5933296686 | Rhetorical Strategy | uses words in a certain way to convey meaning or to persuade | 0 | |
5933296687 | Satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. | 1 | |
5933296688 | Omniscient point of view | is a perspective that a writer or narrator can take when writing fiction | 2 | |
5933296689 | Alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | 3 | |
5933296690 | Resources of language | a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading him or her towards considering a topi | 4 | |
5933296691 | Apostrophe | a literary device is when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party. | 5 | |
5933296692 | Assonance | repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words, usually in poetry. | 6 | |
5933296693 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one//symbol | 7 | |
5933296694 | Accent | a distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch. | 8 | |
5933296695 | Blank verse | verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter. | 9 | |
5933296696 | Cacophony | a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. | 10 | |
5933296697 | Catharsis | the release of emotions such as pity, sadness, and fear through witnessing art. | 11 | |
5933296698 | Classicism | the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome. | 12 | |
5933296699 | Colloquialism | a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. The use of ordinary or familiar words or phrases. | 13 | |
5933296700 | Conceit | a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor. | 14 | |
5933296701 | Consonance | repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. | 15 | |
5933296702 | End rhyme | when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same | 16 | |
5933296703 | Epic | a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation. | 17 | |
5933296704 | Epigram | a short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending. | 18 | |
5933296705 | Euphony | is the use of beautiful, melodious-sounding words | 19 |
AP Literature Vocabulary #2 Flashcards
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