Terms for AP

Question 1

Extending a metaphor through an entire narrative

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Allegory

Question 2

Talking to or addressing an inanimate object

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apostrophe

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A heavy exaggeration

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hyperbole

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The opposite of what you would think

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irony

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Comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

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metaphor

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when a word that means something that is whole is used to represent a group or person. “The white house issued a statement”

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metonymy

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The use of words that imitate sounds

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onomatopoeia

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two words connected that contradict each other

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oxymoron

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human qualities assigned to non-living things

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personification

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A play on words

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pun

Question 11

question not meant to be answered, but pondered

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rhetorical question

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trope in which a part stands for a whole or vice versa. “All hands on deck!”

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synecdoche

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artful diction

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tropes

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repetition of an initial consonant sound

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alliteration

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when the same word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive sentences

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anaphora

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parallel structure, second half is in reverse order

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antimetabole

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balanced parallel construction with opposing ideas

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antithesis

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No conjunctions

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asyndeton

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identical constructions in corresponding phrases or clauses

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parallelism

Question 20

multiple coordinating conjunctions

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polysyndeton

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One word has multiple meanings in one use (can be literal and figurative)

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Zeugma

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Artful syntax

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Schemes

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The noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to

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antecedent

Question 24

The placement side-by-side of two coordinate elements- the second renames the first

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appositive

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A group of words that can stand alone

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clause

Question 26

two independent clauses joined by a coordinator

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compound sentence

Question 27

independent clause with one or more dependent clauses

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complex sentence

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a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

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compound-complex sentence

Question 29

combines short independent clauses into a sentence

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coordination

Question 30

An independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions

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cumulative sentence

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sentence in the form of a statement

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declarative sentence

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cannot stand alone, makes no sense

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fragment

Question 33

sentence that encourages people to do something, persuades

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hortatory/hortative

Question 34

reversal of normal word order

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inversion

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sentence that asks a direct question

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interrogative sentence

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also called a cumulative sentence

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loose sentence

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a long sentence where the main idea comes at the end next to the period

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periodic sentence

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adjective that modifies the subject

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predicate adjective

Question 39

a noun following a linking verb that restates the subject

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predicate nominative

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the adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb

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subject complement

Question 41

contains a subject and a verb, but cannot stand alone

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subordinate clause

Question 42

a brief reference to a person, place, or event

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allusion

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when one thing is explained by comparing it to something else

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analogy

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a brief statement of a principle that means a wise observation about life

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aphorism

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the use of words that are old fashioned

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archaic diction

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a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.

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caricature

Question 47

an informal expression that is more often used in casual conversation

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colloquialism

Question 48

an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem

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conceit

Question 49

an idea that a word carries

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connotation

Question 50

dictionary definition of a word

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denotation

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when an explicit word takes the place of an inexplicit word

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euphemism

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putting two unlike things next to each other

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juxtaposition

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a satirical imitation of a serious piece of writing

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parody

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text that uses irony to criticize someone's stupidity

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satire

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comparison of two things using like or as

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simile

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something used to represent something else

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symbol

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emotion the author conveys through word choice

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tone

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contains an expression of less strength than what would be expected

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understatement

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credibility

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ethos

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logic

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logos

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emotional appeal

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pathos

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incorrect argument in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness.

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fallacy