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AP LANG TEST REVIEW: RHETORICAL DEVICES

AP LANG TEST REVIEW: RHETORICAL DEVICES. APPEALS. LOGOS (LOGICAL)-- ETHOS (ETHICAL)-- PATHOS (EMOTIONAL)— Aphorisms—general truths (not appeals, but they usually appeal to audiences). FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE You probably already know…. SIMILES AND METAPHORS

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AP LANG TEST REVIEW: RHETORICAL DEVICES

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  1. AP LANG TEST REVIEW:RHETORICAL DEVICES

  2. APPEALS LOGOS (LOGICAL)-- ETHOS (ETHICAL)-- PATHOS (EMOTIONAL)— Aphorisms—general truths (not appeals, but they usually appeal to audiences)

  3. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGEYou probably already know… • SIMILES AND METAPHORS • PERSONIFICATION, ALLITERATION, AND ONOMATOPOEIA • HYPERBOLE • APHORISM • RHETORICAL QUESTIONS • PARADOX • UNDERSTATEMENT

  4. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGEWords that you may not know… • Metonymy— • Synecdoche— • Bombast— • Malapropism— • Pun—

  5. Tone Author’s attitude or sentiments revealed by the writer’s style. A writer’s tone ISN’T informative! Try to decide if it’s positive or negative…. THEN, choose a more precise word Ex. Didactic, compassionate, sardonic, pedantic, etc. **Look for tone shifts in passages!

  6. DICTION “WORD CHOICE” Don’t say, “The writer uses diction…” Duh! Let’s say, “The diction in…proves…” or jump right to a rhetorical device. “The juxtaposition of ____ proves____” Identifying diction: Formal? Informal? Slang? Colloquial? Jargon? Precise? Metaphorical? Think—how do you define the words?

  7. SYNTAX “Sentence Structure” Types, purposes, lengths, Structure—normal word order? Inverted? Punctuation—use of commas, exclamation marks, questions, semi-colons—for what effect? Parts of Speech—notice a lot of adj? nouns? Verbs? WHY? To what effect?

  8. Author’s Purpose “to + verb” To persuade… To entertain… To show… To explain… Be sure you can add to these infinitives!

  9. Repetitiona.k.a. Transformers and Diseases • Polysyndeton-- • Asyndeton— • Anaphora— • Anadiplosis— • Epanalepsis— • Epistrophe—

  10. Parallel Structure • Parallelism-- • Antithesis— • Juxtaposition—contrasting ideas, images • Chiasmus—Inversion of parallel ideas within a sentence. Ex. “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” JFK • Zeugma—a controlling idea to describe 2 ideas but only applies to 1 logically Ex. He carried the light for men and the responsibility of a nation. Ex. “You held your breath and the door for me.” (Thanks Alannis!)

  11. Comedic Devices"A eugooglizer. One who speaks at funerals. Or did you think I'd be to stupid to know what a eugoogly was?"-Zoolander • Pun • Litote • Sarcasm • Malapropism • Irony • Satire • Wit

  12. Comedic Devices, take 2! • Burlesque • Hyperbole • Mockery • Parody • Tautology • Lampoon

  13. FALLACIESJust the top 12… • Ad hominem— • Misleading Statistics— • Ad populum— • Red Herring- • Ad Verecundiam— • Begging the Question— • Post Hoc

  14. FALLACIES, again • Scare Tactics • Either/Or Fallacy • Oversimplification • Hasty Generalization • Non Sequitur

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