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Ap English 12 Set 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstract | general ideas and qualities rather than specific |
| Concrete | specific people, objects |
| Allusion | reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize |
| Analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |
| Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences |
| Aphorism | a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance |
| Apostrophe | a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person |
| Colloquialism | informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing |
| Connotation | the implied or associative meaning of a word |
| Denotation | the literal meaning of a word |
| Diction | the word choices made by a writer |
| Didactic | having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing |
| Euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant |
| Genre | a major category or type of literature |
| Hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an affect |
| Invective | an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack |
| Litotes | a type of understatement in which an idea is expresses by negating its opposite |
| Metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated |
| Onomatopoeia | a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds |
| Oxymoron | an expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined |
| Paradox | an apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth |
| Parody | a humorous imitation of a serious work |
| Personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics |
| Symbol | an object that is used to represent something else |
| Syntax | the manner in which words are arranged into sentences |
| Tone | the attitude of a writer, usually implied, toward the subject or audience |
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