AP Literature Vocab: pg 6 Flashcards

8454182790	Hyperbole	overstatement	0
8454182791	Idyll	lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place	1
8454182792	Image	word or phrase representing that which can be seen	2
8454182793	In Medias Res	narrative that starts in the middle at a critical point	3
8454182794	Indirect Quotation	rendering of a quotation	4
8454182795	Invective	direct verbal assault	5
8454182796	Irony	expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated; implying ridicule or light sarcasm	6
8454182797	Kenning	the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities	7
8454182798	Lampoon	mocking, satirical assault	8
8454182799	Light Verse	variety of poetry meant to entertain	9
8454182800	Litotes	form of understatement used to achieve emphasis or intensity	10
8454182801	Loose Sentence	sentence that follows customary word order	11
8454182802	Lyric Poetry	personal, reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings	12
8454182803	Maxim	saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth	13
8454182804	Melodrama	literary form in which events are exaggerated	14
8454182805	Metaphor	figure of speech that compares unlike objects	15
8454182806	Metaphysical Poetry	uses elaborate conceits, highly intellectual, expresses complexities of love and life	16
8454182807	Meter	pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry	17
8454182808	Metonymy	figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else	18
8454182809	Middle English	language spoken in England between 1150-1500	19
8454182810	Mock Epic	parody of a traditional epic	20