AP Notes 1-8 Flashcards

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anecdote

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a short simple narrative of an incident often used for humorous effect or to make a point

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argumentation

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writing used to attempt to prove the validity of the point

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allegory

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extended narrative of an incident in prose or verse in which characters settings and events represent abstract qualities and which the writers intends a second meaning

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annotation

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explanatory notes added to a text to explain cite sources or give bibliographic data

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antithesis

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the presenting of two contrasting images

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rhetoric

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the art or effect of persuasive writing

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7
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colloquialism

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word or phrase used in everyday conversations

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connotation

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word suggesting implied meaning because of its association in readers mind

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