8454182790 | Hyperbole | overstatement | 0 | |
8454182791 | Idyll | lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place | 1 | |
8454182792 | Image | word or phrase representing that which can be seen | 2 | |
8454182793 | In Medias Res | narrative that starts in the middle at a critical point | 3 | |
8454182794 | Indirect Quotation | rendering of a quotation | 4 | |
8454182795 | Invective | direct verbal assault | 5 | |
8454182796 | Irony | expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; implying ridicule or light sarcasm | 6 | |
8454182797 | Kenning | the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities | 7 | |
8454182798 | Lampoon | mocking, satirical assault | 8 | |
8454182799 | Light Verse | variety of poetry meant to entertain | 9 | |
8454182800 | Litotes | form of understatement used to achieve emphasis or intensity | 10 | |
8454182801 | Loose Sentence | sentence that follows customary word order | 11 | |
8454182802 | Lyric Poetry | personal, reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings | 12 | |
8454182803 | Maxim | saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth | 13 | |
8454182804 | Melodrama | literary form in which events are exaggerated | 14 | |
8454182805 | Metaphor | figure of speech that compares unlike objects | 15 | |
8454182806 | Metaphysical Poetry | uses elaborate conceits, highly intellectual, expresses complexities of love and life | 16 | |
8454182807 | Meter | pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry | 17 | |
8454182808 | Metonymy | figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else | 18 | |
8454182809 | Middle English | language spoken in England between 1150-1500 | 19 | |
8454182810 | Mock Epic | parody of a traditional epic | 20 |
AP Literature Vocab: pg 6 Flashcards
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