Ap Vocab Words

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allegory

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representation of abstract ideas

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alliteration

Back 2

repitition of the same sounds

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allusion

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indirect reference

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ambiguity

Back 4

uncertain interpretation

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antagonist

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opposite to protagonist

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apostrophe

Back 6

direct address to an imaginary person

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archetype

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original model/prototype

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cacophony

Back 8

harsh sounding words

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caricature

Back 9

subject's features are deliberately exaggerated

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carpe diem

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sieze the day

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characterization

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representation of a character's attributes

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comic relief

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humor amidst dramatic tension

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conceit

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poetic image of exaggeration

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connotation

Back 14

set of associations implied by a word

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couplet

Back 15

two successive lines with the same meter

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denotation

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definition of a word

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diction

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choice of words

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dramatic situation

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situation of drama

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epiphany

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lightbulb, realization of the meaning of something

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ethos

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fundamental values to a person

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euphemism

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substituting a mild term for a harsh one

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euphony

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agreeable sounds

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exposition

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part of a play the gives background to the characters

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figurative language

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use of words and ideas to evoke mental images and sense impressions

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genre

Back 25

a type of literary work

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hubris

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arrogance

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hyperbole

Back 27

exaggeration is used for emphasis

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imagery

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use of vivid or figurative language to represent ideas

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irony

Back 29

surprising turn of events alluded to beforehand

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metaphor

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something designated to represent something else

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narration

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telling of the story

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onomatopoeia

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boom! words that are associated with the sounds

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oxymoron

Back 33

contradictory terms are combined

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paradox

Back 34

contridictory statement that may be true

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parallelism

Back 35

being the same, the same construction

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parody

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ridiculing characteristic style

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pathos

Back 37

quality arousing sad feelings

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persona

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character representing the speaker

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personification

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giving something non-human, humanlike qualities

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point of view

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the view from which a story is told

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protagonist

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main character, hero

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pun

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a play on words

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rhetoric

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art of using effective language

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satire

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where human vice is attacked through irony or wit

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setting

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time and place that events occur in

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simile

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two unlike things are compared using as or like

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soliloquy

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character talking to him or her self revealing their thoughts

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sonnet

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14-line verse form with conventional rhyme schemes

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stanza

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one of the divisions of a poem with two or more lines of the same structure

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style

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the way language is used

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symbolism

Back 51

representing things by other distinct things

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syntax

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sentence structure

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theme

Back 53

implicit idea, motif

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tone

Back 54

manner of expression

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voice

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distinct manner of expression of an author or character