Ap Terms List 2

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Denotation

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The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude, or color.

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Diacope

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repetition of a word or phrase after an intervening word or phrase: word/phrase X, . . ., word/phrase X

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Diacope

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Ex. We will do it, I tell you; we will do it. We give thanks to Thee, O God, we give thanks (Psalm 75:1)

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Diction

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It refers to the writer’s word choices, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness.

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Diction

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Can be formal, informal, ornate or plain; combined with syntax, et al, creates an author's style

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Didactic

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Works that have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles

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Enumeratio

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Figure of amplification in which a subject is divided into constituent parts or details, and may include a listing of causes, effects, problems, solutions, conditions, and consequences; the listing or detailing of the parts of something.

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Enumeratio

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I love her eyes, her hair, her nose, her cheeks, her lips.

“Who’s gonna turn down a Junior Mint? It’s chocolate; it’s peppermint; it’s delicious. . . It’s very refreshing!”

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Expletive

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Figure of emphasis in which a single word or short phrase, usually interrupting normal speech, is used to lend emphasis to the words on either side of the expletive.

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Expletive

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Ex. in fact, of course, to be sure, indeed, I suppose, I hope, you know, you see, clearly, in any event, in effect, certainly, remarkably.

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Euphemism

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A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept

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Euphemism

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It may be used to adhere to standards of social or political correctness or to add humor or ironic understatement. Ex. Saying “earthly remains” rather than “corpse”

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Exposition

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One of the four chief types of composition, the others being argumentation, description, and narration; Purpose is to explain

Also, the introductory material, which creates the tone, gives the setting, and introduces the characters and conflict.Ext

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Extended Metaphor

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It is developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout the work.

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Figure of Speech

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A device used to produce figurative language; Many compare dissimilar things.

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Figure of Speech

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Includes apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, synecdoche, and understatement.

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Genre

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The major category into which a literary work fits

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Homily

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Literally means “sermon,” but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice

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Hyperbole

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Use of deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.

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Hyperbole

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Often produces irony;

Ex. “So first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself” - Franklin D. Roosevelt. This stuff is used motor oil compared to the coffee you make, my love.

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Hypophora

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Figure of reasoning in which one or more questions is/are asked and then answered, often at length, by one and the same speaker; raising and responding to one’s own question(s).

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Hypophora

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“When the enemy struck on that June day of 1950, what did America do? It did what it always has done in all its times of peril. It appealed to the heroism of its youth.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Imagery

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The sensory details used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions.