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Chapter 2 AP Language of Composition Flashcards

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1669884443DictionWord choice0
1669884444SyntaxHow words are arranged1
1669884445ToneSpeaker's attitude toward the subject, revealed by his/her choice of language2
1669884446MoodFeeling created by the text3
1669884447MetaphorFigure of speech that compares two things without the use of "like" or "as"4
1669884448SimileFigure of speech using "like" or "as" to compare two things5
1669884449PersonificationAttribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or idea6
1669884450HyperboleExaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally7
1669884451ParallelismUsing elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter8
1669884452JuxtapositionThe placement of two things closely together to emphasize differences (or similarities).9
1669884453AntithesisOpposition/contrast of ideas or words in a parallel construction10
1669884454Compound SentenceA sentence containing at least two independent clauses11
1669884455Complex SentenceA sentence containing an independent clause and a dependent clause12
1669884456Periodic SentenceSentence whose main clause/predicate is withheld until the end13
1669884457Cumulative SentenceSentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on14
1669884458Imperative SentenceSentence used to command/enjoin15
1669884459ImageryA technique a writer uses to create pictures in the reader's mind and to appeal to the senses of touch, taste, smell, or hearing.16
1669884460OxymoronParadoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another17

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