AP Literature Flashcards
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| 6301736984 | iamb | A metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one | 0 | |
| 6301752495 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea | 1 | |
| 6301766570 | synecdoche | A figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole, "All hands on deck" | 2 | |
| 6301775437 | allegory | A work that functions on a symbolic level | 3 | |
| 6301788599 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase | 4 | |
| 6301801435 | anaphora | repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning | 5 | |
| 6301804850 | assonance | repetition of vowel sounds | 6 | |
| 6301813347 | consonance | repetition of same consonant in words close together | 7 | |
| 6301818840 | denouement | final outcome of the story | 8 | |
| 6301827352 | epiphany | when a character receives a spiritual insight into they life | 9 | |
| 6301833021 | hamartia | tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall | 10 | |
| 6301837692 | paradox | A contradiction or dilemma | 11 | |
| 6301846440 | sonnet | 14 line poem | 12 | |
| 6301850277 | synesthesia | Describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound") | 13 | |
| 6301852716 | anapest | A metrical pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable | 14 | |
| 6301862232 | cacophony | Harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage of a literary work | 15 | |
| 6301877224 | deus ex machina | A character who untangles, resolves, or reveals the key plot of a work | 16 | |
| 6301885831 | enjambment | A technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza | 17 | |
| 6301892934 | euphony | The pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work | 18 | |
| 6301903097 | parable | A story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson | 19 |