AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 9641451677 | Denotation | Dictionary definition | 0 | |
| 9641453081 | Denuement | The resolution at the end or a play/work of fiction | 1 | |
| 9641456007 | Dramatic Irony | When the audience/reader knows more information than the character does | 2 | |
| 9641458742 | Diction | Choice of words | 3 | |
| 9641460288 | Elegy | Poem/selection that focuses on death | 4 | |
| 9641461987 | Ellipsis | 3 periods (...) | 5 | |
| 9641463593 | Elliptical Construction | Deliberate omission of words | 6 | |
| 9641465491 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration | 7 | |
| 9641466951 | Idyll | Poem/passage about an ideal lfe or passage | 8 | |
| 9641469926 | Indirect Quotation | Not stating to actual words | 9 | |
| 9641473256 | Irony | Intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; sarcasm | 10 | |
| 9641480424 | Lampoon | Mocking, Satirical assault on a person / situation | 11 | |
| 9641485799 | Light Verse | Meant to entertain / amuse, sometime satirical thrust | 12 | |
| 9641490687 | Litotes | Form of understatement where negative is used to achieve emphasis | 13 |