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AP Literature Set 2 Flashcards

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1575328710alliterationRepetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or stressed syllables0
1575328711dictionA speaker or writer's choice of words (formal, informal, colloquial, full of slang, poetic, ornate, plain, abstract, concrete, etc.); it has a powerful effect on tone1
1575328712figurative languageA form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.2
1575328713hyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor3
1575328714imageryA technique a writer uses to create pictures in the reader's mind and to appeal to the senses of touch, taste, smell, or hearing.4
1575328715dramatic irony..., In this type of irony, facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or a piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work5
1575335577ironyA contrast or discrepancy between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen.6
1575335578verbal ironyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant7
1575335579cosmic ironyType of irony where it seems that God or fate is manipulating events so as to inspire false hopes, which are inevitably dashed.8
1575335580metaphorA comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.9
1575335581narratorA speaker or character who tells a story.10
1575335582first personThe narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He can't tell us thoughts of other characters.11
1575335583third person limitedNarrator is not a character, but sees the world through only one character's eyes and thoughts12
1575335584third person omniscientPoint of view in which a narrator, with a godlike knowledge, is privy to the thoughts and actions of any or all characters.13
1575335585second personA point of view that directly addresses the reader by using "you"14
1575335586personificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes15
1575335587settingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.16
1575335588simileA comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"17
1575335589toneAttitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their linguistic choices (diction, syntax, rhetorical devices)18

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