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AP Literature Literary Terms set #3 Flashcards

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7268264879moodthe feeling or atmosphere that an author creates in a literary work0
7268277213epiphanya literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.1
7268277214stream of consciousnessa narrative mode or method that attempts to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind.2
7268278723parablea short story which explains a certain belief or moral3
7268278724metonymytype of metaphor in which something closely associated with a subject is substituted for it like4
7268280954litoteform of an understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis and intensity5
7268284559realismthe practice in literature of attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail6

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