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AP Lang Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion | reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work(Bible) |
| Analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration for effect |
| Polysyndeton | repetition of conjunctions (and, or, but) |
| Asyndeton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence (they came, they saw, they left) |
| Juxtaposition | placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts |
| Conceit | a metaphor that compares two very unlike things (the oak trees are as abundant as the squirrels in the forest) |
| Figurative | used with a meaning that is different from the basic meaning and that expresses an idea in an interesting way |
| Ambiguity | an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. Also, the manner of expression of such an event or situation. If it is unintentional, it is usually due to vagueness |
| Dichotomy | a division into two contradicting or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line |
| Clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb |
| Deductive Reasoning | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning |
| Figures of Speech | expressions, such as similes, metaphors, and personification, that make imaginative, rather than literal comparisons or associations |
| Paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expressions a possible truth |
| Tone | a writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization |
| Mood | feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader |
| Inductive Reasoning | a type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations |
| Motif | a recurring image, symbol, theme, character, type, subject, or narrative detail that becomes a unifying element in a work |
| Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses |
| Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues |
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