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AP Language Rhetorical Terms List
Rhetorical Terms
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English
11th Grade
09/24/2010

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alliteration
Definition

repetition of consonant sounds at the BEGINNING of words

ex: Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck

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consonance
Definition
repetition of IDENTICAL consonant sounds ex: ping-pong; fulfill
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assonance
Definition
repetition of VOWEL sounds BETWEEN consonants ex: sweet/meet; proud/round/cloud
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metaphor
Definition
figure of speech where one thing is referred to as another ex: the sky is a snotty handkerchief
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simile
Definition
figure of speech that uses like or as ex: my face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain
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oxymoron
Definition
contradictory words ex: wise fool; pretty ugly; cold fire
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paradox
Definition
seems like an oxymoron but actually has a rational meaning ex: I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude
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onomatopoeia
Definition
ex: hiss; buzz; slam; sizzle
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synecdoche
Definition
figure of speech that is a part of something used to represent the whole ex: wheels=car
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metonymy
Definition
almost the same as a synecdoche except it is a REFERENCE to something not a PART ex: crown=monarch
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ethos
Definition
credibility
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pathos
Definition
appeal to emotion
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logos
Definition
appeal based on logical reasoning (facts)
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syntax
Definition
grammatical structure of a sentence
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diction
Definition
word choice
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parallel structure
Definition
technique of arranging words  and making them similar ex: we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields
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hyperbole
Definition
deliberate exaggeration in order to creat humor or emphasis
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euphemism
Definition
more acceptable term to say something inappropriate or uncomfortable ex: he passed away
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anaphora
Definition
repetition of word or phrase at the BEGINNING of several sentences in a row
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epistrophe
Definition
repetition/ same as an anaphora except at the END of a sentence
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asyndeton
Definition
commas used to seperate words or phrases ex: be one of the few, the proud, the Marines
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polysyndeton
Definition
uses "and" or another conjunction to seperate words or phrases WITHOUT commas
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