AP terms and Tone words

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Polysyndeton

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The repetition of conjunctions that could be replaced with a coma

Ex: “for”, “and”, “or”, “but”

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Metonymy

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Use if the name of one thing for another associated or suggested by it

Ex: “the White House” for “the president”

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Zeugma

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Figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses

Ex: “she held her breath and the door”

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Antimetabole

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Ex: the good turned evil and the evil turned good

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Analogy

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Comparing two things, which are alike In some respects to explain or clarify something unfamiliar or difficult

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Anathema

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A thing or person accused or damned detested. A formal curse or condemnation excommunicating a person from a church, strong curse

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Cliche

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An overused, worn-out, hackneyed expression that used to be fresh but no longer is

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Euphemism

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(Greek)
“Good speech”. More agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant word or concept. Adhere to standards of political correctness.

Ex: “earthly remains” not “corpse” or “passed away” not “died

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Didactic

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Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive

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Allusion

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Reference to a person, idea, event, or historical thin that the author assumes the reader already knows about

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Anecdote

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A short story used to illustrate a point the author is making

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Antithesis

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An opposition or contrast of ideas that is often expressed in balance in phrases or clauses

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Aphorism

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A statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise or witty manner

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Apostrophe

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A figure of speech in which an absent person or personified object is addressed by a speaker - breaking the fourth wall

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Asyndeton

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When conjunctions that would normally connect words are omitted in a sentence

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Bias

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When the authors opinion is presented, despite and ignoring the fact that go against it

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Juxtaposition

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Normally unassociated ideas, words, phrases are placed next to one another creating an effect of surprise and wit

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Inversion

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Talking like yoda, switching word order

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Paradox

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A statement that seems contradictory, absurd and untrue but may actually in fact be true

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Parallelism

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Sentences with similar grammatical structure

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Parody

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A literary that imitates and makes fun of another type of work or specified author

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Propaganda

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Spreading of information and ideas to advance a cause or discredit an opposing cause - not a 100% factual

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Repetition

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Repeating same word or phrases

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Syllogism

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Argument in which two statements or premises are made and a logical conclusion is drawn from them

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Understatement

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King of irony, presents something as being much less than it actually is

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Allegory

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A metaphor that is continued through a whole sentence or discourse

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Archetype

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The original pattern, or model, from which all things of the same kind are made - Heroes vs. Villains