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AP LIT FINAL WORDS

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show passing reference to a familiar person, place, event etc. ex: "He saw himself as a modern job."  
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show fictional work in which characters represent ideas or concepts. ex: In paul Bunyan's Pilgram's Progress, the characters named faithful + mercy are meant to represent types of ppl rather than to be characters in their own rights.  
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alliteration   show
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analogy   show
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show intended readership. ex: "The readers of a national weekly news-magazine come from all walks of life and have diverse opinions..."  
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show answers the question "why" and explains the reasons for an occurrence of the consequences of an action. (example of exposition)  
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show points out similarities and differences between two or more subjects (in the same class or category).purpose is to clarify - to reach a conclusion about the items being C+C. (example of exposition)  
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show argument or problem  
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show a balanced pairing of opposites  
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show meaning of words. denotation is the literal dictionary definition, ex: denotation of a lamb is "young sheep". connotation is the implied definition. connotations of lamb are numberous: gentle, docile, weak, peaceful, blessed, innocent, frisky.  
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show tells how a person, place or thing is perceived by the 5 senses. (prose). Objective description -reports these sensory qualities factually. subjective description - gives the writer's interpretation of them.  
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show intro paragraph: hook, intro to point, thesis. body paragraphs. conclusion: restate thesis,elevate thesis advice, warning, ask question,apply to larger context  
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show authors choice of words. writer's diction contributes to tone of the text. ex: The gentleman was considerably irritated." (formal, elevated diction).  
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show clarify, explain + inform. exposition process: process analysis, definition, division/classification, comparison/contrast exemplification+cause/effect analysis. ex: novel involves wedding, exposition might exp. signif. of it to T ovall work of lit (prose)  
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show (F.O.S) - exaggeration is used to achieve emphasis. ex: "my feet are as cold as an iceberg" or "I'll die if I don't see you soon." emphasis on exaggeration rather than literal representation - opposite of understatement.  
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show occurs when a situation produces an outcome that is the opposite of what is expected. dramatic (reader knows something the character doesnt), situational (different outcome then whats expected), verbal (sarcasm). ex: "I am glad my case is not serious."  
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figurative language   show
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metaphor   show
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mood   show
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narration   show
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personification   show
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show what the writer wants to accomplish in a particuliar piece of writing. Purposeful writing seeks to relate(narration), to describe (description), to explain (analytical), or to convince (argument).  
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rhetorical question   show
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rhetoric   show
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show specific language tools an author uses to carry out a rhetorical strategy/achieve a purpose for writing. (allusion, diction, imagery, syntax, selection of detail, figurative language and repetition.)  
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rhetorical strategies   show
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show way words are arranged in a sentence. ex: "The big blue sky beckoned her," says the same thing as "She was beckoned by the big blue sky." (similar meaning, diff. syntax/word order)  
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show one subject and one verb. ex: "The singer bowed to her audience."  
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show two independent clauses joined by a coordinate conjunction (and, but, or)/ semicolon. ex: "The singer bowed to the audience, but she sang no encores."  
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show independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses. ex: "You said that you would tell the truth."  
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loose sentence   show
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periodic sentence   show
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balanced sentence   show
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show subject comes before the predicate. ex: "Oranges grow in California."  
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inverted order   show
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show divides predicate into parts with the subject coming in the middle. ex: "In California oranges grow."  
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show poetic + rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words/phrases are places next to each other (effect of wit/surprise). ex: "The apparition of these face in a crowd:/Petals on a wet, black, bough." ("In a station at the Metro" by E.Pound  
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parallel structure (parallelism)   show
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show device in which words, sounds + ideas are used more than once. (purpose = enhancing rhythn/creating emphasis). ex: "...govt of the ppl, by the ppl, for the ppl, shall not perish from the earth." (Gettysburg address - Lincoln)  
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clause   show
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show a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit  
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message   show
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tone   show
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show individual manner in which a writer expresses his/her ideas. author's particular selection of words, sentence structure, arrangement of ideas create style.  
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show narrator of a story, poem, drama - fictional persona. (not the author - creates the voice of the speaker)  
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show arrangement and presentation of ideas. Narration (organized chronologically), Exposition (simplest > complex), Argument (least imp. > most imp.). good writers are careful to discover an order of presentation suitable for their audience and their purpose.  
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show objective (writing factual and impersonal) subjective (impressionistic writing, personal interpretation)  
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thesis   show
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show how something is organized  
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prose   show
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show ethos (persuade readers by appealing to their sense of ethical principles), logos( use of logic as a controlling principle in an argument), pathos (argumentative proof - emotional lang, connotative diction, appeals to reader's empathetic values/emotions)  
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logical fallacy   show
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simile   show
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show mild/pleasant sounding expression that substitutes for a harsh, indelicate idea. (used to soften the impact of what is being discussed. ex:"departed" > "dead"  
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argument   show
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chiasmus   show
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show commas used w/o conjuctions to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally.  
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show repetition of similar vowels sounds followed by diff. consonant sounds especially in words that are together.  
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Zeugma   show
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show device in literature where an object represents an idea  
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show usually humorous use of a word in such a way to suggest 2 or more meanings,(play on words).  
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show phrase composed of opposites; a contradiction  
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show a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself + that also stands for s/t more than itself.  
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tricolon   show
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imagery   show
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show an atmosphere created by a writer's diction and the details selected.  
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show main idea of the overall work; central idea; topic of discourse/discussion  
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tetracolon   show
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show the repetition of a word/words at the end of successive phrases/sentences  
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show abscense of expected conjuctions  
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anaphora   show
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tautology   show
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synchises   show
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show the use of more conjuctions than is normal  
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show the juxtaposition of 2 normally incompatible words; in essence, a 2-word paradox.  
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show a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram  
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clause   show
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show a small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.  
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show a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g., and, but, if).  
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show a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,”  
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oversimplification   show
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show detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically as a basis for discussion or interpretation  
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form   show
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