APLAC Vocab

Rhetorical Choice, Diction, Tone and Syntax

What are all the Figures of Speeches

Metaphor, Simile, Apostrophe, Allusion, Hyperbole, Irony, Paradox, Epithet. and Euphemism

What is the definition of a Metaphor?

Comparison not using like or as

What is the definition of a Simile?

Comparison using like or as

What is the definition of a Apostrophe?

An address

What is the definition of a Allusion?

Reference to something outside the text

What is the definition of a Hyperbole?

Exaggeration

What is the definition of a Irony?

Stating or portraying the opposite of the author’s true feeling

What is the definition of a Paradox?

Seeming contradiction

What is the definition of a Epithet?

Name calling

What is the definition of a Euphemism?

Using a more polite term for a coarse or unpleasant term

What are all the Methods of Development?

Cause and Effect, Classification, Definition, Process Analysis, Comparison, Contrast, Analogy, Narration, Exposition, Satire, Logos, Pathos, and Ethos

What is the definition of Cause and Effect?

One event leads to another

What is the definition of Classification?

To categorize into similar ideas

What is the definition of Definition?

The concrete or abstract meaning of something to an author

What is the definition of Process Analysis?

A step by step breakdown of events

What is the definition of Comparison?

To look for similarities

What is the definition of Contrast?

To look for differences

What is the definition of Analogy?

The comparison of two things for the purpose of clarification

What is the definition of Narration

Telling a story

What is the definition of Exposition?

A Description and explanation of an idea

What is the definition of Satire?

Corrective ridicule

What is the definition of Logos?

To use facts/statistics to make a point

What is the definition of Pathos?

To use emotion to manipulate the audience

What is the definition of Ethos?

To show ethics (experts) to support a point

What are all the Rhetorical Devices?

Anadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Antimetabole, Chiasmus, Ellipsis, Asyndeton, Anaphora, Parallelism, Antithesis