this is for anybody stressing over the AP exam in may, like i am. heres some help, hopefully.
if you would like to add or change anything in regards to the definitions please just leave a message and what you would like to change about it.
thanks, shannon
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| the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression | ||
| implied meaning of a word | ||
| the hidden or underlying meaning of something | ||
| assumed meaning of something | ||
| the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words | ||
| repetition of harmony sounds, especially at the end of words | ||
| The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words | ||
| using words that imitate the sound they denote | ||
| figurative description or illustration | ||
| the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects | ||
| The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature | ||
| speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning | ||
| a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using like or as | ||
| a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance | ||
| a metaphor that is extended through a stanza or entire poem, often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects or ideas | ||
| the use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, esp. in poetry. | ||
| a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, i.e. "the bottle" for "strong drink," | ||
| a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships | ||
| a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc. | ||
| something used for or regarded as representing something else | ||
| the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion. | ||
| a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax. | ||
| a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare. | ||
| a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" (Lord Acton). | ||
| a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse | ||
| A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme. | ||
| a brief poem or other writing in praise of a deceased person. | ||
| The direct address of an absent or imaginary person or of a personified abstraction, especially as a digression in the course of a speech or composition. | ||
| characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal. | ||
| a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar,and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially. | ||
| any talk or writing that one does not understand. | ||
| a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person. | ||
| an inspirational saying or cliché. | ||
| the art of public speaking, esp. in a formal and eloquent manner. | ||
| teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson. | ||
| overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching. |
