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AP Vocabulary List 1

Grammar-related words likely to be found on an AP English test.

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313029570alliterationrepetition of initial consonant sounds
313029571antecedentthe noun to which a later pronoun refers
313029572colloquialinformal conversation, it differs in grammar, vocabulary, syntax, imagery, or connotation
313029573dictionword choice
313029574digressioninsertion of material not closely related to the work or subject
313029575expositorymode of writing which is used to explain something
313029576genrea particular type or category of writing; tragedy, comedy, etc.
313029577metonomyfigure of speech, the substitution of the name of an object with a word closely associated with it
313029578allusionan indirect reference, often to another text or a historical event
313029579canonan accepted list
313029580connotationthat which is implied by a word, as opposed to the word's literal meaning
313029581didactica teaching type of tone, usually lesson-like or boring
313029582euphemisma device where being indirect replaces directness to avoid unpleasantness
313029583omniscient narratoran all knowing, usually third person narrator
313029584inversiona sentence in which the verb precedes the subject

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