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AP Lit Unit 1 Flashcards

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10406947838Dictionthe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing0
10406947839Syntaxthe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language1
10406947840Tonethe writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or herself or himself2
10406947841Imagerythe representation through language of sense experience3
10406947842Point of Viewthe angle of vision from which a story is told (omniscient, third-person, first-person, objective)4
10406947843Detailfacts5
10406947844Pacinga stylistic device, which shows how fast a story unfolds6
10406947845Shiftoccurs when speakers or writers alter their style or tone in a piece7
10406947846Connotationwhat a word suggests beyond it basic definition; a word's overtones of meaning8
10406947847Denotationdictionary definition9
10406947848Themethe central idea or unifying generalization implied or stated by a literary work10
10406947849Footthe basic unit used in the scansion or measurement of verse. It usually contains one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables11
10406947850Meterthe regular patterns of accent that underlie metrical verse; the measurable repetition of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry12
10406947851Prosea form of language that has no formal metrical structure. It applies a natural flow of speech, and ordinary grammatical structure, rather than rhythmic structure, such as in the case of traditional poetry13
10406947852Stanzaa group of lines whose metrical pattern is repeated throughout a poem14
10504636054Rhyme Schemethe practice of rhyming words placed at the end of the lines in poetry. It refers to the order in which particular words rhyme.15

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