AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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| 7874077955 | Allusion | reference to another work | 0 | |
| 7874082093 | Analogy | Comparison of two similar things | 1 | |
| 7874090120 | Anaphora | Repetition of words or phrases at beginning of consecutive sentences | 2 | |
| 7874096179 | Anecdote | Brief narrative that focuses on specific event | 3 | |
| 7874105329 | Chiasmus | Statement of two parallel parts, with the second being structurally reversed | 4 | |
| 7874111506 | Diction | word choice | 5 | |
| 7874114917 | Euphemism | Indirect and less offensive way of saying something unpleasant | 6 | |
| 7874118953 | Hyperbole | Intentional exaggeration | 7 | |
| 7874125028 | Irony | Use of words to convey opposite of literal/expected meaning | 8 | |
| 7874132981 | Litotes | Understatement where an idea is expressed by negating its opposite (describing a horrific scene: it was not a pretty picture) | 9 | |
| 7874148507 | Metonymy | Substituting the name of one object for the name of a similar one (the pen is mightier than the sword- writing vs war) | 10 | |
| 7874161607 | Paradox | Contradictory statement that conveys some truth | 11 | |
| 7874164168 | Syllepsis | One word is used in two different senses (after he threw the ball, he threw a fit) | 12 | |
| 7874174580 | Synecdoche | Using one part of an object to represent the whole thing (referring to a car as "my wheels") | 13 | |
| 7874184052 | Syntax | the manner in which words are arranged in a sentence | 14 |