Ap English 11 Terms

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Alliteration

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repeated beginning letters of words

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Allusion

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reference to person, place, or thing

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Apostrphe

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indicates removal of letters, possession, or plurals of abbreviations

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Assonance

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repeated beginning sound of words

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Bombast

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a harsh criticism

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Circumlocution

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indirect way of speaking

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Climax

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turning point in a story

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Consonance

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correspondence of consonants, usually at the end of the word, in a prose or verse

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Connotation

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something implied or suggested

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Denotation

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a literal definition

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Diction

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word choice

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Epic

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long poem

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Epithet

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any word or phrase used to characterize a person or thing, e.g. Richard the Lion-Hearted (Lion-Hearted in this case is the epithet)

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Euphemism

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substituting a vague expression for a harsher one

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Exposition

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beginning introduction of a story

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration

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Imagery

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use of descriptive language to create a mental picture

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Irony (3 types)

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verbal: words meaning something different

situational: difference between expectations and reality

dramatic: audience more aware of what is happening than the characters

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Juxtaposition

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pairing or combination

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Metonymy

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using an object or concept in the place of something related, e.g. bottle for strong drink

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Metaphor

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comparing things using "is"

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Ode

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genre of poetry

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Onomatopoeia

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words that sound like a sound

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Oxymoron

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paradoxical pairing

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Paradox

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something impossible

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Personification

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giving non-human things human characteristics

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Rhyme

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loose noose

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Half rhyme

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rude too

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Simile

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comparing things using "like"

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Stream of consciousness

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writing everything that comes to mind

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Syntax

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patterns of sentences and phrases formed by words

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Synecdoche

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part represents a whole, or vice versa

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Tone vs. mood

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Tone: author's attitude towards subject

Mood: emotions reader has

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Parable vs. fable

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Parable: story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson

Fable: story that uses inanimate objects as characters

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Satire vs. parody vs. farce

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Satire: socialParody: making fun ofFarce: grotesque repetition