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| 14560826389 | allegory | the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning | 0 | |
| 14560852551 | didactic | intended to instruct | 1 | |
| 14560853638 | 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. | 2 | |
| 14560833462 | invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language | 3 | |
| 14571222218 | juxtaposition | Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts | 4 | |
| 14560834016 | organization | the arrangement of ideas, incidence, evidence, or details in a perceptible order in a paragraph, essay, or speech. It is also known as dispositio or arrangement in classic rhetoric | 5 | |
| 14560841841 | sarcasm | From the Greek meaning "to tear flesh," sarcasm involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something. It may use irony as a device, but not all ironic statements are sarcastic (that is, intended to ridicule). When well done, sarcasm can be witty and insightful; when poorly done, it is simply cruel. | 6 | |
| 14560847035 | style | an evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices | 7 | |
| 14560849686 | symbol/symbolism | Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else. | 8 | |
| 14560831621 | syntax | the way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences | 9 | |
| 14560827742 | theme | the central idea of a work; the insight it offers into life | 10 |
