Pcep Ap Lang Semester 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

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Character may personify hope or freedom

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Alliteration

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The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words

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She sells seashells by the seashore

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Allusion

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A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known

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Bible, a well known movie

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Ambiguity

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The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage

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Analogy

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A similarity or consortia on between two different things or the relationship between them.

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Can explain something unfamiliar by associating it with or pointing out its similarity to something more familiar; makes writing more vivid, imaginative, or intellectually engaging.

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Antecedent

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

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Antithesis

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The opposition or contrast of ideas.

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The direct opposite

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Apostrophe

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A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.

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It is an address for someone or something that cannot answer. The effect may add familiarity or emotional intensity.

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Clause

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A grammatical unit that contains a subject and a verb.

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Colloquialism

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The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.

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Written in local or regional dialects.

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Conceit

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A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects

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Displays intellectual cleverness as a result of the unusual comparison being made.

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Connotation

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The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied or suggested meaning.

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May involve ideas, emotions, or attitudes.

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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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A Knife is used to cut.

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Diction

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Word choice

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Helps to create the authors style

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Diction

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Word choice

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Helps to create the authors style

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Didactic

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Teaching

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Teaching or instructing of moral principles; greek.

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Diction

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Word choice

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Helps to create the authors style

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Didactic

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Teaching

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Teaching or instructing of moral principles; greek.

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Extended metaphor

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A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout 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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Includes apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, etc.

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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Imagery

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Sensory details use to arouse emotions, or represent abstractions.

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Rosy cheeks, plump limps, cherry lips, crystal skies.

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Irony

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What is said explicitly vs what is actually meant.

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When the words state the opposite (verbal), when events turn out opposite than what was expected (situational), or when facts are unknown to characters but known to the audience (dramatic).

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"Loose" sentence aka cumulative sentence

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Sentence where the main idea comes first, followed by phrases and clauses.

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Conversational

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substation of one for the other.

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DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS

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Metonymy

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One thing is represented by another that is associated with it

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Ex. "The White House declared" instead of "the president declared"

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Onomatopoeia

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A figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words.

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Buzz, hiss, crack, hum

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech where contradictory terms suggest a paradox

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Jumbo shrimp

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paradox

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A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity.

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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."

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Parallel Structure

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The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.

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Adds emphasis, organization, and sometimes a rhythm.

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Parallel Structure

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The grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity.

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Adds emphasis, organization, and sometimes a rhythm.

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Anaphora

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the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences.

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Parody

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A work that closely imitates style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect or ridicule.

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SNL

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Pedantic

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An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholary, academic, or bookish.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Spoke in this tone

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Periodic sentence

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The subject of the sentence comes at the end.

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(Period= end)

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Personification

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Inanimate objects are given human like characteristics

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Personification

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Inanimate objects are given human like characteristics

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Repetition

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Repeating of sounds, words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or grammatical patterns

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Rhetoric

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Effectively, eloquently, and persuasively governing the art of writing .

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Sarcasm

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Bitter, caustic language

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Sarcasm

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Bitter, caustic language

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Satire

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Targets human vices and follies for ridicule.

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Sarcasm

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Bitter, caustic language

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Satire

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Targets human vices and follies for ridicule.

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Subordinate clause

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Cannot stand alone!

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Sarcasm

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Bitter, caustic language

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Satire

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Targets human vices and follies for ridicule.

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Subordinate clause

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Cannot stand alone!

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Symbolism

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Something that presents itself as one thing but stands for something else.

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Sarcasm

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Bitter, caustic language

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Satire

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Targets human vices and follies for ridicule.

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Subordinate clause

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Cannot stand alone!

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Symbolism

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Something that presents itself as one thing but stands for something else.

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Synecdoche

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Something that is used to represent a whole

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Refer to boat as sail

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Syntax

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The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences.

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Tone

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Authors attitude toward material

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Understatement

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The ironic minimizing of fact, understatement present something as less significant than it is