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Rhetorical devices
Common devices and literary elements used on the AP English Lang&Comp Exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allegory | A story in which people, things and events have another meaning. Ex: Animal Farm |
| Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| Allusion | A reference to a well- known work of art, pop culture, or history |
| Apostrophe | To address an absent person or quality |
| Antithesis | Contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangement of words or sentences |
| Euphemisim | Figure of speech using indirection to avoid offensive bluntness |
| Hyperbole | An extreme exaggeration |
| Irony | When the opposite of the normal or expected occurs |
| Metaphor | An indirect comparison not using like or as. |
| Metonymy | A substitute name that is an attribute or associated with the original word, not a nickname |
| Oxymoron | A combination of opposite or contradictory terms. |
| Paradox | A statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
| Personification | Giving something not human, human- like qualities. |
| Pun | Use of a word in a way to suggest two or more of it's meanings. |
| Simile | A direct comparison using "like" or "as" |
| Soliloquy | A speech in which a character who is alone speaks his or her thoughts aloud |
| Synecdoche | Substitute name which represents a part of a whole |
| Cliché | An idea or expression that is overused |
| Rhetorical question | A question that does not expect a reply |
| Ethos | Rhetorical persuasion strategy where the speaker presents his/ her emotions to the audience; ethics |
| Diction | Literary word choice |
| Conceit | An extended metaphor |
| Pathos | Rhetorical persuasion strategy that appeals to the audience emotions |
| Foreshadowing | The suggested outcome of future events are hinted at during a story |
| Theme | An overall idea or message of a literary work |
| Symbol | Something that stands for itself but also something elsE |
| Motif | Recurrent image, word, etc... meant to unify a literary work |
| Assonance | Repetition of internal vowel sounds |
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