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AP Language Vocab #2 Flashcards

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14743818407exigency/ exigencethe urgency that led to the creation of the text0
14743835094rhetorical trianglethe interplay of text, speaker, and audience in the analysis of the rhetorical situation.1
14743858659ad hominem argumentattacking another person's argument by attacking the person rather than the issue2
14743865386allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.3
14743869904alliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds example-"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew."4
14743879324allusionA reference to another work of literature, person, or event example-" A Daniel come to judgement."5
14743885714analogyA comparison of two different things that are similar in some way example-" life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."6
14743891771Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses example- "with malice towards one, with charity for all, with firmness in the right.."7
14743894660Ancedotea short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person8
14743899610antithesisa figure of speech characterized by strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas example- "give me liberty, or give me death."9

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