AP Lang: Rhetorical Analysis vocab Flashcards
(21 cards)
allegory
a story with 2 or more levels of meaning - one literal and the other symbolic often in allegories, characters are given names that make their symbolic meaning clear
alliteration
the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in 2 or more neighboring words
allusion
a brief reference to literature, geographical locations, historical events, legends, myths, traditions, and elements of popular culture
analogy
comparison; blind as a bat
anaphora
repetition of the same word/phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
apostrophe
“O! So-and-So”…
assonance
repetition of internal vowel sounds
colloquial
using slang or informalities in speech or writing
hyperbole
extreme exaggeration; hungry I could eat a horse
Imagery
name the imagery
Irony
contrast btwn what is expected and reality; what type
juxtaposition
placing 2 very different things together for effect
metaphor
life is a rollercoaster
oxymoron
old news
paradox
statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer examination contains some degree of truth or validity
parody
a work that closely imitates the style or content of another work with the specific aim or comic effect and/or ridicule
repetition
satire
irony, wit, parody, caricature, hyperbole, … to target human vices
simile
like/as
symbolism
objects and actions that stand for or represent something beyond their literal meaning
SOEAPSTone
Speaker
Occasion (when and where the work takes place and under what context)
Exigence
Audience: primary, secondary
Purpose: to inform, to convince
Subject
Tone
