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AP Language Vocabulary Set 1 Flashcards

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8410430785AliterationThe occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.0
8410430786ConnotationThe suggested meaning of a word of phrase.1
8410432422DenotationThe textbook definition of the word.2
8410432423DictionThe choice of words that you are used during writing or speaking.3
8410434558Extended MetaphorThe extended version of a phrase that is an implied comparison.4
8410436174HyperboleAn exaggeration of a phrase in order to prove a point.5
8410436175ImageryLanguage that appeals to the 5 senses.6
8410436985IronyWords used to create the opposite of the literal meaning for humor.7
8410441010Verbal IronyThe opposite intention of what is written.8
8410441912Situational IronyThe result of a situation is different form it's expectation9
8410441913Dramatic IronyWhen the reader knows something the characters don't.10
8410442997MetaphorA figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.11
8410443802OnomatopeiaA word that has the same sound as it is spelled12
8410445478OxymoronWhen groups of words contradict themselves.13
8410445479PersonificationWhen ideas, animals. or inanimate objects are given human like qualities.14
8410447090ParallelismWords or phrases that have similar structuring.15
8410447091RepetitionWords or phrases are repeated for emphasis, rhythm or attention to an idea.16
8410448980Rhetorical QuestionA question asked to make a point and does not need an answer.17
8410450566SarcasmAn ironic or satirical remark made to hurt or ridicule someone.18
8410450567SatireLiterature that shows foolishness in human vices and organizations that uses sarcasm and irony.19
8410452550SymbolismAnything that represents something besides itself/20
8410452551SyntaxThe ways words are made into sentences and phrases.21
8410452552ThemeThe main idea.22
8410453794UnderstatementViewing something as less significant that it is23

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