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AP LANG VOCAB 5

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Absolute A word free from limitations or qualifications
Absolute Metaphor A metaphor (or figurative comparison) in which one of the terms (the tenor) can't be readily distinguished from the other (the vehicle). Example: "We are the eyelids of defeated caves."
Active Metaphor One which is relatively new and has not become part of everyday linguistic usage. The audience knows that a metaphor has been used.
Adage A familiar proverb or wise saying
Ad hominem Argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, to feeling rather than intellect
Allegory The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. i.e. Animal Farm characters
Alliteration The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.
Allusion A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book. myth, place, or work of art
Ambiguity The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage
Amplification Repeating something just said but adding more detail to it
Anadiplosis (Form of repetition) Repeating the last word of a phrase or sentence near the beginning of the next
Analogy A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them; using something well known to help explain something not as well known.
Anaphora The use of the same word or phrase at the beginning of each phrase or sentence
Anecdote A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event
Antanagoge Making negative things seem not as bad so the reader doesn't feel as strongly about them
Created by: Peter Whitehead
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