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AP Lit Terms Q1 Flashcards

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The same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent words

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Alliteration

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A brief or indirect reference to a person, a place, speech, theme, etc. that the reader/audience is expected to know.

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Allusion

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A story or poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning

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Allegory

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A novel dealing with someone’s formative years or spiritual education

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Bildungsroman

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A break in the middle of a line

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Caesura

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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

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Enjambment

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A form of understatement that uses negation to express a positive trait

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Litotes

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Recurring images, quotes, or concepts that take on figurative or symbolic meaning throughout the story

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Motif

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The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant

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Metonymy

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A subtle difference in meaning or opinion

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Nuance

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A short amusing story about real person or incident

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Anecdote

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A speech that is directed toward someone that is not present as if they were there

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Aside

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The repetition of the sound of a vowel in non rhyming stressed syllable near enough

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Assonance

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The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words

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Euphony

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A description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something

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Characterization

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Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary

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Colloquial

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The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions

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Catharsis

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A character who contrasts with another character

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Foil

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The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

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Juxtaposition

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Any moment when a character has a moment of realization

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Epiphany

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A contrast between expectation and reality

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Irony

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things

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Metaphor

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize or mock

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Satire

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The atmosphere or emotional condition created by a piece of writing

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Mood

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Something being open to more than one interpretation

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Ambiguity

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A contrast between two things

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Antithesis

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A speech directed at the audience

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Apostrophe

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A harsh discordant mixture of sounds

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Cacophony

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