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Ap vocabulary 52-120 Flashcards

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parenthesis

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explanatory sentence inset into a passage

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sardonic

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sarcastic,satirical

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satire

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tecniche employed by writers to criticize foolishness of an individual

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polemical

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strongly critical, controversial writing or speech

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ambiguity

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statement, word that contains more than one meaning

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archetype

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universal symbol

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function of an archetype

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it gives universal acceptance

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tragic flaw

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lack in character leading to his downfall

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assertion

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strong declaration

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autobiography

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type of biography written by the same person who his the protagonist

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memoir

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record of memories in the author’s life

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cumulative sentence

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sentence that starts with an independent clause and provide main idea and then add others element

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blank verse

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rhyme verse written in iambic pentameter

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Bildungsroman

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growing up of a sensitive person who try to find answer through different experiences

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illusion

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false illustration of something

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free verse

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verse without rhyme

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foil

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character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character

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Intertextuality

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textual reference that reflects the text used as reference

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litotes

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understatement using a double negative to expire the positive

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utopia

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illusionary place

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sonnet

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lyric with 14 lines pentameter decasyllabe

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round character

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characterization of all aspect of the character

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vernacular

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literary genre that used daily used language in writing

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vernacular vs dialect

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dialect is related to a particular region

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understatement
making situation less important than what it is really
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situational irony
incongruence between the expected and the real realization
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static character
character that doesn't change during all the story, stories
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eulogy
laudatory expression in a speech tribute to a person
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dialect
language used by a narrow range of people in a particular region
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hubris
extreme pride and arrogance
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anti-hero
charter with characteristic opposite to the hero
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band wagon
persuasive tecniche and a type of propaganda through which the majority represents the best answer
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bandwagon function
make audience act and think as the majority
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propaganda
persuasion
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propaganda transfer
appeal to persoN imagination of something we like or trust
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propaganda glittering
accepting the things without examine all the evidence
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propagand testimonial
accepting because a famous person represent that brand
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plain folks
because the majority, in this case also the writer/ speaker is part of the majority
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distortion of data
using only selected information
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scapegoat
find a person who give the guilt to transfer the attention
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propaganda ARTIFICIAL DICHOTOMY
his is when someone tries to claim there are only two sides to an issue and that both sides must have equal presentation in order to be evaluated. This technique is used to dupe us into believing there is only one way to look at an issue, when in fact there may be many alternative viewpoints or "sides". Like most propaganda techniques it simplifies reality and therefore distorts it, often to the advantage of the speaker. A classic example is the "intelligent design" versus "evolution" controversy.
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propaganda DEIFICATION
This is when an idea is made to appear holy, sacred, or very special and therefore above all law. Any alternative or opposite points of view are thereby given the appearance of treason or blasphemy. Examples: "God-given right to...", "Mother Earth", "Gia".
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Conceit
excessive appreciation of one's own worth or virtu
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claim
argument supported by the writer
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catharsis
spiritual renewal
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cliché
expression overused, effects predictable
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concession
where one acknowledge a point made by its opponent
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concession
it implies that the writer os a fair minded person
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Portmanteau
which two or more words are joined together to coin a new word, which refers to a singe concept
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Litotes
understatement in which an affirmative expression is expressed through 2 negative expression
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chiasmus
reverse order of word (X)
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Anadiplosis
form of repetition in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence.
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Invective
verbally abusive attack
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circumlocution
unnecessary large number of words to express a concept
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begging the question
supporting a claim with a reason that is really a restatement of the claim
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adage
proverb based on a piece of common wisdom of experience
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verisimilitude
similar to truth
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malapropism
confuse, comically inaccurate use of words
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cadence
falling rhythm of words in the speech
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false analogy
errore in assuming that 2 things are alike
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hasty generalization
it is a conclusion made about all or many instances of a phenomenon, that has been reached on the basis of one or a few instances of that phenomenon. It is an example of jumping to conclusions
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non sequitur
a statement that fails to follow logically from the one before
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post hoc
because one follows the others it is held to cause the other
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ad hominem
instead attacking an assertion of a person, you attack directly the person
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polyphasic
excessive talking
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diatribe
bitter, sharply, abusive attack or criticism

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