English 3 Ap Terms (Midterm)

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Allusion

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a direct or indirect reference to something that presumably is commonly known; can be historical (referring to the Holocaust), literary (referring to Romeo and Juliet), mythical (referring to Hercules) or Biblical (referring to Moses)

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Connotation

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the nonliteral, associative meaning of a word, the implied, suggested meaning.
Ex. "odor" and "aroma" mean the same thing but have different connotations

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Denotation

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literal, dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion or attitude

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Diction

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the writer's word choices. Words such as formal, informal, ornate, or plain describe a writer's diction

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Syntax

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the way a writer chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Syntax refers to groups of words, while diction refers to the individual words.

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Tone

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the author's attitude toward his or her material, the audience, or both.

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Rhetoric

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from the Greek for "orator," the term refers to the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively

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Colloquial/Colloquialism

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using slang to give conversational, familiar tone. Include local/regional dialects.

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Antecedent

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word, phrase, clause referred to by pronoun

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Euphemism

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more agreeable/ less offensive word for ugly word

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Oxymoroon

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joining of apparently contradictory words to suggest a paradox (nun dringking)

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Parallelism

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similarity between words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs

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anaphora

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type of parallelism in which same words used

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Analogy

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using a more known something to describe something else

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Invective

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emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using string, abusive language

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Paradox

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self-contradictory statement
closer inspection contains some degree of truth

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Parody

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work that that imitates the style or content of another to ridicule

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Symbol

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anything that stands for something else

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Aphorism

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statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle

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Hyperbole

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deliberate exaggeration

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Apostrophe

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addresses absent person

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Malapropism

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humorous confusion of words

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Metonymy

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name of one object is substituted for another closely associated with it
(white house declared)

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Didactic

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term describing works that have the primary aim of teaching or instructing, especially moral/ethical

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Genre

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major category in which work fits
pose, poetry, drama

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Onomatopoeia

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word imitated sound of word

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Litotes

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steem understatement or the ironic minimizing of fact

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Allegory

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using character/ story symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
character represents truth/freedom

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Anecdote

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brief recounting of episode to develop point or inject humor

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Style

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choices in diction, tone, and syntax

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Synecdoche

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a part of a thing stands for the whole
Nice wheels!

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Satire

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make fun of in order to change something
use irony, wit, parody, caricature, hyperbole, litotes, sarcasm

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Sarcasm

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bitter, caustic language meant to hurt or ridicule

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Syllogism

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2 points make a conclusion
All men are equal
I am a man
I am equal

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Irony

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contrast between what is stated and what is meant
The opposite of what is expected happens
Kid learns to smoke at school

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Ad hominem

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attacks another position as weak because of human failing that has nothing to do with it

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Point of View

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perspective
First "I"
third "he, she"

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Antithesis

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balancing/contrasting one word/idea with another

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Pathos

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emotional appeal

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Motif

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often-repeated character, incident, idea

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Stream of Consciousness

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thouths and feelings of writer recorded as they occur

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Tautology

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unnecessary repitition of terms (reason why)

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Imagery

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evoke image in mind of reader

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Zeugma

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one word is related to two in different ways
He caught too fish and a cold

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Epiphany

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suddenly perceived insight

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Ellipses

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leaving something out that can be inferred

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Spoonerism

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accidental interchange of sounds
"you've hissed all your mystery lectures and tasted two shole worms"

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Chiasmus

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second part balances the first by switching around
"out went the taper as she hurried in"

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Polemic

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argumentative work, usually religious, political, or social

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Anachronism

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chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to eachother

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Tabula rasa

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something new, fresh, unmarked, or uninfluenced

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Theme

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insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

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Vernacular

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language spoken by the people who live ina particular locality

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Conceit

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elaborate analogy comparing too dissimilar things
comparing two lovers' souls to legs of drawing compass