AP Lang Final: Rhetorical Devices & Analysis Skills

Which of the following is an example of an anecdote?

• "the woods and fields and water behind the steamy edges"

• "a friend of mine was shopping for a new luxury car"

• "good fortune occurred as darkness fell"

• "more difficult for American...more difficult to withstand...thus more difficult to improve"

“In an attempt to show how Reagan was much more effective” is an example of an answer to...

• So what?

• Why?

• How?

What is an example of juxtaposition?

• “in the midst of hysteria one great heart remained sane and jocular”

• “Others saw only limits to growth”

• “...enemies out of their fortress and turning them into friends”

• “All in all, however, it is one of greater freedom and prosperity.”

“I worked closely with Ronald Reagan for eight of the most important years” is an example of...

• Ethos

• Anaphora

• Pathos

• Hyperbole

What is the 2nd step for writing an on demand?

• Read prompt & identify big question

• Read passage & annotate

• Write essay

Define parallelism.

• Comparing two different things in a sentence

• Comparing two things using the word "like"

• The same word or phrase is used in the following sentence or clause

• A phrase that is used only in slang

What is an example of imagery?

• “The woods and fields and water behind the seamy edges”

• “ The boys were reading”

• “The books were in sight”

• “The bushes were round”

“She assures her credibility” is an example answer to...

• So what?

• Why?

• How?

What should always be hanging out in the ether?

• Important things said by speaker

• Rhetorical triangle

• Arc

• Rhetorical devices

Define hyperbole.

• Comparing two different things

• Overly exaggerating something

• An extreme understatement

• Used to explain or clarify a problem