Divisive Devices
A figure of speech in which two objects are directly compared, usually including either “like” or “as” in the comparison.
What is a Simile?
Deliberately repeating a word or phrase two or more times in a text to add emphasis or bring clarity to a subject or event.
What is repetition?
You have to write three of these in the AP exam.
What is an essay?
The subject—whatever the speech is about, plus any background information that the speaker feels is relevant
What is the topic of a speech?
A fundamental and often universal idea explored in a literary work
What is the theme?
A figure of speech that features a comparison between two disparate things that are not literally the same. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use the words “like” or “as.”
What is a Metaphor?
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point, often humorously.
What is a hyperbole?
This is the number of multiple choice questions you have to answer.
What is fifty-five?
The goal of the speech; the change that the speaker wants to bring about
What is the purpose of a speech?
This is when two or more words begin with the same letter.
What is alliteration?
A type of metaphor in which human attributes are assigned to inanimate objects or abstract ideas.
What is personification?
A type of purposeful opposition between two or more objects to emphasize their differences.
What is contrast?
This is the best strategy for answering multiple choice questions.
What is the process of elimination?
A demand, an urgent problem, or a need. It is the issue that motivates someone to write and deliver a speech or to draft a persuasive letter.
What is exigence?
An apparently contradictory statement that nevertheless contains a measure of truth
What is a paradox?
An indirect reference to something outside the text, usually a person, place, thing, or idea that is generally familiar to the intended audience.
What is an allusion?
The repetition of similar grammatical structures within a sentence or passage, often for emphasis or to draw connections between objects.
What is parallelism?
A good thesis is one that presents a ______ position.
What is "defensible"?
The attitude of a writer, narrator, or speaker toward the subject matter, as expressed by style, word choice, or voice
What is tone?
This is the art of effective or persuasive writing, especially using literary devices or figures or speech.
What is rhetoric?
A comparison that explains how two dissimilar things are similar in some ways, usually with the purpose of explaining complex ideas or making a persuasive argument.
What is an analogy?
The word choice of a writer or speaker; style of writing or speaking, as related to word choice.
What is diction?
Your essays are graded according to these three areas on the rubric.
What are thesis statement, evidence and commentary, and sophistication?
This is how the material makes the reader feel
What is mood?
What is four?