AP Literature and Composition 2 Flashcards

13424265740	Enjambment	continuation of a sentence from one line or couplet of a poem to the next line Ex: "Who took the khaki and the gun Instead of cap and gown." - (The Spires of Oxford)	0
13424278634	Epic	a poem that celebrates the achievements of heroes and heroines Ex: The Odyssey	1
13424286452	Falling Action	the part of plot structure after the climax is over	2
13424295422	Foreshadowing	to hint at or to present an indication of the future beforehand Ex:	3
13424303858	Hyperbole	Exaggerated statements Ex: I am so hungry right now that I can eat ten bowls of Pho	4
13424309016	In medias res...	in the middle of the action (refers to opening a story in the middle of the action) Ex:	5
13424328706	Litote	Emphasizing the object by conscious understatement Ex: Well, good job	6
13424341053	Metaphor	one thing pictured as if it were something else (suggesting likeness between objects without using "like" or "as") Ex: The towers over there are mountains that block the sun from reaching to us	7
13424352659	Meter	regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	8
13424369412	Ode	a lyric poem that shows seriousness. It praises and exalts a person, characteristic, quality, or object Ex:	9
13424391262	Onomatopoeia	words that capture sounds of what they describe Ex: Bum! Bam!	10
13424411391	Oxymoron	a figure of speech that combines contradictory elements Ex: jumbo shrimp	11
13424508805	Paradox	a statement which seems to be contradicted by might be true Ex: War on Poverty	12
13424518720	Parallel Structure	the use of similar forms for nouns, verbs, phrases, or thoughts Ex: Today, I went to school, played tennis, ate foods, studied	13
13424548314	Juxtaposition	placing two items to creates an effect, a different, reveals an attitude, or accomplishes some purpose of the writer Ex: Juxtapose spring water and lake water to compare the cleanness	14
13455141137	Metonymy	a figure of speech in which an attribute is used to name or designate something Ex: The pen is mightier than the sword	15