Ap Lang. Rhetorical Terms

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Abstract

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Refers to the language that describes concepts rather than concrete images

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Allegory

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An extended narrative in prose in which characters, events, and settings represent abstract qualities and in which the writer intends a second meaning to be read beneath the surface of the story

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Anecdote

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A comical, simple narrative added for a comical effect to make a point

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Annotation

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Explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographical data

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Antithesis

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The exact opposite, two contrasting images

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Aphorism

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A short, witty statement about life "early bird gets the worm"

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Apostrophe

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Usually in poetry, the device of calling out an imaginary, dead, or absent person to a place

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Argumentation

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Writing that attempts to prove a point of view by using reasoned arguments, (persuasive writing)

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Cacophony

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Harsh or awkward sounding words put intentionally by the author

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Caricature

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Descriptive writing that greatly exaggerates a specific feature of a persons appearance

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Colloquialism

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Local words (slang)

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Coherence; unity

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Quality of a piece of writing in which all the parts contribute to the development of the main idea

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Concrete language

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Language that describes specific, observable things, people, places, rather than ideas

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Connotation

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Implied or suggested meaning of a word because of its association in the writing

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Consonance

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Repetition of identical consonant sounds within two or more words

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Conundrum

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A riddle whose answer involves a pun

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Deduction

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Going from general to specific (detective)

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Inference

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Going from specific to general
(Opposite of deduction)