AP Notes 69-71 Flashcards
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Foil
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A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character. It may also be used for comparison.
2
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Intertextuality
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A textual reference within some text that reflects the text used as a reference. It draws upon the concept, rhetoric or ideology form other texts to be merged into the new.
3
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Litotes
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Derived from a Greek word meaning “simple”, it employs an understatement by using double negatives, or in other words, a positive statement is expressed by negatating its opposite expressions. “Not too bad” in place of “pretty good”.
