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AP Literature terms #6 Flashcards

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4125499521OdeA long, elaborate poem of varying line lengths with a serious subject matter0
4125499522OnomatopoeiaThe use sounds are similar to the noise that are represent for the rhetorical or artistic affect1
4125499523OxymoronUsing contradiction in a manner that oddly make sense on a deeper level2
4125499524ParableA story or short narrative designed to reveal allegorically some religious principle,lesson, or truth3
4125499525ParadoxUsing contradiction in a manner that oddly makes on a deeper level4
4125499526ParaphraseA brief restatement in one's own words of all or part of a literary or critical work5
4125499527ParodyA parody imitates the manner and characteristic features of a particular work in order to mock it6
4125499528PathosElements used to inspire an emotional reaction7
4125499529PersonaAn external representation of oneself which might or might not accurately reflect one's inner self8
4125499530PersonificationA device through which animals, ideas, and inanimate object's are given human characteristics9

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