Ap English Vocab Review

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Allegory

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Representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in a narrative (2 levels: literal and figurative)

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Parody

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Writing for comic effect, making fun of something

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Satire

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Writing where human folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit: intended to instruct

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Stream of Conciousness

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The thoughts of a character are presented as they occur, often random (ex. certain points in "catcher and the rye")

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Analogy

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similiarity between things that are otherwise dissimiliar- a comparison made without 'like' or 'as'

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Apostrophe

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direct address of an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction

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cliché

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a trite or obvious remark/ an overused phrase in writing such as "raining cats and dogs"

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epithet

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a term used to characterize a person or thing/ a title that is used instead of a name (shakespeare used these a lot ms allen said)

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euphemism (NOT euphonism- i get them confused)

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substituting a mild term for one that is more harsh (as michelle said "thats not your forte" instead of "wow you're really bad at that")

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hyperbole

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when exageration is used for effect ("the cow jumped over the moon")

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verbal irony VS situational irony

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1)a figure of speach where wat is said is the opposite of what is meant
2)an outcome turns out very different from what was expected (wat is expected vs wat happened)

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metaphor

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where something is described as something else (ex. "She's a pig!" for someone who's messy or eats a lot)
*Extended metaphor is one that is used throughout a work, often by multiple comparisons of unlike objects

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oxymoron

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two words that go together that are contradictory

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paradox

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a seemingly contradictory statement that is nonetheless true

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synaesthesia

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the description of one sense using words that normally describe another (ex. "The sky was sugary sweet" or "the melon tasted blue")