AP Lang Rhetorical Devices Flashcard

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A brief account of an interesting event; A story or scene.

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anecdote

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Omitting conjunctions such as 'and' from a series of related clauses for rhetorical effect.

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asyndeton

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Repetition of one or more words at the END of successive phrases or clauses.

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epistrophe

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The fog crept through doorways and keyholes. Identify the rhetorical device.

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Personification

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In the phrase 'bitter sweet,' the juxtaposition of two opposite ideas conveys which rhetorical device?

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oxymoron

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A rhetorical device that involves the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

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anaphora

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'

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simile

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A rhetorical device that involves an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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hyperbole

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A figure of speech in which a word is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.

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metonymy

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A rhetorical device that involves a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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metaphor