AP Language and Composition: CH 2 Flashcards

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7247572896	alliteration	Repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence.	0
7247572897	allusion	Brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art.	1
7247579123	anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines.	2
7247586025	archaic diction	Old-fashioned or outdated choice of words.	3
7264661721	juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities or differences.	4
7264663661	metaphor	Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.	5
7264663662	personification	Attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea.	6
7264664860	rhetorical question	Figure of speech in the form of a question posed for rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer.	7
7264664861	connotation	Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation.	8
7264665621	denotation	The dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word.	9
7264665622	concession	An acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable.	10
7264666281	refutation	A denial of the validity of an opposing argument. (Often follow concessions.)	11
7264666282	parallelism	Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.	12