5369569610 | Sarcasm | the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say in order to insult someone, to show irritation, or to be funny | 0 | |
5369637296 | Irony | Statements that imply a meaning in opposition to their literal meaning. | 1 | |
5369659947 | Paradoy | A humorous imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing. | 2 | |
5371206760 | Paradox | What appears to be true but isn't | 3 | |
5371268387 | Malapropism | When you replace a word with one that sounds similar but becomes humorous because it wasn't the correct word. | 4 | |
5371270681 | Understatement | The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is | 5 | |
7007991823 | Epigraph | A saying or statement on the title page of a work or used as heading for a chapter | 6 | |
7007991824 | Epiphany | A moment of sudden revelation of insight | 7 | |
7007991825 | Epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone or burial place | 8 | |
7007991826 | Epithet | A term used to point out a characteristic of a person | 9 | |
7007991827 | eulogy | a formal speech praising a person who has died | 10 | |
7007991828 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 11 | |
7007991829 | exclamatory sentence | a sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark | 12 | |
7007991830 | Expletive | An interjection to lend emphasis; sometimes, a profanity | 13 | |
7007991831 | Fable | A brief story that leads to a moral, often using animals as characters | 14 | |
7007991832 | Fantasy | A story containing unreal, imaginary features. | 15 | |
7007991833 | Flat Character | A character who is not very well developed; has few identifiable characteristics | 16 | |
7007991834 | frame device | a story within a story | 17 | |
7007991835 | Genre | a major category or type of literature | 18 | |
7007991836 | Homily | A sermon or lecture about a religious or moral topic | 19 | |
7007991837 | Hubris | excessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy | 20 | |
7007991838 | hypothetical question | a question that raises a hypothesis, conjecture, or supposition | 21 | |
7007991839 | Idioms | An expression in a given language that cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words in the expression | 22 | |
7007991840 | Imagery | The use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses | 23 | |
7007991841 | Implication | a suggestion an author or speaker makes (implies) without stating it directly | 24 | |
7009755824 | Inference | A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning | 25 | |
7009755825 | Invective | An emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language. | 26 |
AP Literature Vocabulary (pt 3) Flashcards
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