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1st AP Language & Composition Vocab Flashcards

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7448224445Allegoryusing characters/events to represent a separate context0
7448224446Allusiondirect or indirect reference to something commonly known1
7448224447Antecedenta word, phrase, or clause referred to as a pronoun2
7448224448Apostrophefigure of speech towards an imaginary person or a personified abstraction3
7448224449Aphorisma statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral4
7448224450Clausea grammatical unit that contains a subject and a verb5
7448224451Dictionrefers the the writers word choice and style6
7448224452Euphemism"good speech" less offensive substitute for an unpleasant word or concept7
7448224453Hyperbolefigure of speech using exaggeration or an overstatement8
7448224454Inferenceto draw a reasonable conclusion from the presented info9
7448224455Metaphora figure of speech using implied comparison of unlike things10
7448224456Metonymy"substitute name" one object is changed for another object closely associated with it11
7448224457Parodywork that closely imitates the style of someone else's12
7448224458Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea13
7448224459Point of Viewthe perspective from which the story is told14
7448224460Prosea major devisions of genre, fiction and non fiction, printer determines like length15
7448224461Rhetorical Questiona question asked only for effect, answer is assumed16
7450140389Satirea work that targets human vices and conventions for ridicule17
7450140390Similea comparison using "like" "as" or "if"18
7450140391Syllogismdeductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that lead to a conclusion19
7450140392Symbolismanything that represents itself or stands for something else20
7450140393Syntaxthe way an author joins words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. group of words21
7450140394Themecentral idea or message22
7450140395Understatementpresents something that is less significant than it is. ironic minimalizing23

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