AP Literature Set 7 Flashcards
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| 7145924990 | onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. |  | 0 |
| 7145924991 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |  | 1 |
| 7145924992 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |  | 2 |
| 7145924993 | paradox | A contradiction or dilemma |  | 3 |
| 7145924994 | paraphrase | A restatement of a text or passage in your own words. |  | 4 |
| 7145924995 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |  | 5 |
| 7145924996 | plot | Sequence of events in a story |  | 6 |
| 7145924997 | point of view | The perspective from which a story is told |  | 7 |
| 7145924998 | omniscient point of view | The point of view where the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems - told in the 3rd person. |  | 8 |
| 7145924999 | third person limited point of view | narrator tells the story from only one character's pov |  | 9 |
| 7145925000 | first person point of view | a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself |  | 10 |
| 7145925001 | objective point of view | a narrator who is totally impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters or events. |  | 11 |