7556205016 | Rhyme scheme | Pattern of end rhyme in a poem, noted by assigning abc...for each set of rhyming words | 0 | |
7556205017 | situational irony | an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended | 1 | |
7556205018 | Soliloquy | A Long speech given by a character who is alone onstage, revealing private thoughts(solo) | 2 | |
7556205019 | Style | The distinctive handling of language by an author | 3 | |
7556205020 | Theme | A main idea or underlying, universal meaning of a literary work | 4 | |
7556205021 | Understatement | Figure of speech in which an exaggeration of Less is used for emphasis | 5 | |
7556205022 | Verbal Irony | An occurrence in which What is said contrasts with intended meaning sarchasim | 6 | |
7556205023 | double entendre | A play on words in which a second meaning is a risqué or lewd insinuation | 7 | |
7556205024 | Juxtaposition | Placing two ideas, words, or images side-by-Side to create an insight or irony | 8 | |
7556205025 | Metaphor | figure of Speech that compares two things is implied or stated | 9 | |
7556205026 | Motif | A recurrent Word,image, object, or phrase that tends to unify a literary work | 10 | |
7556205027 | Monologue | A Long speech given by a character to another character /audience | 11 | |
7556205028 | Meta-theater | A drama that draws attention to itself as unreal; a play -within-a-play | 12 | |
7556205029 | Paradox | A statement that seems self-contradictory but actually has a valid meaning | 13 | |
7556205030 | personfication | Depicting ideas or inanimate objects as human-like by endowing Them w/living qualities | 14 | |
7556205031 | Pun | A play on words,usually the use of words that sound similar but have different meanings | 15 |
AP Literature Terms Lesson 4 Flashcards
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