Summer Terms For Ap Lang

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allegory

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1. a story or narrative that teaches a moral or truth by using people. animals, events, etc. as symbols of that moral or truth. 2. any symbolic representation in lit or art.

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analogy

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a similarity or resemblance between things not otherwise identical

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assumption

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1) the act of assuming. 2)something taken for granted;suppositon
3) presumption; arrogance

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colloquial/colloquialism

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1.informal 2. pertaining to conversation
1.a colloquial style, usage, word, or expression

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concede

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1. to grant as a right or privilege
2.to acknowledge as true, correct, or proper; admit
3.to acknowledge before it is officially established
4. to make a concession, yield

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connotation

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1.the emotional content or significance of a word with its literal meaning; implication
2. the act of connoting

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counterargument

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a contrasting, opposing, or refuting argument

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denotation

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1. the act of denoting
2. the actual, explicit meaning or object denoted by a word

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diction

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1.the use,choice and arrangement of words and modes of expression
2.the manner of enunciating words in speaking or singing

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ethos

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the disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement

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hyperbole

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deliberate exaggeration in writing or speaking, used to create an effect

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imagery

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1. the act of making images
2.mental images
3. figurative description in speech or writing

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logos

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1.
( often initial capital letter ) Philosophy . the rational principle that governs and develops the universe
2.Theology . the divine word or reason incarnate in Jesus Christ. John 1:1–14.

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metaphor

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a figure of speech in which on object is likened to another by speaking of it as if it were that other

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narration

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1.a narrative,
2.the act of narrating the particulars of an event or series of events.

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pathos

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the quality, attribute, or element, in events, speech, or art, that rouses the tender emotions, as compassion or sympathy

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persona

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a character in a drama, novel, etc

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personification

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1.the endowment of inanimate objects or qualities with human attributes
2.striking or typical exemplification of a quality in ones person; embodiment
3. the representation of an abstract quality or idea by a human figure

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propaganda

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the organized widespread effort to spread or promote an idea,opinion, or course of action in order to help or do damage to a cause, person, etc.

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refute

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to prove to be false or erroneous

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satire

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1.the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2.a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
3.a literary genre comprising such compositions

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simile

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a figure of speech expressing comparison or likeness by the use of such terms as like or as

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syntax

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the arrangement and interrelationship of words in grammatical constructions

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tone

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1.prevailing character or style, as of manners, morals, or philosophical outlook
2.style, distinction, or elegance

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trope

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1. the figurative use of a word or phrase.
2. a figure of speech
3. figurative language in general