AP Lang Rhetorical Choices

Which of the following is an acceptable quote integration? Select all that apply.

• Thatcher begins by saying, "We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man."

• "We have lost a great president, a great American, and a great man." Margaret says this to start things off.

• To begin her eulogy, Thatcher describes Reagan as "a great president, a great American, and a great man."

• Margaret Thatcher states Reagan was a great President, a great American, and a great man.

Ethos refers to the credibility of _______________

• The speaker

• The subject of the piece

• The audience

A speaker may establish credibility by...

• Sharing credentials

• Using an appropriate tone

• Demonstrating expertise

• Establishing common ground with the audience.

define polysyndeton

• A stylistic device in which several internal vowels sounds are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.

• A stylistic device in which the omission of conjunctions is used to achieve an artistic effect.

• A stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.

define juxtaposition

• literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.

• element of syntax in which the most prominent information is positioned at the beginning of the sentence.

• literary technique in which ideas are intentionally positioned for purposes of comparison rather than contrast.

define anaphora?

• When your dog impregnates your fish 

• Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.

• specific word choice

• the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds

define rhetoric?

• The sentence structure 

• The purpose of the text

• Effective or persuasive speaking or writing

• The authors attitude towards the subject

author's prejudice toward a subject

• Concession

• Attitude

• Bias

• Tone

an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language

• metonymy

• invective

• litotes

• juxtaposition

a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it

• metonymy

• metaphor

• irony

• oxymoron