AP Literature Group 3 Flashcards

7723939816	Inference	A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning	0
7723939817	Invective	an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language.	1
7723942074	Irony	a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens	2
7723942075	Juxtaposition	Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts	3
7723943865	Litotes	A form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; from the Greek meaning "simple" or "plain"	4
7723943866	Loose Sentence	one in which the main clause comes first, followed by further dependent grammatical units; creates an informal, relaxed, conversational style	5
7723945838	Metaphor	a comparison stating that one thing is another suggesting some sort of similarity	6
7723945839	Metonymy	from the Greek meaning "changed label" or "substitute name"; a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word	7
7723945840	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader; the emotional atmosphere of a work;	8
7723948032	Narrative	The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.	9
7723948033	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	10
7723948034	Oxymoron	It is a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect; from the Greek for "pointedly foolish"	11
7723952198	Paradox	a statement that seems contradictory or absurd, but is actually valid or true	12
7723955455	Parallelism	similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses; from the Greek roots meaning "beside one another"	13
7724346012	Verbal Irony	A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant; sarcasm	14
7724346013	Situational Irony	a contrast between what the audience and a character expect and what actually happens	15
7724349063	Dramatic Irony	When the audience knows something that the characters do not	16