AP Literature Language & Sounds Flashcards
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| 10772156835 | alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words | 0 | |
| 10772163804 | assonance | repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in stressed syllables | 1 | |
| 10772176084 | cacophony | sound effect that uses harsh and displeasing sounds; opposite of euphony | 2 | |
| 10772182180 | connotation | the association developed by a word beyond its denotation or literal meaning | 3 | |
| 10772188918 | consonance | the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, usually in stressed syllables | 4 | |
| 10772201551 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 5 | |
| 10772201568 | diction | a speaker or author's word choice | 6 | |
| 10772206375 | euphony | soft, pleasing sounds. The opposite of cacophony. | 7 | |
| 10772211250 | metonymy | a figure of speech in one thing is represented by another that is commonly and often physically associated with it ("the pen [writing] is mightier than the sword [fighting]") | 8 | |
| 10772231685 | synesthesia | presentation of one sense experience in terms usually associated with another sensation( "a loud color" "a sweet sound") | 9 |