AP Literature Terms Flashcards
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| 7740681982 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory or absurd, but is actually valid or true "This is the beginning of the end" | 0 | |
| 7740741770 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. "A fine mess" "Cruel kindness" | 1 | |
| 7740760323 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 2 | |
| 7740770044 | syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. | 3 | |
| 7740777664 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 4 | |
| 7740793549 | denotation | The dictionary definition of a word | 5 | |
| 7740796380 | enjambment | The continuation of reading one line of a poem to the next with no pause, a run-on line. | 6 | |
| 7740799420 | Allusion | indirect reference "I was surprised his nose didn't grow like Pinocchio's" | 7 | |
| 7740822009 | Iambic Pentameter | A line of poetry that contains five iambic feet | 8 | |
| 7740826728 | assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds "try to light the fire" | 9 | |
| 7740852693 | alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds "Come and Clean your Closet" | 10 | |
| 7740858128 | connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 11 | |
| 7740879677 | personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea "lightning danced across the sky" | 12 | |
| 7740888637 | metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. "She is fishing in troubled waters" | 13 |