4202959739 | Elegy | a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. | 0 | |
4202959740 | epic | A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society | 1 | |
4202961770 | enjambment | A line having no pause or end punctuation but having uninterrupted grammatical meaning continuing into the next line. | 2 | |
4202961771 | epigram | A brief witty poem, often satirical. | 3 | |
4202962999 | euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 4 | |
4202963000 | exposition | Background information presented in a literary work. | 5 | |
4202965248 | epistle/ epistolary | a letter concerned with letters; through correspondence | 6 | |
4202965249 | elision | The omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry. | 7 | |
4202967292 | elements | Basic techniques of each genre of literature | 8 | |
4202967293 | epitaph | A brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone | 9 | |
4202968345 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 10 | |
4202986745 | explicit | Definite, clearly stated | 11 |
E-words AP LITERATURE Flashcards
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