The Good News And The Bad News About The Ap English Language And Composition Exam - Packet

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diction

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"word choice"

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diction

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"word choice"

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pedantic

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narrowly, stodgily, often tentatiously learned

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diction

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"word choice"

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pedantic

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narrowly, stodgily, often tentatiously learned

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lyricism

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intense, intimate display of emotion

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ludic

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pertaining to game, playful

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pedantic

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narrowly, stodgily, often tentatiously learned

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lyricism

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intense, intimate display of emotion

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ludic

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pertaining to game, playful

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terse

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concise, without superflous detail

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lyricism

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intense, intimate display of emotion

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ludic

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pertaining to game, playful

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edifying

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enlightening, informative

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terse

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concise, without superflous detail

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terse

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concise, without superflous detail

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edifying

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enlightening, informative

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syntax

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the ordering of words in a sentence; describes sentence structure. maniplating syntax can enhance an author's meaning, tone, or point of view.

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edifying

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enlightening, informative

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syntax

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the ordering of words in a sentence; describes sentence structure. maniplating syntax can enhance an author's meaning, tone, or point of view.

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style

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the manner of expression. it describes how the author uses language to get his point across (pedantic, scientific, emotive)

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syntax

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the ordering of words in a sentence; describes sentence structure. maniplating syntax can enhance an author's meaning, tone, or point of view.

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tone

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the mood or the sentiments revealed by the style. tone describes how the author seems to be feeling (optimistic, ironic, playful)

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style

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the manner of expression. it describes how the author uses language to get his point across (pedantic, scientific, emotive)

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style

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the manner of expression. it describes how the author uses language to get his point across (pedantic, scientific, emotive)

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tone

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the mood or the sentiments revealed by the style. tone describes how the author seems to be feeling (optimistic, ironic, playful)

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point of view

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the stance revealed by the style and tone. the author's pint of view expresses his position on the topic discussed.

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tone

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the mood or the sentiments revealed by the style. tone describes how the author seems to be feeling (optimistic, ironic, playful)

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point of view

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the stance revealed by the style and tone. the author's pint of view expresses his position on the topic discussed.

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point of view

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the stance revealed by the style and tone. the author's pint of view expresses his position on the topic discussed.

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nihilism

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a belief in nothing

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nihilism

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a belief in nothing

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rhetoric

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the art of speaking or writing effectively.

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nihilism

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a belief in nothing

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rhetoric

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the art of speaking or writing effectively.

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imagery

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figurative language that is used to convey a sensory perception (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory)

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rhetoric

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the art of speaking or writing effectively.

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imagery

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figurative language that is used to convey a sensory perception (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory)

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imagery

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figurative language that is used to convey a sensory perception (visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory)

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hyperbole

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overstatement or exaggeration; the use of figurative language that significantly exaggerates the facts for effect. (comic effect)

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hyperbole

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overstatement or exaggeration; the use of figurative language that significantly exaggerates the facts for effect. (comic effect)

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hyperbole

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overstatement or exaggeration; the use of figurative language that significantly exaggerates the facts for effect. (comic effect)

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understatement

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figurative language that presents the facts in a way that makes them appear much less significant than they really are.

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understatement

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figurative language that presents the facts in a way that makes them appear much less significant than they really are.

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understatement

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figurative language that presents the facts in a way that makes them appear much less significant than they really are.

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simile

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comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.

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metaphor

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a simile without a connecting term using like or as.

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extended metaphor

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a metaphor that lasts for longer than just one phrase or sentence.

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simile

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comparison between two unlike objects using like or as.

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symbol

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a word that represents something other than itself.

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denotation

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refers to a words primary or literal significance (the sky-the blue space above earth)

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metaphor

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a simile without a connecting term using like or as.

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connotation

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refers to the sometimes vast range of other meanings than a word suggests. (the sky-heaven, idea of freedon)

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extended metaphor

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a metaphor that lasts for longer than just one phrase or sentence.

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oxymoron

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an apparent contradiction of terms

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symbol

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a word that represents something other than itself.

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paradox

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an apparent contradiction of ideas or statements and is an oxymoron on a larger scale.

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personification

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the figurative device in which inanimate objects or concepts are given human qualities

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denotation

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refers to a words primary or literal significance (the sky-the blue space above earth)

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rhetorical question

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question whose answer is obvious. they dont need to be answered. they attempt to prove something without actually presenting and argument.

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connotation

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refers to the sometimes vast range of other meanings than a word suggests. (the sky-heaven, idea of freedon)

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bombast

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language that is overly rhetorical(pompous) especially when considered in context.(pretentious and inflated speech)

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oxymoron

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an apparent contradiction of terms

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pun

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a play on words, used for comic effect

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paradox

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an apparent contradiction of ideas or statements and is an oxymoron on a larger scale.

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metonymy

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when one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated. (sailors drank a glass of hearty red)

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synechdote

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a form of mytonymy thats restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole (all hands(for sailors) on deck)

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personification

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the figurative device in which inanimate objects or concepts are given human qualities

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theme

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a general idea contained in a text; its an idea thats developed over the course of a chapter of an entire book.

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rhetorical question

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question whose answer is obvious. they dont need to be answered. they attempt to prove something without actually presenting and argument.

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bombast

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language that is overly rhetorical(pompous) especially when considered in context.(pretentious and inflated speech)

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pun

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a play on words, used for comic effect

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metonymy

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when one term is substituted for another term with which it is closely associated. (sailors drank a glass of hearty red)

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synechdote

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a form of mytonymy thats restricted to cases where a part is used to signify the whole (all hands(for sailors) on deck)

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theme

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a general idea contained in a text; its an idea thats developed over the course of a chapter of an entire book.

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aphorism

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a concise, pthy statement of an opinion or a general truth.(life is short, the art of medicine is long, oppurtunity fleeting, experimentation dangerous, reasoning difficult.)

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malapropism

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unintentional use of a work that resembles the word intended but that has a very different meaning.

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circumlocution

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"talking around a subject" or "talking around a word"

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euphemism

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a word or words that are used to avoid employing an unpleasant or offensive term. (usually for sex)

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verbal irony

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refers to the prcess of stating something but meaning the opposite of what is stated.

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sarcasm

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verbal irony used with the intent to injure. (malicious)

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situational irony

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refers to a situation that runs contrary to what was expected.

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satire

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when something is portrayed in a way thats deliberately distorted to achieve comic effect.