AP Literature Vocabulary #2 Flashcards

5933296686	Rhetorical Strategy	uses words in a certain way to convey meaning or to persuade	0
5933296687	Satire	the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.	1
5933296688	Omniscient point of view	is a perspective that a writer or narrator can take when writing fiction	2
5933296689	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	3
5933296690	Resources of language	a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading him or her towards considering a topi	4
5933296691	Apostrophe	a literary device is when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party.	5
5933296692	Assonance	repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words, usually in poetry.	6
5933296693	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one//symbol	7
5933296694	Accent	a distinct emphasis given to a syllable or word in speech by stress or pitch.	8
5933296695	Blank verse	verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.	9
5933296696	Cacophony	a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.	10
5933296697	Catharsis	the release of emotions such as pity, sadness, and fear through witnessing art.	11
5933296698	Classicism	the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.	12
5933296699	Colloquialism	a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation. The use of ordinary or familiar words or phrases.	13
5933296700	Conceit	a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor.	14
5933296701	Consonance	repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase.	15
5933296702	End rhyme	when a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same	16
5933296703	Epic	a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.	17
5933296704	Epigram	a short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending.	18
5933296705	Euphony	is the use of beautiful, melodious-sounding words	19