English III AP Lesson 7
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jacob-tucker on December 6, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses |
| Ambivalent | characterized by a mixture of opposite feelings or attitudes |
| Objective | undistorted by emotion or personal bias |
| Fluctuating | continually changing; shifting back and forth |
| Melancholic | sad; gloomy; forlorn |
| Preclude | to make impossible |
| Allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize |
| Parallelism | phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other |
| Hyperbolic | enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness |
| Supplicants | people who beg or make humble requests |
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