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AP Lit Vocab
85 vocabulary words to help study for the AP exam.
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Literature
12th Grade
05/01/2011

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allegory
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complete narrative whose theme applies to parallel sets of situations
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alliteration
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repetition of identical consonant sounds in close proximity
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allusion
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references and quotations made in reference to outside sources
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anapest
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3 syllable foot consisting of light light heavy
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antagonist
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person or general set of circumstances opposing the protagonist
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apostrophe
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addressing of an issue to someone that is not present
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assonance
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repetition of similar vowel sounds in words that are in close proximity
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aside
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a speech delivered by a character that is usually satirical
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ballad
Definition
a narrative poem
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed iambic pentameter
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cacophony
Definition
harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage of a literary work
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caesura
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A break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation and used to emphasize meaning
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character
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an extended verbal representation of a human being
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climax
Definition
the high point of conflict and tension that precedes the resolution
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conflict
Definition
opposition between two or more characters
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consonance
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repetition of similar consonant sounds within words that are in close proximity
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connotation
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the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning
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couplet
Definition
two lines that may be unified by rhyme or in biblical poetry, content.
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dactyl
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a three syllable foot consisting of heavy light light
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denotation
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the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
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denouement
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the final stage of plot development, also known as the resolution
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diction
Definition
word choice, types of words, and level of language
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dramatic monologue
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a type of poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listener
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elegy
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a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead
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enjambment
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a technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza
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epigram
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a brief witty poem
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epitaph
Definition
lines that commemorate the dead at their burial place
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euphony
Definition
when sounds blend harmoniously
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exposition
Definition
background information provided in a literary work.
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fable
Definition
a symbolic story that usually employs animals as characters
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figurative language
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body of literary devices that allows the writer to operate on a non literal level
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flashback
Definition
detailed reference to past events
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foot
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the basic rhythmic unit of a line of poetry
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foreshadowing
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an event or statement in a narrative that suggests a larger event will happen later
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form
Definition
the shape or structure of a literary work
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free verse
Definition
poetry written with out a regular rhyme scheme or metric pattern
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hyperbole
Definition
exaggeration or deliberate over statement
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iambic
Definition
metrical foot consisting of an unaccented symbol followed by an accented one
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image
Definition
a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion
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imagery
Definition
the overall effect of related sensory images
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