AP Lang #3 RT

ethos

authors credibility

logos

method of persuasion using factual evidence and logic.

pathos

quality in speech that evokes emotions

antithesis

figure of speech placing two contrasting ideas. ex. that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind

exigence

the occasion of something, a problem, defect or situation that moves a speak “what is driving the author to speak on their topic?”

parody

a work that closely imitates style or content of another, usually comedic or ridiculed. ex, snl skits

polysyndeton

and this and this and this, the addition of words

prose

fiction vs nonfiction, determine length of line

rhetoric

the art of writing

rhetorical question

unanswerable question

satire

a literary, visual, or performing arts genre that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize human vices, foolishness, abuses, or societal shortcoming

style

the unique way an author uses language to express thoughts, ideas, and personality, separate from the core plot or factual meaning of the text

syntax

The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Similar to diction, but deals with groups of words, rather than individual words.

understatement

undermining a situation

undertone

An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece. Under a cheery surface, for example, a work may have threatening undertones.