AP Literature Vocab Wk1 Flashcards
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| 2799655416 | Alliteration | The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. | 0 | |
| 2799655417 | Caesura | A pause near the middle of a line; a break between words within a metrical foot. | 1 | |
| 2799655418 | Enjambment | The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of the line or stanza. | 2 | |
| 2799655419 | Prevaricate | Speak or act in an evasive way. | 3 | |
| 2799655420 | Abject | Experienced or present to the maximum degree; extremely unpleasant or degreasing; completely without pride or dignity. | 4 | |
| 2799655421 | Axiom | A statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted or self-evidently true. | 5 | |
| 2799655422 | Fastidiousness | Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. | 6 | |
| 2799655423 | Trifles | A literary, musical, or artistic work of a light or trivial character having no great or lasting merit. | 7 | |
| 2799655424 | Theme | An idea that recurs in or pervades a work of literature or art; the subject of a writing. | 8 | |
| 2799655425 | Brazen | Bold and without shame. | 9 | |
| 2799655426 | Compunction | A feeling of guilt or moral scruple that follows the doing of something bad; a pricking of the conscience. | 10 | |
| 2799655427 | Edict | An official order or proclamation issued by a person of authority. | 11 |