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Set Three: Barron's AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

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6080216319connotationThe suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. Contrast with denotation.0
6080216320consonanceThe repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry.1
6080216321coupletA pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic ________.2
6080216322denotationThe dictionary definition of a word. Contrast with connotation.3
6080216323dénouementThe resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction.4
6080216324deus ex machinaIn literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.5
6080216325dictionThe choice of words in oral and written discourse.6
6080216326DionysianAs distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses.7
6080216327dramatic ironyA circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.8
6080216328elegyA poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value.9
6080216329ellipsisThree periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation.10
6080216330elliptical constructionA sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.11
6080216331empathyA feeling of association or identification with an object or person.12
6080216332end-stoppedA term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.13
6080216333enjambmentIn poetry, the use of the successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them.14
6080216334epicAn extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that in generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure.15
6080216335epigramA concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.16
6080216336euphonyPleasing, harmonious sounds.17

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