AP Literature Terms Flashcards

9869485572	metonymy	a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for something closely associated with (ex. the track for horse racing)	0
9869485573	synechdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning "Cleveland's baseball team")	1
9869485574	hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally (this backpack weighs a ton!)	2
9869487365	paradox	a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. "in a paradox, he has discovered that stepping back from his job has increased the rewards he gleans from it"	3
9869487366	oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction a phrase that combines normally contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp)	4
9869490140	situational irony	irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.	5
9869490141	verbal irony	Verbal Irony is when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.	6
9869490142	dramatic irony	irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.	7
9869490143	alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words	8
9869490144	assonance	in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible (e.g., penitence, reticence ). resemblance of sounds , repetition of vowel sounds	9
9869493064	onomatopoeia	the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).	10
9869493065	consonance	repetitive sounds produced by consonants (i.e pitter patter, or wish sharp cushion quash)	11
9869493066	rhythm	Rhythm is a literary device that demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables, particularly in verse form.	12
9869495576	rhyme scheme	Rhyme scheme is a poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza.	13
9869495577	internal rhyme	a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.	14
9869498601	slant or near rhyme	a type of rhyme formed by words with similar but not identical sounds.	15
9869498602	meter	a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats. It is also called a foot. Each foot has a certain number of syllables in it,	16
9869498603	iambic pentameter	a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.	17
9869498604	blank verse	verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter.	18
9869501826	free verse	poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.	19
9869501827	enjambment	the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza	20
9869504991	caesura	a break between words within a metrical foot.	21
9869504992	couplets	A couplet is a pair of successive lines of metre in poetry. A couplet usually consists of two successive lines that rhyme and have the same metre.	22
9869504993	ode	a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.	23
9869507756	ballad	a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.	24
9869507757	diction	Diction is word choice, or the style of speaking that a writer, speaker, or character uses. matches the audience	25
9869507758	allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.	26
9869507759	euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. ""downsizing" as a euphemism for cuts"	27
9869509460	apostrophe	an apostrophe is a term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem. The speaker could be addressing an abstract concept like love, a person (dead or alive), a place, or even a thing, like the sun or the sea or death.	28
9869509461	soliloquy	an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.	29
9869509462	monologue	extended speech by one person	30