Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

AP Language and Comp > Rhetorical Techniques > Flashcards

Rhetorical Techniques Flashcards

1
Q

Metaphor

A

Comparison that doesn’t use like or as

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Implied Metaphor

A

Metaphor not stated explicitly but through details

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Simile

A

Comparison that uses like or as

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Personification

A

Attributing human characteristics to non-human things

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Oxymoron

A

Opposite words placed together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Paradox

A

A statement that has juxtaposes opposites

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Hyperbole

A

Exaggeration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Metonymy

A

Something referred to by something associated with it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Synecdoche

A

A whole referred to by a part

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Concrete Language

A

Language that describes observable things

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Abstract Language

A

Represents abstract ideas or thoughts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Denotation

A

Dictionary definition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Connotation

A

Implied meanings of words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Colloquial

A

Too ordinary or too familiar language

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Vernacular

A

Plain everyday speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Anglo-Saxon diction

A

Words that don’t have a root

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Latinate Diction

A

Words from Latin or Greek words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Parallelism

A

Lists

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Anadiplosis

A

Repetition in last and first word (dip)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Anaphora

A

Repetition at the beginning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Epistrophe

A

Repetition at the end

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Antimetabole

A

Repetition in reverse grammatical order

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Simple Sentence

A

One independent clause

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Compound Sentence

A

Two or more independent clauses

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Complex Sentence

A

One or more dependent clauses and one or more independent clauses

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Compound/ Complex Sentence

A

Two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Coordination

A

Combining things with FANBOYS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Subordination

A

Using subordinate conjunctions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Parenthetical Idea

A

An aside set off by parenthesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Cliche

A

Overused expression

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Collocation/ Idiom

A

Familiar grouping of words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Pun

A

Play on words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Double Entendre

A

Figure of speech with double meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

Antanaclasis

A

Words that sound identical but have different meanings

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Antistasis

A

Words that sound identical but have different meanings

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

Paranomasia

A

Words that sound kind of alike but are different in meaning

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Syllepsis

A

A word used differently in relation to two other words it governs or modifies.

38
Q

Gerund

A

Verb ending in ing used as a noun

39
Q

Infinitive

A

Verb preceded by “to”

40
Q

Split Infinitives

A

Infinitive interrupted

41
Q

Agreement

A

subject/verb agreement pronoun/ antecedent agreement

42
Q

Accumulation

A

List of points

43
Q

Auxesis

A

Ascension of points in importance

44
Q

Inversion

A

Language takes a sudden turn usually an interruption

45
Q

Hyperbaton

A

Disruption or inversion of customary word order

46
Q

Allegory

A

An extended metaphor

47
Q

Allusion

A

A reference

48
Q

Enthymeme

A

Logical reasoning with one premise left unstated

49
Q

Syllogism

A

Logical reasoning

50
Q

Anecdote

A

A brief narrative

51
Q

Anachronism

A

Incorporation of an event, scene, or person who dos not correspond with the time period portrayed in the work

52
Q

Symbol/symbolism

A

Anything that represents or stands for something else

53
Q

Understatement

A

Ironic minimizing of fact

54
Q

Analogy

A

A comparison to a directly parallel case

55
Q

Jargon

A

The specialized vocabulary of a particular group

56
Q

Adage

A

A saying or proverb

57
Q

Aphorism

A

A saying or proverb

58
Q

Epistle/Epistolary

A

A poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters

59
Q

Epigraph

A

A quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work

60
Q

Homily

A

Serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice

61
Q

Eulogy

A

A formal expression of praise for someone who has recently died

62
Q

Asyndeton

A

The omission of conjunctions

63
Q

Anthimeria

A

The substitution of one part of speech for another; Verbing

64
Q

Juxtaposition

A

Placing things side by side for comparison

65
Q

Antithesis

A

The juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas

66
Q

Apology

A

An elaborate statement justifying some controversial position

67
Q

Synesthesia

A

To present ideas so that they appeal to more than one senses

68
Q

Appositive

69
Q

Epithet

A

A word or phrase adding a characteristic to a person’s name “Richard the Lion Heart”

70
Q

Antonomasia

A

Substitution of a title, epithet, or descriptive name for a proper name “Casanova”

71
Q

Invective

A

Swear words

72
Q

Dysphemism

A

Substitution for something offensive with something more offensive (opposite of Euphemism)

73
Q

Cacophemism

A

Substitution for something offensive with something more offensive (opposite of Euphemism)

74
Q

Euphemism

A

Lessening the impact of something

75
Q

Irony

A

Writing or speaking that implies the contrary

76
Q

Verbal Irony

A

When you something but mean the opposite

77
Q

Antiphrasis

A

When you say something but mean the opposite

78
Q

Sarcasm

A

A bitter ironic comment

79
Q

Dramatic Irony

A

When the audience knows something the characters don’t

80
Q

Situational Irony

A

Something in a plot that turns out the opposite of what is expected

81
Q

Accismus

A

When someone pretends indifference and refuses something while actually wanting it

82
Q

Parody

A

Imitation of a serious specific work

83
Q

Satire

A

Critique of an element of life

84
Q

Polysyndeton

A

Uses a series of conjunctions

85
Q

Subject Compliment

A

Word that follows a linking verb

86
Q

Predicate Adjective

A

Adjective that follows linking term and describes the subject

87
Q

Predicate Nominative

A

Follows a linking term and names the subject

88
Q

Undertone

A

Feeling that lies underneath the surface of a piece

89
Q

Loose Sentence

A

Gives it all up at the beginning

90
Q

Periodic sentence

A

Central meaning at end

AP Language and Comp (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions