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WEEK 1 APENG
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English
11th Grade
09/26/2010

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ad hominem argument
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an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason. to feeling rather than intellect.
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allegory
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the device of using char. or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to literal meaning
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alliteration
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repetition of sounds
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allusion
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direct or indirect reference to something that is commonly known such as event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
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ambiguity
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multiple meaning, either intentional or unintentional of a word, phrase, sentence. leaves things up for interpretation.
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analogy
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similarity or comparison between different things.
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antecedant
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the word that comes before pronoun. "bob goes to market to buy... he buys... bob = antecedant
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antithesis
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figure of speech involving a seeming contradiction of ideas, words, clauses, or sentences. "man proposes, god disposes." man to god. proposes to disposes.
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aphorism
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proverb but has an author or name whereas proverbs have no author.
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apostrophe
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talking to something that is an abstract idea.
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atmosphere
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emotional mood created by the literary work.
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caricature
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representation in which the subject's features are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect.
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