AP Lang List 1: Rhetorical Terms

A reference to some famous literary work,  historical figure, or event.

• allusion
• imagery
• metaphor
• paradox

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A reference to some famous literary work,  historical figure, or event.

• allusion
• imagery
• metaphor
• paradox

The writer's attempt to convince his reader to agree with him or her.

• argumentation
• coherence
• figurative language
• point of view

Clarity and logic in writing about a topic that binds everything together well.

• coherence
• narration
• parallelism
• rhetoric

Developing an essay that aims to depict a scene, person, thing or idea.

• description
• diction
• figurative language
• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

An author's choice of words used to weave their story to their liking or purpose.

• diction
• hyperbole
• description
• pacing

A type of writing  used to explain a topic.

• exposition
• narration
• description
• argumentation

When words are used in a non-literal way, it is known as what?

• figurative language
• imagery
• hyperbole
• personification

An exaggeration or overstatement.

• hyperbole
• understatement
• paradox
• oxymoron

An expression that evokes a picture or describes a scene relying on the five senses.

• imagery
• figurative language
• hyperbole
• allusion