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Rhetorical Terms from Released AP Language Exams

1982 Exam 1987 Exam 1991 Exam


Metaphor Metaphor Allusion
Allusion Parallelism Personification
Parallelism Extended definition Paradox
Shifts Concession Circumlocution
Allusion Cause/effect Diction
Anecdote Tone Tone
Analogy Paradox Overstatement
Generalization Analogy Generalization
Paradox Generalization Parallelism
Rhetorical question Syllogism Balanced sentence structure
Diction Understatement Metaphor
Irony Irony Understatement
Slang Appeals to authority Syllogism
Tone Ad hominem argument Allegory
Compare/contrast Diction Analogy
Cause/effect Simile
Question/answer
1996 Exam 2001 Exam 2007? Exam
Metaphor Metaphor Tone
Paradox Analogy Diction
Analogy Antithesis Metaphor
Irony Repetition Slang
Understatement Appeal to authority Generalization
Punning Paradox Rhetorical question
Allusion Overstatement Syllogism
Tone Understatement Analogy
Parallelism Anecdote Compare/contrast
Alliteration Tone Narration/analysis
Onomatopoeia Imagery Irony
Generalization Diction Paradox
Image Parallelism Personification
Colloquial expression Alliteration Anecdote
Parody Onomatopoeia Parody
Personification Oxymoron Definition
Juxtaposition Irony
Diction Juxtaposition
Simile Anecdote
Apostrophe Allusion
Antithesis Abbreviated, staccato phrases

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