AP Literature Flashcards

4825988433	Alliteration	Use for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group	0
4825988434	Allusion	A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work.	1
4825988435	Diction	An author's choice of words; diction affects the speaker's tone	2
4825988436	Imagery	A device in which the poet or author uses words and phrases to create "mental images" for the reader	3
4825988437	Metaphor	A type of figurative language in which one thing is applied to a different kinds of a object	4
4825988438	Onomatopoeia	A device in which the sound of word echoes of imitates the sound it represents.	5
4825988439	Simile	A type of figurative language in which one thing is compared to a different kind of object, concept, or experience using like, as, resembles, than.	6
4825988440	Symbol	An object or action in a literary work that means more than of itself, that stands for something beyond itself; a metaphor, especially an extended one that runs throughout an entire poem, for example, can be symbolic.	7
4825988441	Personification	A type of metaphor in which an abstract concept, animal or inanimate object is treated as though it has human qualities	8
4825988442	Tone	The author's attitude about his/her subject or theme	9