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AP TERMS. LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION by Capt. Paynter. The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause or verses. anaphora. A general idea, explicit or suggested, contained in the text. theme.
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AP TERMS LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION by Capt. Paynter
The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause or verses.
A general idea, explicit or suggested, contained in the text.
A regional or social variety of a language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary.
A persuasive appeal based on the projected character of the speaker or narrator.
A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side.
Language that is overly rhetorical (pompous), especially when considered in context.
A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion, or a brief statement of principle.
An argument based on the failing of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case.
The choice and use of words in speech or writing. A way of speaking.
A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
A brief, and usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event – real or fictional.
The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit.
The emotional implications and associations that a word may carry.
A figure of speech in which a writer deliberately makes the situation seem less important or serious than it is.
A rhetorical term for breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing.
And arguable statement, which may be a claim of fact, value, or policy.
A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in the poem.
Language in which figures of speech (such as metaphors, similes, and hyperbole) freely occur.
Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses.
The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A statement or situation where the meaning is directly contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.
The means of persuasion that appeals to the audience’s emotions.