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?

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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.”

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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

• Ethos

• Anaphora

• Pathos

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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”

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

• So what?

• Why?

• How?

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A