AP Language 1-4 Flashcards
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| 5911212416 | Anecdote | a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature. | 0 | |
| 5911224063 | Argumentation | writing that attempts to prove the validity, of a point of view or an idea by presenting "reasoned" arguments | 1 | |
| 5911246978 | Allegory | a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another | 2 | |
| 5911256923 | Annotation | explanatory notes added to a text to explain, cite sources, or give bibliographic data | 3 | |
| 5911374699 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole, the whole for a part, the specific for the general, or the material for the thing made from it, "all hands on deck" is a demand for all of the crew to help, yet the word "hands"—just a part of the crew—stands in for the whole crew. | 4 | |
| 5911388973 | Metonymy | a figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (part of something) "The pen is mightier than the sword," | 5 |