5788946271 | Allusion | Reference to well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art | ![]() | 0 |
5788946272 | Analogy | Drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect | ![]() | 1 |
5788946273 | Antecedent | Word, phrase or clause to which a pronoun refers | ![]() | 2 |
5788946274 | Antithesis | Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | ![]() | 3 |
5788946275 | Apostrophe | Technique by which a writer addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or person who is either dead or absent | ![]() | 4 |
5788946276 | Assonance | Repetition of similar vowels in stressed syllables of successive words | ![]() | 5 |
5788946277 | Balanced sentences | Sentence in which words, phrases, or clauses are set off against each other to emphasize a contrast | ![]() | 6 |
5788946278 | Colloquialism | Spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | ![]() | 7 |
5788946279 | Complex sentence | Sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause | ![]() | 8 |
5788946280 | Conceit | Fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 9 |
AP English Language Vocabulary Set 1 Flashcards
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