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Adapted from V. Stevenson, Patrick Henry High School, and Abrams? Glossary of Literary Terms Terms ? AP English Language and Composition These terms should be of use to you in answering the multiple-choice questions, analyzing prose passages, and composing your essays. allegory ? The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. In some allegories, for example, an author may intend the characters to personify an abstraction like hope or freedom. The allegorical meaning usually deals with moral truth or a generalization about human existence.

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Edwin Roman B-1 10-27-13 Noun Clauses Noun clauses are?dependent clauses. A dependent clause is one that cannot stand by itself. If a dependent clause is placed by its self, it forms a fragment, not a sentence. A noun clause can be a?subject of a verb: What Billy did?shocked his friends. What John said was offensive A noun clause can be an?object of a verb: Billy?s friends didn?t know?that he couldn?t swim. Her teacher did not know that he was confused. A noun clause can be a?subject complement: Billy?s mistake was?that he refused to take lessons. Highland has been good in sports. A noun clause can be an?object of a preposition: Mary is not responsible for?what Billy did. A noun clause (but not a noun) can be an?adjective complement:
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