Lango Card Terms Allegory Alliteration Allusion Anaphora Anecdote Antithesis Aphorism Apostrophe Clause Colloquialism Connotation Diction Euphemism Fig Language Hyperbole Irony Juxtaposition ID: 705270
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AP LANGO!
Reviewing Rhetorical Devices & StrategiesSlide2
Lango
Card Terms
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Anaphora
Anecdote
Antithesis
Aphorism
Apostrophe
Clause
Colloquialism
Connotation
Diction
Euphemism
Fig. Language
Hyperbole
Irony
Juxtaposition
Metaphor
Metonymy
Oxymoron
Pacing
Paradox
Parallelism
Personification
Satire
Simile
Syllogism
Symbolism
Syntax
Tone Slide3
abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events (usually to convey a moral truth)
a short statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them
2 conjoining contradictory terms (just a phrase)Slide4
repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected
words
addressing an absent figure or abstraction
the placing of two contrasting images or ideas close to each other
substituting a word or phrase for another with which it is closely associated (ex. calling businessmen “suits”)
non-human objects are given human characteristicsSlide5
reference to history, mythology, religion, or literature that expands the reader’s understanding
group of words with a subject and a verb; can be independent or subordinate
incongruity between appearance and reality, between what is expected and what actually happens
2 conjoining contradictory terms (just a phrase)Slide6
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of every
clause
familiar expression used in conversation or informal writing; often inappropriate in formal writing
extreme exaggeration
rate at which a text develops (fast, slow, steady, hurried); based on length and arrangement of sentences
an analogy directly expressed using the words “like” or “as”Slide7
writing that exposes the failings (vice or folly) of individuals, institutions, or societies for the purpose of achieving change
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
emotional overtones/implications of a word
language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
the arrangement of similarly constructed clauses or sentences suggesting some correspondence between themSlide8
a balance of
contrasting
ideas in a sentence (syntax term - ex. “To be or not to be”)
word choice
a more agreeable or polite way of saying something unpleasant or uncomfortable
a situation or statement that seems impossible or untrue, but proves to be trueSlide9
the way in which words or phrases are ordered and connected, or the set of grammatical rules governing such order
a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion
writer’s attitude toward the subject and audience (created by diction, details, images, language, and syntax)
something literal that is used to signify abstract ideas and qualities