AP Rhetorical Terms

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A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. It can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar.

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Analogy

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Individual writing style of an author

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Voice

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The duplication, either exact or approximate, of any element of language, such as a sound, word, phrase, clause, sentence, or grammatical pattern.

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Repetition

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Appealing to someone's sense of concrete facts and logic.

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Logos

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The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical level, this term is related to the five senses: visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, and olfactory.

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imagery

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Related to style, refers to the writer’s word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.

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diction

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Who is the author directing his or her message towards?

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Audience

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The use of language in a non-literal way; i.e. metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole

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Figurative Language

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The contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true.

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Irony

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Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast.

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Juxtaposition