ap notes 153-158 Flashcards
1
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ode
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a lyric poem of some length, usually of serious or meditative nature and having and elevated style and formal structure.
2
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oral history
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stories of people’s lives related by word of mouth.
3
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oxyomoron
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a form of figurative language combining contradictory words or ideas ex: bittersweet, jumbo shrimp
4
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parallelism
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the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance. The sun rises. The sun sets.
5
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parody
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a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristics style of an author’s work for comic effect or ridicule.
6
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personification
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animals, ideas, or inanimate objects are given human characteristics.
