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LITERATURE EXAM AP/IB

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45793015Ironythe contrast between expectation and reality
45793016verbal ironycontrast between what is said and what is meant
45793017situational ironywhen what occurs is different from what is expected to occur
45793018Dramatic IronyWhen the reader knows something the character does not
45793019Satirea kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly to bring about social reform
45793020Sarcasma kind of particular cutting irony, in which praise is used taunting to indicate its opposite in meaning
45793021Rhetoricprincipals of writing: effectively, eloquently, and persuasively
45793022Rhetorical appealspersuasive devices by which a writer tries to sway an audience's response to a work
45793023EthosPersuasion by credentials. Establishes credibility with the speaker
45793024PathosPersuasion by appeal to Emotion. or interests to arouse sympathy and gain support for an argument
45793025Logosappeal by logic and reason. Using evidence to support the answer and lead to a conclusion
45793026Tragedya literary work depicting serious events in which the main character who is often high-ranked and dignified, comes to an unhappy end; opposite of a comedy, which ends happily
45793027Paradoxan apparent contradiction that on closer inspection is actually true
45793028Imagerylanguage that appeals to the senses
45793029Motifperson, place, thing, or idea that recurs throughout a work
45793030Themethe central Idea within a story
45793031Dictionthe language style of the writer, choice of words
45793032connotationall of the meanings, associations, or emotions a word suggests
45793033Denotationliteral definition of a word
45793034Allegorya story in which the characters, setting, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts
45793035Asideprivate words that a character in a play speaks to the audience or to another character and that are not supposed to be overheard by others onstage
45793036Epica narrative poem that contains a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society
45793037Foila character who sets off another character by strong contrast
45793038Soliloquya long speech in which a character who is usually alone onstage expresses his or her private thoughts or interests

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