MAP Language Vocab

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Comma splice

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Two independent clauses connected by only a comma.

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compound-complex

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a sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

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exposition

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a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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Example of:

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idiom

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Independent clause

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A clause that can stand alone as a sentence.

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Cliche

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An expression that has been used so often it has lost its effectiveness and is somewhat corny.

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scansion

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analysis of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem to establish its meter

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metonymy

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a figure of speech where one word or phrase substitutes another closely related one.

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assonance

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repeats the same vowel sound in words (rhyming words)