Ap literature w3 Flashcards

8825067626	Alliteration	Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of word	0
8825067627	Analogy	A comparison made between two items, situations, or ideas that are somewhat alike but unlike in most respects	1
8825086635	Metonymy	a figure of speech in which a specific term naming an object is substituted for another word with which it is closely associated	2
8825098149	synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole	3
8825107365	connotation	the emotional associations surrounding a word, as opposed to its literal meaning or denotation	4
8825113406	allusion	a brief reference to a person, event, or place in history, or to a work of art/literature	5
8825120798	euphemism	using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing or painful one	6
8825129683	paradox	a statement, often metaphorical, that seems to be self-contradictory but which has valid meaning	7
8825138583	climax	as a term of dramatic structure, the decisive or turning point in a story or play when the action changes courses and, as a result, begins to resolve itself	8
8825156559	conflict	the struggle between two opposing forces (man v man, man v nature, man v sekf, man v society)	9
8825167567	denotation	the strict, literal meaning of a word	10
8825173680	metaphor	a figure of speech involving an implied comparison	11