story or work of art in which all major elements are symbolic | ||
repetition of the FIRST LETTER of words | ||
a reference to something that is widely known (like Martin Luther King or the Titanic) | ||
a compariosn between 2 things for the purpose of explanation. | ||
placement of 2 opposites next to each other for emphasis | ||
Someone absent, dead, or imaginary, or an abstract idea, is being addressed as if it could reply | ||
repetition of vowel sounds | ||
deliberately leaving out conjunctions in order to create an effect | ||
not figurative language - meant to be taken literally | ||
the feeling or association that accompanies a word | ||
repetition of consonant sounds | ||
the literal meaning of a word | ||
word choice | ||
writing intended to explain or give background info | ||
writing that is poetic, metaphorical, not intended to be taken literally (like personification) | ||
a logical conclusion based on faulty reasoning | ||
extreme exaggeration | ||
words used to create visual images or sensory experiences for the reader | ||
comparison that does not use "like" or "as" | ||
a term from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name" __ is a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. For example: a news release that claims "The White House declared" rather than "The President declared" | ||
a story | ||
words that sound like what they mean | ||
figure of speech where two adjacent words seem to contradict each other | ||
short simple story, often religious, that teaches a lesson | ||
a seemingly contradictory statement or situation | ||
using the same sentence construction in corresponding clauses or pharses | ||
using multiple conjunctions between words for emphasis. | ||
repeating a sound, word, syllable or phrase | ||
any text designed to persuade | ||
comoaring things using like or as | ||
when physical objects are used to represent abstract ideas | ||
A logical argument in which a conclusion is inferred from two premises. For example: All teenagers like pizza. Liz is a teenager. Therefore, Liz likes pizza. | ||
sentence structure | ||
the mood, attitude, and atmosphere of a piece of writing. | ||
when the form of the verb indicates that the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb: "The ball was kicked by the boy." | ||
When a word within a sentence links to two different words or phrases within the sentence, sometimes using two different meanings. "He was a tough character, one who could knock over a person or a bank without thinking twice." | ||
to give human qualities to something inanimate |
AP English Language Summer Vocab
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