AP Vocab Part 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anaphora | repetition |
| conceit | fanciful expression in the form of an extended metaphor between dissimilar objects |
| didactic | primary aim of the teaching of moral or ethical principles |
| genre | type of literature - short story, novel, drama, poetry, etc. |
| pedantic | adjective that describes words, phrases, or tone that is overly academic |
| romanticism | attempt to present life as it should be or the way the writer would like it |
| stereotype | commonplace character who shows the same traits of a "type" of character |
| diction | word choice; suited to the occasion of the style of writing |
| syntax | arrangement and grammatical relation of words, phrases, and clauses in sentences |
| understatement | type of verbal irony in which something is purposely represented as being less important than it actually is |
| modern wit | intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights |
| historical wit | originally basic understanding that grew to include quick perception |
| litotes | understatement |
| analogy | extended comparison showing the similarities of two things |
| clause | grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb |
| flashback | device by which an author interrupts a play or story to reveal events that occurred at an earlier time |
| verbal irony | mode of expression in which someone says one thing but means the opposite |
| oxymoron | two contradictory words are brought together to express a truth, "large shrimp" |
| semantics | branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, historical and psychological development, connotations and relations to another |
| transition | word or phrase that links different ideas |
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