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AP Language Sept. 23rd Flashcards

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4990187135AntecedentThe word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun0
4990187136AphorismA terse statement of known authorship which generally expresses a general truth or moral principle1
4990203027CaricatureA verbal description, the purpose of which is to exaggerate or distort, for comic effect, a person's distinctive physical features or other characteristics2
4990203028DidacticMeans "teaching"; such words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially moral or ethical principles3
4990236068HyperboleA figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement4
4990236069PedanticDescribes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish5
4990236070SynthesisWhen one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another6
4990236071SyntaxThe way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences7
4990236072ThemeThe central idea or message of a work; the insight it offers into life8
4990236073TransitionA word or phrase that links different ideas9

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