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AP E&C Vocab

QuestionAnswer
persona the speaker (voice) or character assumed by the writer
juxtapose placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
colloquialism an informal or conversational use of language
diction word choice
metaphor implicit comparison
simile a figure of speech that uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things
anaphora repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses
hortative language used to urge or call to action
antimetabole repetition of words in reverse order
alliteration repetition of the same sound (letter) consecutively or in close propinquity of one another
allusion indirect reference to another text or a historic event
zeugma two different words used in grammatically similar ways producing incongruous meanings
antithesis parallel structure that juxtaposes contrasting ideas
cliche trite or overused phrase or style of writing
nominalization turning a verb or adjective into a noun
polysyndeton the deliberate use of a series of conjunctions
tone the speaker's attitude towards subject or audience
elegiac mournful over what has passed or been lost; often used to describe tone
epigram a brief witty statement
paradox a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true
oxymoron paradoxical juxtaposition of words that seem to contradict one another
thesis statement a statement of the central idea in a work, may be explicit or implicit
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