Ap Language Part 1

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Allegory

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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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Alliteration

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The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. Althought the term is not frequently in the multiple choice section, you can look for alliteration in any essay page. The repitition can reinforce meaning, unify ideas, supply a musical sound and/or echo the sense of the passage.

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Allusion

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Direct or indirect reference to something that is commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, or artwork.

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Ambiguity

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Multiple meanings of a phrase sentence or word

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Analogy

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A similarity or comparison between two different things or their relationship between them.

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Antecedent

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The word, phrase, or clause reffered to by a pronoun.

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Antithesis

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The direct opposite of ideas.

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Aphorism

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A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principal.

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Apostrophy

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A figure if speech that adresses an imaginary or absent person or something that cannot answer.

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Atmosphere

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Emotional nod created by the entirety of the literary work.

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Caricature

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A visual description, with purpose to exaggerate our distort.

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Clause

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A gramatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.

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Colloquial

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The use of slang or informalities in writing or speech

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Connotation

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Non-literal, implied meaning of a word.

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Denotation

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Literal dictionary definition if a word devoid of any emotion or attitude.

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Didactic

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Didactic works have the primary goal of teaching a moral or ethical principal.

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Euphemism

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More agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.

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Euphemism

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More agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.

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Extended metaphor

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A metaphor developed at great length, occouring frequently in a work.

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Figurative language

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Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

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Figurative language

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Writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

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Figure of speech

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A device used to produce figurative language.