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| 10820515331 | Denotation | The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude, or color. | 0 | |
| 10820515332 | Diacope | Repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase | 1 | |
| 10820515333 | Diction | Related to style, diction refers to the writer's word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. | 2 | |
| 10820515334 | didactic | From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." Didactic words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing,especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | 3 | |
| 10820515335 | Enumeratio | Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; the listing or detailing of the parts of something. | 4 | |
| 10820515336 | Expletive (ek-spli-tiv) | Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side of the expletive. | 5 | |
| 10820515337 | Euphemism | From the Greek for "good speech," euphemisms are a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. The euphemism may be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement. Saying "earthly remains" rather than "corpse" is an example of euphemism. | 6 | |
| 10820515338 | Exposition | In essays, one of the four chief types of composition, the others being argumentation, description, and narration. The purpose of exposition is to explain something. In drama, the exposition is the introductory material, which creates the tone, gives the setting, and introduces the characters and conflict. | 7 | |
| 10820515339 | extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. | 8 | |
| 10820515340 | figurative language | Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid. | 9 | |
| 10820515341 | figure of speech | A device used to produce figurate language. Many compare dissimilar things. Figures of speech include apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement. | 10 | |
| 10820515342 | generic conventions | This term describes traditions for each genre. These conventions help to define each genre; for example, they differentiate an essay and journalistic writing or an autobiography and political writing. On the AP language exam, try to distinguish the unique features of a writer's work from those dictated by convention. | 11 | |
| 10820515343 | Genre | The major category into which a literary work fits. The basic divisions of literature are prose, poetry, and drama. | 12 | |
| 10820515344 | homily | This term means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice. | 13 | |
| 10820515345 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. | 14 | |
| 10820515346 | Hypophora | Figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker; raising and responding to one's own question(s). | 15 | |
| 10820515347 | Imagery | The sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. | 16 |
