AP Literature - Literary Terms Flashcards
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| 4263123464 | Alliteration | repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 0 | |
| 4263131296 | anaphora | repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences | 1 | |
| 4263133417 | allusion | reference to something the author assumes the reader will recognize | 2 | |
| 4263135252 | classical allusion | reference to mythology or the Bible or classical literature - author assumes the reader will recognize | 3 | |
| 4263138808 | apostrophe | direct address of a person be he/she absent or imaginary | 4 | |
| 4263141111 | assonance | repetition of the sound of vowel | 5 | |
| 4263145554 | asyndeton | elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 6 | |
| 4263152963 | antithesis | balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, or by means of grammatical structure | 7 | |
| 4263155489 | cacophony | use of words & phrases that imply strong harsh sounds within the phrase - these words have jarring & dissonant sounds that create a disturbing, objections atmosphere | 8 | |
| 4263160613 | chiasmus | statement consisting of 2 parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed (i.e. people don't CARE how much you KNOW until they KNOW how much you CARE) | 9 | |
| 4263164781 | consonance | repetition of sounds in quick succession produced by consonants within sentence or phrase - the sound can be in the beginning, middle, or end of the word | 10 | |
| 4263171401 | epistrophe | device of repletion in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated at the END of 2 or more lines, clauses, or sentences (opposite of anaphora) | 11 | |
| 4263174769 | figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech | 12 | |
| 4263208914 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 13 | |
| 4263211570 | imagery | words or phrases that appeal to one of the senses (see, hear, smell, touch, taste) | 14 | |
| 4263232797 | internal rhyme | middle word in line rhymes with end word of same metrical line | 15 | |
| 4263236921 | irony | use of words to convey opposite of literal meaning; incongruity between what is expected & what actually occurs | 16 | |
| 4263240386 | metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it (the PEN (writing) is mightier than sword (war/fighting) | 17 | |
| 4263288965 | metaphor | direct comparison of 2 different things | 18 | |
| 4263290143 | onomatopoeia | word formed from the imitation of natural sounds (i.e. hum, buzz, swish, hiss) | 19 | |
| 4263299948 | oxymoron | expression in which 2 words that contradict each other are joined | 20 | |
| 4263301166 | paradox | apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth | 21 | |
| 4263303464 | personification | endowing non-human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics | 22 | |
| 4263305921 | polysyndeton | use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions that is necessary or natural | 23 | |
| 4263310734 | simile | comparison of 2 things using "like" or "as" or other specifically comparative words | 24 | |
| 4263314527 | syllogism | 3-part deductive argument in which a conclusion is based on a major premise & minor premise | 25 | |
| 4263316597 | synecdoche | using one part of an object ore represent entire object (i.e. all HANDS on deck - stands for entire person) | 26 | |
| 4263319175 | synesthesia | one or many sensory models become joined to one another (i.e. sound of blue - mixing sound & sight) | 27 | |
| 4263325753 | tone | attitude of AUTHOR - or perspective or attitude that author adopts with regards a specific character, places, or development | 28 | |
| 4263333107 | understatement | statement that says less than what is meant | 29 |