AP Jargon Week 1
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| 94429507 | Allusion | A reference in a written or spoken text to another text or to some particular body of knowledge | |
| 94429508 | Anecdote | A brief narrative offered in a text to capture the audience's attention or to support a generalization or claim | |
| 94429509 | Jargon | The specialized vocabulary of a particular group | |
| 94429510 | Paradox | A statement that seems untrue on the surface but is true nevertheless | |
| 94429511 | Polysyndeton | The use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural | |
| 94429512 | Rhetoric | The art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner | |
| 94429513 | Synecdoche | A part of something used to refer to the whole - for example, "50 head of cattle" referring to 50 complete animals | |
| 94429514 | Synesthesia | Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color") | |
| 94429515 | Syntax | The order of words in a sentence | |
| 94429516 | Verisimilitude | The quality of a text that reflects the truth of an actual experience |