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AP Literature Poetic Devices: List One Flashcards

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8401590422Alliterationsame consonant at the beginning of each word0
8401600222Assonancerepetition of similar vowel sounds in successive words1
8401611947Consonancethe recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants2
8401653723Cacophonyloud confusing disagreeable sounds3
8401659595Euphonypleasing and harmonious sounds4
8401683337Onomatopoeiausing words that imitate the sound they denote5
8401700034Rhymecorrespondence of the final sounds of two or more lines6
8401716992Repetitionliterary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times7
8401751750Rhythmstrong, regular, repeated pattern of sound.8
8401774448Scansionanalysis of verse into metrical patterns9
8401781032Allegorya short moral story written on two levels10
8401788222Allusionreference11
8401795292Ambiguityhaving one or more meanings12
8401799574Analogya comparison to show similarity13
8401812923Apostrophea speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem.14
8401842428Clichea trite or obvious remark15
8401847000Connotationan idea implied or suggested by the use of a certain word16
8401863294DenotationDictionary meaning of a word17
8401866331Euphemisman inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one18
8401876003HyperboleExtreme exaggeration19
8401881465Ironyincongruity between what is expected and what occurs20
8401889813MetaphorA comparison without using like or as21
8401907316ParadoxA statement that contradicts itself22
8401915410OxymoronConjoining contradictory terms23
8401934399Personificationattributing human characteristics to abstract idea24
8401953310Punhumorous play on words25
8401957536Similecomparison using like or as26
8401963083SymbolOne thing that suggests or stand for something else27
8401987047Enjambmentthe continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.28
8402008048Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines, clauses, or phrases.29

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