(PG) AP Lang rhetorical devices

Example: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Example: "This is quite a shower we're having," said Noah, looking out of the ark

The arrangement of claims and the evidence that supports the thesis

A reference to popular literature, art, events, etc, contained in a work

A quality in a work that prompts the reader to feel pity or sorrow

A moment of sudden revelation or insight

The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

A brief personal narrative which focuses on a particular incident or event

A question that does not expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker

An indication by a series of three periods that some material has been omitted from a given text

The use of humor to emphasize human weakness or imperfections in social situations

Asked if he liked blue, Joe said, "No, I hate it. That's why I drive a blue car and wear blue."

The overall manner in which an individual writer expresses ideas

A problem that needs to be addressed and which pushes the speaker to write or speak, why the author is writing

Sentence structure

What is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a statement?

A standard theme or dramatic situation which occurs in various works.

Example:  To my dog, our neighborhood park is the Garden of Eden

The interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning

The author's choice of words that creates tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning

Body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one. Like, metaphor, hyperbole, etc.

Example: “We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas"

The opposite of exaggeration. Where one writes or says less than intended

A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions

Example: In The Great Gatsby, Daisy tells Nick, "You are a rose."