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Term-inal DEVICES
Essays General
Essays
100

declarative statements taking a (falsely) interrogative form

What is a rhetorical question?

100
the relationship between TERSE and SUCCINCT
What are synonyms?
100

historical, literary, religious, or mythical references

What are allusions?

100

3 sources

What are the number of sources needed for the synthesis essay?

100

Besides Advanced Placement, AP also means this

What is Address the Prompt?

200

a conscious distortion used to describe something difficult to explain

What is hyperbole?

200
the relationship between ABSTRACT and CONCRETE
What are antonyms?
200
characters personify abstractions like hope or freedom in this
What is allegory?
200

Rhetorical triangle or SOAPSTone

What is used to help you analyze on the rhetorical analysis essay?

200

"Loving hate" and "motionful suspension" are examples.

What are oxymorons?

300

"We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France" is an example.

What is anaphora?

300

words that sound alike but have different meanings

What are homonyms?

300
a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
What is satire?
300

Literary, historical, current events, and personal examples.

What are the types of evidence you can use on the argument essay?

300

"He asked for her hand in marriage" is an example.

What is metonymy (or synecdoche)?

400

quickens the rhetorical pace and therefore generates psychological momentum in listeners

What is parallelism?

400

names chosen by authors to disguise their real identities

What are pseudonyms?

400
a similarity or comparison between one familiar thing and one unfamiliar thing
What is analogy?
400

120 minutes

How much time do you have to write the essays?

400

the speed at which a piece of writing moves along

What is pacing?

500

juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases

What is antithesis?

500

two ways of noting a word

What are denotation and connotation?

500
an extended metaphor or surprising analogy that shows intellectual cleverness
What is conceit?
500

Precis

What is the introduction for the rhetorical analysis prompt?

500

"I could agree without agreeing" is an example.

What is a paradox?