7438137503 | Parody | an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect | 0 | |
7438140212 | Pedantic | an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish | 1 | |
7438140213 | Periodic Sentence | a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end | 2 | |
7438144245 | Periphrasis | use of excessive and longer words to convey a meaning which could have been conveyed with a shorter expression or in a few words | 3 | |
7438147532 | Polysyndeton | a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect | 4 | |
7438153318 | Personification | non-human objects are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings | 5 | |
7438153319 | Point of View | angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation | 6 | |
7438156849 | Quatrain | a verse with four lines, or even a full poem containing four lines, having an independent and separate theme | 7 | |
7438163241 | Prose | written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure | 8 | |
7438163587 | Rhetoric | technique of using language effectively and persuasively in spoken or written form | 9 |
AP Literature Terms 6 Flashcards
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