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AP Literature Terms- Week 1 Flashcards

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8771988281Allegorya story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one0
8771989398Elegypoem that deals with death1
8771990130Caesuraa break between words within a metrical foot2
8771993908Balladpoem that is typically arranged in quatrains with the rhyme scheme3
8771993909Figure of Speechword or phrase that has a meaning other than the literal meaning4
8771995293Litotesdenial of opposite5
8771995955Epiclong narrative poem6
8771995956Masquea form of amateur dramatic entertainment, popular among the nobility in 16th- and 17th-century England, which consisted of dancing and acting performed by masked players7
8771997333Verbal Ironycontrast of what is stated and what is suggested8
8771998876Mixed Metaphora combination of two or more incompatible metaphors, which produces a ridiculous effect9

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