AP Lang Douglass Terms + Vocab

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Irony

the use of words to express something other than or the opposite of the literal meaning

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Allusion

a reference to a person, event, or thing

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Understatement

used to downplay a quality of a person, object, emotion, or situation

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Metonymy

a figure of speech in which the name of something is replaced with a word closely related to the original

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Anaphora

the repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences

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Synecdoche

a figure of speech in which the word for a part of something is used to refer to the thing itself

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Connotation

the positive/negative attitudes or feelings associated with a word

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Denotation

the literal meaning of a word, in contrast to the ideas the word suggests

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Figurative language

words or phrases that go beyond the literal meaning

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Chronological sequence

the arrangement of events according to the time they occurred

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Apt

quick to learn, suitable/appropriate

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Depravity

moral corruption, evil

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Abolitionist

a person who supports the abolition of a practice or institution (such as slavery)

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Chattel

an item of property other than real estate, a slave

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Vindication

clearing someone of blame or suspicion

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Emancipation*

the freeing of someone from legal restrictions, such as slavery

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Denunciation*

public condemnation of someone or something

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Apprehension*

anxiety or fear that something bad will happen

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