AP Lang Terms Review

A vocabulary study set based on lecture notes covering the SPACECAT analysis framework, rhetorical devices, sentence classifications, and rhetorical modes (methods of development).

SPACECAT

A rhetorical analysis acronym representing Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, and Tone.

Speaker

The 'S' component of the SPACECAT acronym.

Purpose

The 'P' component of the SPACECAT acronym.

Audience

The 'A' component of the SPACECAT acronym.

Context

The first 'C' component of the SPACECAT acronym.

Exigence

The 'E' component of the SPACECAT acronym.

Choices

The second 'C' component of the SPACECAT acronym, which includes diction, syntax, and rhetorical devices from the second column.

Appeals

The second 'A' component of the SPACECAT acronym, which includes ethos, pathos, and logos.

Tone

The 'T' component of the SPACECAT acronym.

Diction

The first specific type of 'Choice' to be analyzed within the SPACECAT framework.

Syntax

The second specific type of 'Choice' to be analyzed within the SPACECAT framework.

Ethos

The first specific type of 'Appeal' listed under the SPACECAT acronym.

Pathos

The second specific type of 'Appeal' listed under the SPACECAT acronym.

Logos

The third specific type of 'Appeal' listed under the SPACECAT acronym.

Irony

A rhetorical device categorized into two types: situational and verbal.

Repetition

A rhetorical device categorized into three specific types: anadiplosis, anaphora, and epistrophe.

Anadiplosis

The first specific form of repetition listed as a rhetorical device.

Anaphora

The second specific form of repetition listed as a rhetorical device.

Epistrophe

The third specific form of repetition listed as a rhetorical device.

Cumulative

A specific classification for a type of sentence.

Interrupted

A specific classification for a type of sentence.

Periodic

A specific classification for a type of sentence.

Telegraphic

A specific classification for a type of sentence.

Rhetorical Modes

Also known as 'Methods of Development,' used to organize and develop writing.

Argumentation

A specific rhetorical mode or method of development.

Cause/ effect

A specific rhetorical mode or method of development.

Classification

A specific rhetorical mode or method of development.

Compare/contrast

A specific rhetorical mode or method of development.

Definition (Rhetorical Mode)

A specific method of development listed within the rhetorical modes category.

Description

A specific rhetorical mode or method of development.

Exemplification

A specific rhetorical mode or method of development.

Narration

A specific rhetorical mode or method of development.

Process analysis

A specific rhetorical mode or method of development.

Rhetorical Devices

A category of terms used as choices in analysis, including allusion, metaphor, and oxymoron.

Synecdoche

A specific rhetorical device listed for study in the second column.

Asyndeton

A specific rhetorical device listed for study in the second column.

Polysyndeton

A specific rhetorical device listed for study in the second column.

Understatement

A specific rhetorical device listed for study in the second column.