Ap Comp Final Vocab Review

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ad hominem argument

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an argument that attacks the individual rather than addressing the issues at hand

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grammar

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a set of rules that specify how a given language is used effectively

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allegory

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a fictional work in which the characters represent ideas or concepts

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hyperbole

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figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis

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alliteration

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repetition of consonant sounds

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imagery

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a mental picture that is conjured by specific words and associations but there can be auditory and sensory component to imagery as well

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allusion

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a reference usually oblique or fant to another ting idea or person

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irony

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an outcome that is opposite of what is expected

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ambiguity

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something that is uncertain or indefinite

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juxtaposition

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when two contrasting things--ideas, words, or sentence elements--are placed next to each other for comparison

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analogy

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asks a reader to think about the correspondence of resemblance between two things that re essentially different

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logos

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use of reason as a controlling principle in an argument

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antecedent

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every pronoun refers back to a previous noun or pronoun

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metaphor

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figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared directly, usually for emphasis or dramatic effect

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antithesis

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an opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balanced phrases or clauses

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metonymy

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figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of somehting that is associated with it

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apostrophe

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a figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object is addressed by a speaker

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mood

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the prevailing or dominant feeling of a work, scene, or event

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apotheosis

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Greek meaning to deify. it occurs in literature when a character or thing is elevated to such a a high status that it appears godlike

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onomatopoeia

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words that have sounds that reinforce their meaning.

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appositive

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a word or phrases that follows a noun or pronoun for emphasis or clarity

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overview

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a brief summary of a whole work

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assonance

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a type of internal rhyming in which vowel sounds are repeated

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oxymoron

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combines two contradictory words in one expression

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adyndeton

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occurs when conjunctions that would normally connect a string of words, phrases, or clauses are omitted from a sentence

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pacing

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the speed of a story's action, dialogue or narration

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atmosphere

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the emotional feeling or mood of a place scene or event

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paradox

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a seeming contradiction that in fact reveals some truth

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attitude

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describes the feelings of a particular speaker or piece of writing toward a subject, person, or idea

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parallelism

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a literary technique that relies on the use of the same syntactical structures in a series in order to develop an argument or emphasize an idea.