Mrs Smith AP English Class
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| 14787710541 | Adage | A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language. For example: "I have not failed, I have simply found 10,000 ways that didn't work." | 0 | |
| 14787710542 | Allegory | A story in witch a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface | 1 | |
| 14787710543 | Alliteration | The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or sentence | 2 | |
| 14787710544 | Allusion | A reference to a person place or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea For Example: Sally had a smile that rivaled that of Mona Lisa. | 3 | |
| 14787710545 | Ambiguity | A vagueness if meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings or interpretations. For Example: the chicken is ready to eat. | 4 | |
| 14787710546 | Anachronism | A person scene event or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era. For Example: Albert Einstein with waves and AirPods. | 5 | |
| 14787710547 | Analogy | A comparison that points out the similarities between two dissimilar things; a passage that points out several similarities between two unlike things is called an extended ______. For Example: as light as a feather | 6 | |
| 14787710548 | Anaphora | The deliberate repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses ( a form of parallelism ). For example, " Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang Gucci Gang spend ten racks on propane." | 7 | |
| 14787710549 | Anecdote | A brief narrative often used to illustrate an idea or make a point For example: you're head is no use if you don't use it, it's like the time I found a chicken running around with no head. | 8 | |
| 14787710550 | Antimetabole | The identical or near reputation of words in one phrase or clause in reverse order in the next phrase or clause. "For example he who questions training only trains himself at asking questions." | 9 |
