AP Literature Vocabulary (week 1) Flashcards

14948515535	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	0
14948519038	Apostrophe	A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.	1
14948526908	Chiasmus	a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases	2
14948531952	Dilemma	a difficult or perplexing situation or problem	3
14948548967	Euphony	pleasant, harmonious sound	4
14948553646	Idiom	an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up	5
14948562013	Meiosis	A trope (a figurative or metaphorical use of word of expression) using comic, ironic, or sarcastic affect	6
14948695611	Parody	A work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule.	7
14948698753	Pun	A play on words	8
14948701252	Tone	The feeling you get from language	9