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Vocab for AP Literature set 4 Flashcards

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4203532519Figurative LanguageWriting or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.0
4203545263Figure of SpeechA device used to produce figurative language.Many compare dissimilar things.1
4203554763GenreThe major category into which a literary work fits.2
4203559345HomilyThis term literally means "sermon," but more informally, it can include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice.3
4203567945Imagerythe sensory details or figurative languages used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions. On a physical level, it uses terms related to the five senses. On a deeper level it can represent more than one thing.4
4203580694in media resthe work starts in the middle of the action.5
4203585576inference/inferTo draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented.6
4203593019Invectivean emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.7
4203604435Irony/ironicThe contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant, or the difference between what appears to be and what is actually true.8
4203613693Lampoona coarse or crude satire ridiculing the appearance or character of another person.9

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