Ap Eng Reveiw

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Abstract

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refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images

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Ad hominem

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in an argument, this is an attack on the person rather than on the opponent's ideas.

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Allegory

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a work that functions on a symbolic level

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Analogy

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a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. It is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation also applies to the original circumstance. In other words, it is the comparison between two different items.

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Anecdote

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a story or brief episode told by the writer or character to illustrate a point.

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Antecedent

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the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers.

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Antithesis

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the presentation or two contrasting images. The ideas are balanced by word, phrase, clause, or paragraphs. Such as "to be or not to be"

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argument

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a single assertion or a series of assertions presented and defended by the writer

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attitude

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the relationship an author has toward his or her subject and/or his audience

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balance

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a situation in which all parts of the presentation are equal, whether in sentences of paragraphs or sections of a longer work.

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cacophony

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harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work

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character

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those who carry out the action of the plot in literature. Major, minor static, and dynamic are types of characters.

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Colloquial

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the use of slang in writing, often to create local color and to provide an informal tone.

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comic relief

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the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event.

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conflict

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a clash between opposing forces in a liteterary work, such as man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. god, man vs. self.