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AP English 12: First 30 Terms: Hardest 17 Terms
AP English 12: First 30 Terms: Hardest 17 Terms
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Language - English
12th Grade
01/08/2015

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Term
Absolute
Definition
Word free from limitation
Term
Abstract Language
Definition
Abstractions: Love, Ideas, Emotions
Term
Adage
Definition
Wise Saying
Term
Ad Hominem Arguement
Definition
Attack Character of indvidual rather than their position on an issue
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Ad Hominem Tu Quoque
Definition
Attack Source making arguement
Term
Anachronism
Definition
Lost in time elements in literature
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Anadiplosis
Definition
Repetition of last word in preceeding clause in the beginning of the next statement
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Anapestic Foot
Definition
Three syllable foot that consists of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable
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Anaphora
Definition
Repetition at the beginning of consecutive lines
Term
Antecedent
Definition
What Pronouns Refer To
Term
Antimetabole
Definition
Repetition in an inverted order for contrast
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Aphorism
Definition
Concise, general truth, usually in rhyme
Term
Apostrophe
Definition
Figure of speech referring to an abstraction or absent person
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Appeal to Belief
Definition
Saying that what most people believe is true
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Appositive
Definition
Renaming word or phrase
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Archaic Diction
Definition
Out of time speech
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Aristotelian Triangle
Definition
Speaker, Subject, Audience relation
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Assertion
Definition
Decleration
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