AP Lang Terms (1st 9 Weeks)

Front

What is the unique way an author presents his ideas, influenced by diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content?

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Style

Front

What is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in contemporary politics?

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Satire

Front

What is the idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning?

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Connotation

Front

What is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person?

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Anecdote

Front

What is the dictionary definition of a word, offering its literal and explicit meaning?

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Denotation

Front

What term describes the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

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Anaphora

Front

What is the term for a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is the term for an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

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Hyperbole

Front

What is the term for a contrasting relationship between two ideas or concepts?

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Antithesis

Front

What is the term for a statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth?

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Paradox