AP Vocab Flashcard 1

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Rhetoric

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Effective writing or speaking.

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Syntax

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The arrangement of words in a sentence; the grammar of a sentence.

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Paradox

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A statement that contradicts itself but may reveal a truth, e.g., 'If I know one thing, it's that I know nothing.'

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Delineate

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To describe or depict something clearly.

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Parallelism

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Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

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Ethos

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A rhetorical appeal to credibility or character.

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Pathos

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A rhetorical appeal to emotion.

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Logos

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A rhetorical appeal to logic and reason.

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Enjambment

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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

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Aesthetic

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Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.