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AP exam practice

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Term
Definition
aesthetics   show
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allegory   show
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show A statement with either more than one meaning or no clear way in which it was intended to be understood  
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anaphora   show
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aphorism   show
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apostrophe   show
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asyndeton   show
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chiasmus   show
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show communication meant to imitate/display informal speech or dialect  
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conceit   show
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show unrealistic event or divine intervention which resolves plot  
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show literature meant to convey ideas about morality or philosophy  
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show quotation at the beginning of a work  
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show word or phrase used for description which immediatly precedes or follows its subject ---Ex: much-beloved cake  
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exegesis   show
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show short discussion of a moral or religious theme  
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show figure of speech "raining cats and dogs"  
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show altering a text by inserting new material  
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malapropism   show
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metonymy/synecdoche   show
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show Attributing human attitudes or actions to nature or inanimate objects  
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polemic   show
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show language used in a persuasive manner and which may be exaggerated or irrational  
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stock character   show
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show The use of words in a non-literal sense  
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vernacular   show
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show brief description of a thing or event; also a small illustration  
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show An affirmative expressed using a negative (ex - you won't be sorry)  
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