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AP Lit
AP Eg 4 test prep
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English
12th Grade
04/02/2017

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Aphorism
Definition
a witty observation that contains a general truth about life, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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Apostrophe
Definition
an exclamatory passage in a speech or poem addressed to a person or thing
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Assonance
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in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel in non-rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for an echo effect
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Ballad
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a long narrative poem or song narrating a single story, which is often tragic or violent, in short stanzas.
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