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AP Literature Vocab: pg 6 Flashcards

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8454182790Hyperboleoverstatement0
8454182791Idylllyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place1
8454182792Imageword or phrase representing that which can be seen2
8454182793In Medias Resnarrative that starts in the middle at a critical point3
8454182794Indirect Quotationrendering of a quotation4
8454182795Invectivedirect verbal assault5
8454182796Ironyexpression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; implying ridicule or light sarcasm6
8454182797Kenningthe name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities7
8454182798Lampoonmocking, satirical assault8
8454182799Light Versevariety of poetry meant to entertain9
8454182800Litotesform of understatement used to achieve emphasis or intensity10
8454182801Loose Sentencesentence that follows customary word order11
8454182802Lyric Poetrypersonal, reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings12
8454182803Maximsaying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth13
8454182804Melodramaliterary form in which events are exaggerated14
8454182805Metaphorfigure of speech that compares unlike objects15
8454182806Metaphysical Poetryuses elaborate conceits, highly intellectual, expresses complexities of love and life16
8454182807Meterpattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry17
8454182808Metonymyfigure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else18
8454182809Middle Englishlanguage spoken in England between 1150-150019
8454182810Mock Epicparody of a traditional epic20

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