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Unit 2 AP Language Vocabulary

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7291337393Archaic DictionOld-fashioned or outdated choice of words ex. Thou shall not steal.0
7291337394Hortative SentenceSentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action ex. Join the millitary! Help Americans!1
7291371567Periodic SentenceThe dependent clause come first and then the independent clause. ex. "Although I'm hungry, I didn't pick up any food."2
7292668711SyntaxHow the speakers words are arranged ex. "And in this moment, I swear, we are infinite."3
7292694266Close ReadingPutting a work in context, focusing your attention on themes and techniques, asking for a response. ex. Asking questions, Annotating4
7292717681StyleThe texts sentence structure, vocabulary, imagery, and figurative language ex. "The studio was filled with the rich odor of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden... The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through... or circling with monotonous insistence..." (imagery)5
7292734249DictionThe speaker's choice of words. Can have denotative and connotative value. ex. "Busy old fool, unruly Sun,"6
7292750543PolysyndetonAdds "and" between all items. ex. "We need eggs and cheese and bacon and water and apples"7
7292759005AllusionBrief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of a art. ex. "After she lost her job, she acted like Scrooge."8
7292793568AsyndetonOmission of conjunction between coordinate phrase, clauses, or words. ex. "We need eggs, bread, juice."9
7292802310AlliterationRepetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in a sequence. ex. "She saw Samuel walking to school."10
7292813607ToneThe authors attitude toward the subject. ex. Father: "We are going on a vacation." Son: "That's great!!!" (tone is cheerful)11
7292879375MoodHow the reader feels about the subject. (impacted by tone) ex. "The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on." (mood is a calm serene)12
7292906485InversionInverted order of words in a sentence (variation of the subject-verb-object order) ex."Went skiing, he did."13
7292917822Simple SentenceOne independent clause. "I went to the store."14
7292929175Compound SentenceTwo independent clauses combined with a comma and conjunction. ex. "I went to the store, but I lost my wallet on the way."15
7292940824Imperative SentenceA Sentence used to command. ex. "Pick up your clothes."16
7292947100Complex SentenceOne independent clause combined with one dependent clause. ex."Although I'm a hard working student, I never want to do my homework."17
7292969042Cumulative SentenceIndependent clause comes first followed by the dependent clause. ex. "I like eating ice cream although I'm Lactose intolerant."18
7292980827PersonificationFigure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics. ex. "The wind whispered through dry grass."19
7293000520Rhetorical QuestionFigure of speech in the form of a question posed for the rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. ex. "Are you serious?"20
7293020131HypophoraFigure of speech in which a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question. ex."Thirty-one cakes, dampened with whiskey, bask on window sills and shelves. "Who are they for? Friends."21
7293039905AntithesisA rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. ex. "You are easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart."22
7293051976SynecdocheA literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. ex. Calling all types of tissue Kleenex23
7293077075MetaphorFigure of speech that compares two things without using like or as. ex. "Shot me out of the sky You're my kryptonite"24
7293134958HyperboleA figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas. ex. "Your suitcase weighs a ton."25
7293152739SimileFigure of Speech that compares two things using like or as. ex. "The glow of the tube-light was as bright as sunshine."26
7293194811AntimetaboleA literary term or device that involves repeating a phrase in reverse order. ex. "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."27
7293208555ParallelismIs the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same. ex. "I knew, She knew, Everyone knew."28
7293246313JuxapositionIs a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. ex. "You will soon be asked to do great violence in the cause of good." - The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers29

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