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AP terms quiz 5

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Literary forms, such as tragedy, comedy, novel, or essay
genre
Aristotle's term for the main character's tragic flaw or error in judgment
hamartia
an overstatement characterized by exaggerated language
hyperbole
sensory details in a work; the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling, call to mind an idea, or describe an object
imagery
can stand on its own as a sentence
independent clause
conclusion or type of reasoning whereby observation or information about a part of class is applied to the class as a whole (a generalization)
inductive
the process of arriving at a conclusion from a hint, implication, or suggestion
inference
the use of angry and insulting language in satirical writing
invective
a situation/statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant
irony
parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure, but also in length
isocolon
placing of two items side by side to create a certain effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose
juxtaposition
form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis and intensity
litote
the logical information presented
logos
the implicit comparison or identification of one thing with another unlike itself without the use of a verbal signal such as like or as. One thing is pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy between them
metaphor
The use of a concrete word, rather than an abstract expression, to refer to a more abstract and complex word or ideas
metonymy
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