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AP Language
Rhetorical Elements and Terms #2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dialogue | Conversation |
| Dilemma | Difficult Decision |
| Dynamic Character | A character that changes |
| Elegy | A sad poem for a dead person |
| Epic | A long old poem |
| Epiphany | A Revelation |
| Epistrophe | Repeating word at the end of a sentence |
| Eulogy | A speech that praises a dead person |
| Euphemism | A nice way to phrase something offensive |
| Exigence | What caused something to occur |
| Exclamatory Sentence | Hollers!! |
| Exposition | Key info given at the start |
| Flashback | A memory |
| Flat Character | Few characteristics |
| Round Character | lots of characteristics |
| Static Character | Remains the same |
| Foreshadowing | Warning of future event |
| Hyperbole | Massive exaggeration |
| Idiom | An expression different from the literal meaning |
| Imagery | Visual symbolism |
| Imperative Sentence | A Command |
| Inference | A conclusion received through evidence |
| Interrogative Sentence | Sentence that asks a question |
| Irony | Opposite of whats expected |
| Dissonance | Lack of Harmony |
| Foil | A character who contrasts another to show an advantage the second character has. |