AP Language and Composition – Summer Assignment 1: Defining Rhetoric-related Terms
Define the following rhetoric-related terms. Type the words and their meanings on a separate sheet of
paper or two. Include examples of each term. You will likely use one or more of these terms as you
complete the summer writing assignment. Be sure to bring your work on the first day of class.
Assertion
Analogy
Paradox
Syllogism
Anecdote
Bias
Motif
Hyperbole
Understatement
Allusion
Oxymoron
Parallelism
Antithesis
Connotation
Denotation
Juxtaposition
Rhetorical fragment
Satire
Tautology
Anthimeria