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    AP Language and Composition Literary and Rhetorical Terms List Look up the words and fill in the chart as best as you can. Some of the terms are review and some are new. We will use this list throughout the year so keep an updated copy with you in class. You may choose to make note cards for study but they are not required for a grade. Periodically‚ you will be quizzed on how well you know the terms by using in your writing and recognizing in text. Terms When do I use it? Define it Can I

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    English Commentary Feet September 1948 The extract ‘Feet’ taken from Reading in the Dark (1996) explores the concept of childhood‚ an excelled level of maturity‚ neglect‚ fear as a dominant mood and the significance of “feet”- using it as a synecdoche to represent people. The writer conveys his message further through the use of imagery and many literary features namely: metaphors‚ repetition and personification. The extract tells of a child (who is the narrator) who is hiding under a table witnessing

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    Literary Terms (General) —AP I. Literary Types—names for the various types of literary expression: 1. Allegory: a tale in which characters‚ actions‚ or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities. Allegorical stories can also be viewed as extended or continued metaphors. 2. Allusion: a casual or brief reference to a person‚ place‚ event‚ or literary work that a writer expects the reader to recognize but doesn’t fully develop. The writer hopes to clarify or enhance the subject that

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    LITERARY DEVICES

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    LITERARY DEVICES (ELEMENTS AND TECHNIQUES) Allegory Definition: An allegory is a symbolism device representing an abstract idea. Example: Faith is like a stony uphill climb: a single stumble might send you sprawling but belief and steadfastness will see you to the very top. Alliteration Definition: Alliteration is a literary device where words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group. Example: The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way. Allusion

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    THE ESSENTIALS OF STYLISCTICS The expressive means (EM) of a language are those phonetic‚ morphological‚ word-building‚ lexical‚ phraseological and syntactical forms which exist in language-as-a-system for the purpose of logical and/or emotional intensification of the utterance. Phonetic EM: pitch‚ melody‚ stress‚ pausation‚ drawling‚ whispering‚ a sing-song manner of speech (onomatopoeia‚ alliteration‚ rhyme‚ rhythm). Morphological EM: the Historical Present (the Present Indefinite instead

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    Cop and the Anthem

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    The Cop And The Anthem By O Henry 1) What are the signs of approaching winter in the story? The signs of approaching winter given by the author are: 1. The birds (geese) flying south 2. Women wanting to buy new warm coats (sealskin coats – coats made from sealskin keep people really warm) 3. The dead leaves falling from trees Three signs of approaching summer in India are: Dry river beds Barren

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    Caitlin Ramsey English 102 April 5‚ 2007 Chief Symbols in The Yellow Wallpaper Gender roles play a significant part in The Yellow Wallpaper‚ represented heavily by the physical yellow wallpaper in the bedroom of the summer mansion. This story‚ written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ even begins on the first page and throughout the entire story‚ the narrator portrays women in the common air of being dominated by men. Especially during this time‚ women were oppressed not only by their husbands but

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    . This metaphorical language may also argue against a sacramental viewpoint for the people participated in the Love Feast and partook of Communion that often followed. For these participants and leaders‚ it did not yield a spiritual benefit. Instead‚ they were twice-dead. This contrasts to a sacramental understanding of the passage. In summary‚ Jude is speaking of the Love Feast specifically and Communion potentially. The greatest value in these passages is in realizing‚ even early in Christian

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    The Future of Rhetoric in Our Digital Age In Advertising‚ Politics and Freedom of Speech Student Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University English 143 April 30‚ 2011 Abstract While rhetoric has not seemed to have changed much over the years since the days of Aristotle‚ the use of this ancient are form appears to be continually transformed as new technologies are discovered and used. The advertising media have discovered new ways to use several figures of rhetoric in their effort to persuade us in

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    Slavery In The 19th Century

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    When  one  views  slave  labor‚  a  vision  usually  comes  to  mind.  Most people when they view slave labor from a 19th Century perspective‚ view it as a large Southern style plantation where the main house has servants and the fields have slaves toiling over cash crops such as cotton or tobacco with a master overseeing the progress of the slaves. On occasion‚ this would be the ideal for some parts of the Southern countryside‚ such as societal functions‚ and

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