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AP ENGLISH TERMS
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English
11th Grade
09/09/2007

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Active Voice
Definition
The form of the verb when the sentence subject is the actor.
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Allude, allusion
Definition
To refer to a person, place or thing believed to be common knowledge (allude), or the act or result of doing so (allusion).
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Abstract
Definition
refer to ideas, conditions, and qualites we cannot directly percieve. EX: truth, love, courage, evil, ect
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Concrete
Definition
indicate things we can know with our senses. EX:tree, chair, bird, pen, ect
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Analogy
Definition
An extended comparison based on the like features of two unlike things.
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Analyze, analysis
Definition
To separate a subject into its parts (analyze), or the act or rsult of doing so (analysis).
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Anecdote
Definition
A brief NARRATIVE, or retelling of a story.
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