AP Vocab: Rhetorical and Literary Devices 1-10

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ambiguous is a(n)

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adjective

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Expressed to persuade or impress

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Rhetorical

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The new student from New York didn't understand the __________________ his classmates used.

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vernacular

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The word dentist has the ______________ 'man or woman who fixes teeth'.

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denotation

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An idea or feeling a word invokes beyond its literal meaning.

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connotation

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The word 'nostalgic' is a

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noun

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Mrs. Waterbury's ______________ that she had never heard of Rock and Roll.

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assertion

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Mrs. Waterbury tells many ___________ about her school days.

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anecdotes

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Huck's view of Jim's freedom was that it was immoral.

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perspective

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A concise statement to illustrate a belief is called a(n) _____________.

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aphorism