AP Lang Rhetoric

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Rhetoric

principles governing art of writing or speaking effectively

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Nonfiction

literature that is not fictional

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Narration

the representation in writing of an event or a story

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Description

descriptive writing intended to give a mental image of something

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Exposition

discourse designed to convey information or explain

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Persuasion

writing that is designed to persuade or convince someone or some group of something

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Autobiography

a nonfictional account of the author's life

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Biography

a nonfictional account of a person's life written by someone else

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Diary

daily record, especially a personal record of experiences

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Letter/Epistle

written communication directed to a person or group of people

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Essay

a short literary composition on a single subject

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Speech/Sermon

a talk or public address & a religious discourse delivered

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Illustration

a comparison or example intended to make clear

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Definition

process of stating a precise meaning

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classification/division

the dividing and grouping of things by classes or categories

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cause and effect

situation plus result based on evidence

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compare and contrast

shows similarities, differences between 2 things

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process analysis

a how-to essay with directions

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order of importance (chronological, climatic, spacial)

writing is structured according to either time, or events

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anecdote

short account of an interesting incident

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digression/aside

instance of straying that has no bearing on the main subject

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concession

acknowledging or admitting an opponent's point

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apostrophe

the direct address of an absent or imaginary person

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metaphor

a direct comparison of two unlike things

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simile

a comparison using like or as

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personification

a figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities

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synechdoche

mentioning a part of something for the whole

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metonymy

figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another

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euphemism

substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh

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pun

a play on words

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allusion

an instance of indirect reference

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images vs. details

concrete representations in literature

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details

specific part or item in literature

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motif

a recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work

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archetype

an ideal example of a type

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irony

use of words to express something different from and opposite to their literal meaning

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SOAPSS

Subject, occasion, audience, purpose, speaker, style

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point of view

view point in which the story is told

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mood/atmosphere

atmosphere created by the author

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shift

a sharp change in a rhetorical strategy for effect

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attitude

situation + opinion

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tone

means by which the author conveys their attitude

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analogy

comparison between ideas

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symbol

a concrete item representing a different idea

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litote

using the negative to assert a positive

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