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AP English Language Vocabulary Set #1 Flashcards

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Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

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Imagery

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A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer

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Rhetorical Question

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The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.

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Ethos

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Appeals to the emotions and ideals of the audience and elicits feelings that already reside in them

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Pathos

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An appeal to rational discourse that relies on inductive and deductive reasoning

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Logos

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

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Diction

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The mood implied by an author’s language and word choice, or to the way that the text can make a reader feel.

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Tone

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A comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect

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Analogy

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that directly compares two things

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Simile

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The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

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Juxtaposition

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A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

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Anecdote

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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political on

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Allegory

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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Alliteration

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A figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from an unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly.

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Allusion

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The simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words, with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis

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Repetition

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Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance

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Parallel Structure

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The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

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Personification

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A rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis

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Anaphora

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A type of communication that does not use a word’s strict or realistic meaning

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Figurative Language

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Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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Hyperbole

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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Symbolism

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

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Syntax

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A version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry.

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Extended Metaphor

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A device in which the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line is repeated at the beginning of the next

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Anadiplosis

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A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different

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Dichotomy

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A statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true

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Paradox

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The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

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Irony

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Opinions or interests shared by each of two or more parties

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Common Ground

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An exhortation or stimulus to do something in order to achieve an aim or deal with a problem.

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Call to Action

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A pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”.

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Aphorism

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The addressing of an absent person as if present or of a personified thin

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Apostrophe

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The linguistic style used for casual communication

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Colloquial

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The writer establishes a comparison between two very different concepts or objects

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Conceit

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

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Didactic

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The appeal of higher authority such as a god.

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Religious Appeal

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The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentence

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Epistrophe

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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Euphemism

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The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region

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Vernacular

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The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

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Ambiguity

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The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story

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Exposition

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A speech or piece of writing in which someone complains about the state of something or tells people how they ought to behave.

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Homily

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Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language

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Invective

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A complex sentence in which the main clause, or main point, occurs at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning.

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Periodic Sentence

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The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.

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Metonymy

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The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle)

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Onomatopoeia

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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true )

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Oxymoron

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An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.

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Parody

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Excessively concerned with formalism ,accuracy and precision or an ostentatious and arrogant show of learning.

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Pedantic

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The use of irony to mock or convey contempt

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Sarcasm

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

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Satire

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland’s baseball team”)

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Synecdoche

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The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

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Understatement

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An underlying quality or tone

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Undertone

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The use of clever statements, sarcasm, irony, and other humor-based statements in order to lay off judgment on a situation and make the listener enjoy the rhetoric analysis.

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Wit

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A figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., John and his license expired last week ) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts ).

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Zeugma

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A type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases

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Loose Sentence

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An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs)

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Syllogism

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

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Connotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

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Denotation

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