style, or subject matter, into which artistic works of all kinds can be divided.
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Humor
funny quality: the quality or content of something such as a story, performance, or joke that elicits amusement and laughter
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Hyperbole
deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis
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Image
likeness seen or produced: the likeness of somebody or something that appears in a mirror, through a lens, or on the retina of the eye, or is produced electronically on a screen
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Imagery
mental images: a set of mental pictures produced by the memory or imagination or conjured up by a stimulus
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Induction
the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization
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Inference
a conclusion one can draw from presented details
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Invective
a verbally abusive attack
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Inversion
reversal: a reversing of the order, arrangement, or position of something; reversed state or thing: a state in which the order, arrangement, or position of something is reversed, or something in such a state
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Connotation
implied additional meaning: an additional sense or senses associated with or suggested by a word or phrase. Connotations are sometimes, but not always, fixed, and are often subjective
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Jargon
special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
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Logical Appeal; Logos
when a writer tries to persuade the audience based on facts and reasons. the process of reasoning.
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Lyrical
songlike; characterized by emotions, subjectivly, and imagination
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Mood
the feeling of a work; the atmosphere; similar to tone
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mode
the method of a literary work; the manner in which a work of literature is written
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narration
the action or process of telling a story.
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objectivity
an impersonal presentation of events and characters. It is a writers attempt to remove himself from and subjective, personal involvement in the story.
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parrallelism
the technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form
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Parody
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect;produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre).
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Pathetic Appeal; Pathos
when a witer tries to persuade the audience by appealing to their emotions
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Paradox
a statement or proposition that, despite sound(or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
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Pedantic
writing that borders lecturing
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Persuasion
language intended to convince through appeals to reason or emotion
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rationalism
a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response
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repetition
word or phrase used two or more times in close proximity
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rhetorical modes
exposition, description, narration, argumentation
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rhetorical question
question that does not expect an explicit answer
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sarcasm
harsh, caustic personal remarks to or about someone, less subtle than irony
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satire
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
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speaker
the voice of a work
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stereotype
a character who represents a trait that is usually attributed to a particular social or racial group and who lacks individuality
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style
an authors characteristic manner of expression, his diction, syntax, imagery, stricter, and content all contribute to style
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subjectivity
judgment based on individual personal impressions and feelings and opinions rather than external facts
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syllogism
an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs )
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syntactic fluency
Ability to create a variety of sentence structures, appropriately complex and/or simple and varied in length
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syntactic permutation
Sentence structures that are extraordinarily complex and involved. They are often difficult for a reader to follow
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syntax
the grammatical structure of a sentence; the arrangement of words in a sentence. Syntax includes length of sentence, kinds of sentences (questions, exclamations, declarative sentences, rhetorical questions, simple, complex, or compound)
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theme
the central idea or “message” or a literary work
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thesis
the main idea of a piece of writing. It presents the author’s assertion or claim. The effectiveness of a presentation is often based on how well the writer presents, develops, and supports the thesis
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tone
the characteristic emotion or attitude of an author toward the characters, subject, and audience (anger, sarcastic, loving, didactic, emotional, etc.)
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transition
a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph
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understatement
the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended
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Voice
refers to two different areas of writing. One refers to the relationship between a sentence’s subject and verb (active and passive voice). The second refers to the total “sound” of a writer’s style
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asyndeton
leaving out conjunctions: the omission of conjunctions in sentence constructions in which they would usually be used
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polysyndeton
repetition of conjunctions: the use of multiple conjunctions or coordinate clauses in close succession, as in "The bad news caused him to weep and cry and wail" .

AP Language Rhetorical Terms (3 decks)

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