AP Literature - Vocab List 6 Flashcards

13607769171	Allegory	A fig. of speech that can be employed in prose that tells a story with the intent to teach; a narrative that involves characters and events that start for a certain thing	0
13607769172	Conceit	A fig. of speech that links two very different things together with metaphors or similes	1
13607771185	Apostrophe	A fig. of speech that is present when a character/speaker directly talks to someone who is dead or not present	2
13607771186	Aphorism	A statement of truth or opinion that is expressed in a concise and witty manner; brief and cleverly worded	3
13607773935	Euphemism	Downsizing something bad; polite, indirect comment that replaces an impolite phrase that suggests something unpleasant	4
13607773936	Homily	A sermon/speech that a religious person gives to offer moral correction	5
13607773937	Colloquialism	Use of informal words, phrases, or slang	6
13607776714	Pedantic	Someone concerned with precision, formalism, and accuracy; likes showing off their knowledge	7
13607776715	Figurative Language	Writing not meant to be taken literally; includes such things as similes, metaphors, allusions, etc.	8
13607779078	Metonymy	A fig. of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated	9
13607779079	Villanelle	A dance song with pastoral themes and has a total of 19 lines; five tercets (first 15 lines), a quatrain (last four lines), and a couplet at the end of the quatrain	10
13607780873	Antithesis	Opposite; an opposite opinion, concept, or characteristic	11
13607780874	in media res	starting in the middle of a story	12
13607785926	Cacophony	The use of words with sharp, harsh, hissing, and unmelodious sounds (consonants)	13
13607785927	Euphony	The use of words and phrases that include melody or loveliness in the sounds created; pleasing and soothing	14
13607787938	Understatement	Making things seem less important than they really are	15