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AP Lit Terms Set 2

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236279495apostropheaddress to an absent or imaginary person
236279496alliterationuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
236279497juxtipositioncompare and contrast two things
236279498cause and effect♥Two events are related to eachother when one event brings out the other ♥The first event is the cause ♥ The last event is the effect
236279499allusiona reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize
236279500anaphorathe repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
236279501antimetaboleRepitition of words in succussive clauses in reverse grammatical order ("You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.")
236279502asyndetona construction in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions
236279503cumulative sentencea sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases (main clause is at the beginning)
236279504horative sentencea sentence that calls to action with strong and forceful words
236279505imperative sentencea sentence that requests or commands
236279506inversionthe reversal of the normal order of words
236279507metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
236279508periodic sentencea complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause
236279509rhetorical sentenceA sentence in which a question which you do not actually expect the reader to answer
236279510zeugmause of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one
236279511tropeartful diction; the use of language in a nonliteral way; also called a figure of speech
236279512schemea pattern of words or sentence construction used for rhetorical effect
236551697motifa unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work
236551698stream-of-consciousnessA literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur.
236551699invectiveAn intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
236551700synthestheticDescription of one kind of sense impression by using words that normally describe another.
236551701onomatopoeiaa word that imitates the sound it represents
236551702connotationthe feelings or emotions surrounding a word
236551703jargonvocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
236551704parodyhumorous or satirical mimicry
236551705diatribea bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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