AP Literature Review Terms Flashcards
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| 8454919929 | alliteration | beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words |  | 0 |
| 8454919931 | anaphora | repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning |  | 1 |
| 8454919933 | apostrophe | figure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character |  | 2 |
| 8454919935 | aside | when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage |  | 3 |
| 8454919976 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality |  | 4 |
| 8454919992 | paradox | A contradiction or dilemma |  | 5 |
| 8454920007 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. |  | 6 |
| 8454920026 | understandment | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis |  | 7 |
| 8454990612 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person | 8 | |
| 8454993191 | Auditory Imagery | a form of mental imagery that is used to organize and analyze sounds when there is no external auditory stimulus present | 9 | |
| 8454993192 | Digression | a temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. | 10 | |
| 8454996758 | Enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza | 11 | |
| 8454996759 | Epilogue | a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened. | 12 | |
| 8454998615 | Extended Metaphor | also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is when an author exploits a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked tenors, vehicles, and grounds throughout a poem or story | 13 | |
| 8454998616 | Lament | a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. | 14 | |
| 8454998617 | Narrative | a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. | 15 | |
| 8455000648 | Refrain | stop oneself from doing something. | 16 | |
| 8455000649 | Rhyming Couplets | two lines of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought | 17 | |
| 8455000650 | Summons | an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it. | 18 | |
| 8455002891 | Tetrameter | a verse of four measures. | 19 | |
| 8455002892 | Variable Rythm | 20 | ||
| 8455014728 | Visual Imagery | a memory technique that involves constructing mental images when learning new information in order to be able to better recall the information later. | 21 |