AP Literature Flashcards
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| 7976386429 | asyndenton | the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence. |  | 0 |
| 7976488797 | bildungsroman | a coming of age tale |  | 1 |
| 7976790391 | Blank verse | poetry written with regular metrical but un-rhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter. |  | 2 |
| 7976942888 | caesura | break between words within metrical foot |  | 3 |
| 7976961680 | jargon | special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand. |  | 4 |
| 7976968413 | juxtaposition | he fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. |  | 5 |
| 7976975690 | malapropism | use of incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound, resulting in a nonsensical sometimes humorous utterance. |  | 6 |
| 7977055980 | panegyric | public speech or text in praise of something |  | 7 |
| 7977152620 | polysyndeton | conjuctions used repeatedly |  | 8 |
| 7977170852 | ellipses | omission of speech or writing of words | 9 |