14948515535 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 0 | |
14948519038 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 1 | |
14948526908 | Chiasmus | a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases | 2 | |
14948531952 | Dilemma | a difficult or perplexing situation or problem | 3 | |
14948548967 | Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 4 | |
14948553646 | Idiom | an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up | 5 | |
14948562013 | Meiosis | A trope (a figurative or metaphorical use of word of expression) using comic, ironic, or sarcastic affect | 6 | |
14948695611 | Parody | A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule. | 7 | |
14948698753 | Pun | A play on words | 8 | |
14948701252 | Tone | The feeling you get from language | 9 |
AP Literature Vocabulary (week 1) Flashcards
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