AP Lit vocab!!

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refers to traditions for each genre.

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generic convention

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literally “sermon’, or any serious talk, speech, or lecture providing moral or spiritual advice.

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homily

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the sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions

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imagery

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a character who serves as a contrast or a conflict to another character.

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Foil

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an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language

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invective

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the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant

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irony

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words literally state the opposite of speaker’s true meaning.

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verbal irony

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events turn out the opposite of what was expected

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situational irony

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facts or events are unknown to a character but known to the reader or audience or other characters in work

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dramatic irony

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a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim or comic effect and/or ridicule

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parody

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an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish

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pedantic

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a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end.

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periodic sentences.

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a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions

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personification

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one type of subject complement, an adjective, group of adjectives, or, or adjective clause that follows a linking verb

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predicate adjective

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another type of subject complement, a noun, group of nouns, or noun clause that renames the subject

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predicate nominative

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a genre including fiction,nonfiction, written in ordinary language

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prose

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from the Greek for “orator”, the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively

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rhetoric

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the variety, conventions, and purposes of the major kinds of writing (exposition explains and analyzes information; argumentation proves validity of an idea; description re-creates, invents, or presents a person, place, event or action; narration tells a story or recount an event).

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rhetorical modes

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from the Greek for “to tear flesh,” involves bitter, caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something

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sarcasm

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a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule

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satire

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the branch of linguistics which studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development (etymology), their connotations, and their relations to one another

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semantics

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an evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices; classification of authors to a group and comparison of an author to similar authors

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style

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a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance

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allegory

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a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object

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apostrophe

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a literary device that is used by the author to create connections between parallel concepts

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analogy

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reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture

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allusion

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a concise, memorable statement that expresses a general truth or moral principle

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aphorism

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a literary device that places opposite words, ideas, or qualities parallel to each other

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antithesis

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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each line of a poem, speech, or sermon.

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anaphora

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a brief narrative involving presumably real people and events

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anecdote

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an error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece. In other words, anything that is out of time and out of place is an anachronism

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anachronism

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a critical or explanatory note (or body of notes) added to a text

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annotation

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a written analysis or interpretation of a piece of literature that presents a claim, supported by evidence, about the meaning or significance of the work

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argumentation

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a literary device in which conjunctions—such as and, but, and or—between words, phrases, or clauses are intentionally omitted while maintaining proper grammar

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asyndeton

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a wise saying that, over time, becomes widely accepted as a general truth

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adage

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secondary, implied, or associative meanings and emotions that a word carries beyond its literal definition

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connotation

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a literary device that occurs when two words have the same consonant sound following different vowel sounds

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consonance

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a distorted representation of a person in a way that exaggerates some characteristics and oversimplifies others.

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caricature

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a word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations.

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colloquialism

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a rhetorical device that involves listing a series of items, ideas, or events in a structured manner to emphasize particular aspects or create a vivid picture for the reader.

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enumeration

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the repetition of the final element of a structure.

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epistrophe

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a literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same, or are similar in construction

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parallelism

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a method of paragraph or essay development by which a writer explains step by step how something is done or how to do something.

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process analysis

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a figure of speech in which a person, place, or thing, is referred to by something closely associated with it

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metonymy

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a literary device where a part of something is substituted for a whole, or a whole is substituted for a part

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synecdoche

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a literary device by which a particular quality of a person, object, emotion, or situation is downplayed or presented as being less than what is true to the situation

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understatement

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intensely dislikes, curses, or vehemently condemned. something intensely disliked or loathed.

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anathema

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a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference

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axiom

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a disruption in the harmonic sounds or rhythm of a verse

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dissonance

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very thin and almost transparent

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diaphanous

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characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts

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dogmatic

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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eclectic

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an analysis of a text that attempts to explain what the text means, as well as explain any use of literacy devices and the structures of the text.

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explication

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a type of descriptive language used to convey meaning in a way that differs from its literal meaning

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figurative

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a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions

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iconoclast

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when you place two concepts or objects next to or near each other, thereby highlighting their innate differences and similarities

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juxtaposition

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the use of words solely by their defined or primary meanings

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literal

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a person who hates or distrusts humankind.

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misanthrope

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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

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obdurate

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refers to who is telling a story, or who is narrating it

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point of view

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a literary device in which a word or phrase is used multiple times

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repetition

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having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities

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urbane

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a brief comprehensive summary of the contents of an article

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abstract

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a literary technique derived from Latin, meaning “letters of the alphabet.”

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alliteration

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the act of drawing logical conclusions based on the information given in a text, using one's personal experiences and knowledge of the world.

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deduction

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an appropriate expression used in the place of a phrase or words that may be found inappropriate or offensive

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euphanism

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a rhetorical or written technique that appeals to an audience or reader's ethics.

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ethos

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a work of literature or music written to mourn a loss

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elegy

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a broad statement that applies to many examples

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generalization

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an extreme exaggeration specifically for literary or rhetorical effect

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hyperbole

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A form of reasoning, also called empirical induction, in which a general law or principle is inferred from particular instances that have been observed.

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induction

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something learned through a combination of a reader's knowledge, historical context, and what is known of the author.

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inference

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a type of specialized language used within a particular field

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jargon

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to appeal to the audiences' sense of reason or logic

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logos

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a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings

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oxymoron

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an imitation of the style and manner of a particular writer or school of writers

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parody

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A paradox is a self-contradictory statement or scenario that challenges conventional thinking. Paradoxes are often used as aphorisms to convey ironic truths.

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paradox

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the appeal to emotion, means to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel

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pathos

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questions that are asked without expecting an answer

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rhetorical question

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a deliberate rearrangement or alteration of the typical word order within a sentence

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syntactic permutation

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used to link together different ideas in your text

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transition/transition words

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(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

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apocryphal

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a literary device that uses repeated conjunctions to create emphasis, rhythm, or urgency

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polysyndeton

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anthropomorphismAnthropomorphism

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motif

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conceit

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enjambment