A brief reference to a well-known person, event, text, place, or idea. Example: “He met his Waterloo.”

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. Example: “We will fight. We will persevere. We will succeed.”

Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure. Example: “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”

Directly addressing an absent person, abstract idea, or thing as though it were present. Example: “O Death, where is thy sting?”

Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: “The moan of the lonely road.”

Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the ends of nearby words. Example: “The black rock.”

An author's deliberate choice of words and their connotations. Example: Calling a house a “home” rather than a “building.”

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. Example: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people.”

A mild or indirect expression used in place of a harsher or more direct one. Example: “He passed away” instead of “He died.”

Deliberate and extreme exaggeration used for emphasis. Example: “I have told you a million times.”

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AP Unit 2: Set 1 Voc

AP Unit 2: Set 1 Vocabulary

Term	Definition
allusion	A brief reference to a well-known person, event, text, place, or idea. Example: “He met his Waterloo.”
anaphora	Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. Example: “We will fight. We will persevere. We will succeed.”
antithesis	Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure. Example: “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.”
apostrophe	Directly addressing an absent person, abstract idea, or thing as though it were present. Example: “O Death, where is thy sting?”
assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: “The moan of the lonely road.”
consonance	Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the ends of nearby words. Example: “The black rock.”
diction	An author's deliberate choice of words and their connotations. Example: Calling a house a “home” rather than a “building.”
epistrophe	Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. Example: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
euphemism	A mild or indirect expression used in place of a harsher or more direct one. Example: “He passed away” instead of “He died.”
hyperbole	Deliberate and extreme exaggeration used for emphasis. Example: “I have told you a million times.”

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