Study sets matching "rhetoric english ap language comp"
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Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Rhetoric
The qualities of character, intelligence, and good-will in a w…
An argument based on reason.
Appeal to the emotions.
The art of using language to persuade.
Ethos
The qualities of character, intelligence, and good-will in a w…
Logos
An argument based on reason.
allegory
alliteration
allusion
ambiguity
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably…
Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of wor…
allegory
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
alliteration
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
allegory
alliteration
allusion
ambiguity
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably…
Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of wor…
allegory
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
alliteration
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
Ad Hominem Argument
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than add…
Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or conc…
The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning o…
A reference, usually oblique or faint, to another thing, idea,…
Ad Hominem Argument
Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than add…
Allegory
Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or conc…
Personification
Antithesis
Oxymoron
Sarcasm
The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or conce…
the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are bala…
From the Greek for "pointedly foolish," ___ is a figure of spe…
from the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," ___ involves bitter, c…
Personification
The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or conce…
Antithesis
the presentation of two contrasting images. The ideas are bala…
Rhetoric
Diction
Colloquialism
Denotation
the art of using language effectively
Word choice, can be formal, middle, or colloquial (abstract an…
informal language
dictionary definition
Rhetoric
the art of using language effectively
Diction
Word choice, can be formal, middle, or colloquial (abstract an…
zeugma
rhetorical question
personification
Periodic Sentence
USe of two different words in a grammatically similar way but…
Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorica…
Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or id…
Sentence whose main clause is withheld until the end.
zeugma
USe of two different words in a grammatically similar way but…
rhetorical question
Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorica…
Qualify
Rebuttal
Refute
Rhetorical
Make less harsh or strict./Change it's original farm to a more…
A refutation or contradiction.
Prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove
The art of an effective or persuasive speaking or writing, esp…
Qualify
Make less harsh or strict./Change it's original farm to a more…
Rebuttal
A refutation or contradiction.
Parallelism
Isocolon
Tricolon
Antithesis
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words,…
Use of parallel elements similar not only in structure, as in…
Sentence consisting of three parts of equal importance and len…
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel stru…
Parallelism
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words,…
Isocolon
Use of parallel elements similar not only in structure, as in…
Ethos
Logos
Pathos
Rhetoric
The qualities of character, intelligence, and good-will in a w…
An argument based on reason.
Appeal to the emotions.
The art of using language to persuade.
Ethos
The qualities of character, intelligence, and good-will in a w…
Logos
An argument based on reason.
Absurdity
Accumulatio
Acutezza
Ad hominem
The exaggeration of a point beyond belief.
The emphasis or summary of previously made points or inference…
Wit or wordplay used in rhetoric.
Appealing to one's prejudice, emotions, or special interest ra…
Absurdity
The exaggeration of a point beyond belief.
Accumulatio
The emphasis or summary of previously made points or inference…
allegory
alliteration
allusion
ambiguity
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably…
Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of wor…
allegory
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
alliteration
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
abstract
allusion
analogy
anecdote
Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concret…
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the…
is a brief, engaging account of some happening, often historic…
abstract
Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concret…
allusion
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…
allusion
ambiguity
analogy
antithesis
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably…
Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of wor…
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the…
The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite... EX. G…
allusion
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably…
ambiguity
Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of wor…
analogy
alliteration
hyperbole
invective
A comparison of two different things that are similar in some…
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
An extreme exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a poin…
abusive language used to insult another person or organization
analogy
A comparison of two different things that are similar in some…
alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
hyperbole
pun
allusion
anaphora
A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatem…
A play on words that wittily exploits a double meaning
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary wor…
the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecu…
hyperbole
A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatem…
pun
A play on words that wittily exploits a double meaning
Ad Hominem Argument
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than add…
Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or conc…
The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning o…
A reference, usually oblique or faint, to another thing, idea,…
Ad Hominem Argument
Attacks the opposing speaker or another person rather than add…
Allegory
Fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or conc…
allegory
alliteration
allusion
ambiguity
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably…
Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of wor…
allegory
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
alliteration
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
allegory
alliteration
allusion
ambiguity
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably…
Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of wor…
allegory
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
alliteration
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
allegory
alliteration
allusion
ambiguity
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
Direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably…
Multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of wor…
allegory
Device of using character and/or story symbolically to represe…
alliteration
Repetition of sound, especially initial consonant sounds in tw…
Allusion
Anadiplosis
Amplification
Analogy
A direct or indirect reference to some other work or idea that…
The repetition of the LAST word in a sentence with the first (…
Like repetition or tautology, it is the expansion of informati…
A similarity or comparison between two different things using…
Allusion
A direct or indirect reference to some other work or idea that…
Anadiplosis
The repetition of the LAST word in a sentence with the first (…
Amplification
Anacoluthon
Anadiplosis
Anaphora
An expansion of detail to clarify a point: "We few, we happy f…
A sudden break in a sentence's grammatical structure: "So, the…
Repetition of words, especially located at the end of one phra…
Repetition of one or more words at the head of consecutive phr…
Amplification
An expansion of detail to clarify a point: "We few, we happy f…
Anacoluthon
A sudden break in a sentence's grammatical structure: "So, the…
Alliteration
Allusion
Ambiguity
Analogy
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds…
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…
Multiple meanings, intentional or unintentional, of a word, ph…
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the…
Alliteration
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds…
Allusion
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…
allegory
alliteration
allusion
anadiplosis
A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions repre…
Repetition of consonant sounds
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary wor…
The repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning…
allegory
A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions repre…
alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds
abstract
allusion
analogy
anecdote
Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concret…
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the…
is a brief, engaging account of some happening, often historic…
abstract
Refers to language that describes concepts rather than concret…
allusion
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumabl…