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Mrs. Wendy Scruggs's AP Rhetorical Devices Terms

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Hamartia(Tragic Flaw) in the context of tragedy, a fatal flaw or error that brings about the downfall of someone of a high status.   show
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Foreshadowing An author's deliberate use of hints and suggestions to give a preview of events or themes that do not develop until later in the narrative.   show
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Expert Opinion The citation of accredited authorities in support of an argument   show
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show Saying "ethnic cleansing" instead of "genocide".  
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Epizeuxis Repetition of the same word with no other words in between for emphasis   show
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Epithet An adjective or phrase that describes a prominent or distinguishing feature of a person or thing.   show
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show The image of a serpent to represent evil.  
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Ellipsis A figure of speech in which a word or short phrase is omitted but easily understood from the context.   show
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show In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, Oedipus vows to discover his father's murderer, not knowing, as the audience does, that he himself is the murderer.  
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show In the prime of his life, he was cut down.  
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show Chicken is supposed to be healthy. This sandwich contains chicken, so it is probably healthy.  
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Cliche An expression that has been used so frequently it has lost its expressive power.   show
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show When the going gets tough, the tough get going.  
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show The works of Homer, Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Bronte, and other great writers.  
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Biography The nonfictional story of an individual's life, written by someone else.   show
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Bildungsroman A novel about the education or psychological growth of the protagonist(main character)   show
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show Get that dog!  
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Autobiography The narrative of a person's life written by that person   show
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show Children's television programs should not run advertisements are contributions to an increase in sugar consumption and diabetes among children  
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show Women must have the right to vote because they are individuals, and all individuals are endowed with certain inalienable rights, including the right to vote.  
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show Congress was right to lower the voting from twenty-one to eighteen, because if you are old enough to join the army and fight in a war, then you are old enough to vote.  
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show The color white usually signifies purity, while black usually signifies evil  
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Appeal to the probable or likely A form of argument in which a claim is supported by reference to what seems mot plausible or what one would expect in a given situation. Such appeals are usually made when more solid or factual evidence is unavailable.   show
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Apostrophe A direct address to an absent or dead person, or to an object, quality, or idea.   show
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