AP Language Essential Terms Flashcards
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| 14687418234 | alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "sweet birds sang" | 0 | |
| 14687420965 | ambiguity | the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness | 1 | |
| 14687425401 | antecedent (grammar term) | a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another | 2 | |
| 14687439481 | inverted sentence | a normally subject-first language in which the predicate (verb) comes before the subject "think, Yoda" | 3 | |
| 14687441131 | paradox | a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true | 4 | |
| 14687444167 | satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues | 5 |