AP Lang Vocab

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Mistaken thought or idea

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Misconception

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To take advantage of someone or something for selfish purposes.

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Exploit

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Define satire

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Provoking change or reform by mocking society's vices.

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Identify the paradox:

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“What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young.” – George Bernard Shaw

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Define aphorism

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A short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.

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Define polysyndeton.

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A stylistic device using several coordinating conjunctions in succession for artistic effect.

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Define juxtaposition.

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A literary technique placing two or more ideas, characters, or actions side by side to develop comparisons and contrasts.

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Define anaphora?

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Deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs.

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Define rhetoric:

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Effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

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Define argument

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Claim supported by reasons and evidence.