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AP Literature Terms
AP Literature Terms
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12th Grade
05/02/2013

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Allusion
Definition
An indirect reference to another idea, person, place, event, artwork, etc. to enhance of the meaning of the work in which it appears.
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition of vowel sounds.
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Alliteration
Definition
Repetition of consonant sounds.
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Analogy
Definition
A comparison between two different items that an author may use to describe, define, explain, etc. by indicating their similarities.
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Antithesis
Definition
Two opposing ideas presented in a parallel manner.
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Apostrophe
Definition
A device or figure of speech that is most frequently found in poetry when a writer speaks directly to an abstract person, idea, or ideal.
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Anecdote
Definition
A little known story told for rhetorical effect
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Archetype
Definition
An iconic representation of a psychological type.
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Ballad
Definition
A poem written to tell a tale.
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Connotation
Definition
The emotional feel of a word.
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Caricature
Definition
An exaggerated representation of someone or something for a humorous effect.
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Diction
Definition
The conscious decision the author makes when choosing vocabulary to create an intended effect.
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Denotation
Definition
The literal definition of a word.
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Dramatic Monologue
Definition
A poem told from a first person point of view to an unseen audience.
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Epithet
Definition
An adjective or adjective phrase that an author uses to describe the perceived nature of a noun by accentuating one of its dominant characteristics.
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Epic
Definition
A literary work that relates tales of heroism.
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Emulation
Definition
Imitating a writer’s style or approach.
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Hyperbole
Definition
Exaggeration or overstatement to emphasize a point or to achieve a specific effect that can be serious, humorous, sarcastic, or even ironic.
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Juxtaposition
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Placing two or more concepts side by side.
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Lyric
Definition
A poem expressing emotional thoughts
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Metaphor
Definition
A direct comparison between two unlike things.
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Metonymy
Definition
A metaphor in which the actual subject is represented by an item with which it is closely associated.
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Meter
Definition
Rhythm; series of accented and unaccented syllables.
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Nemesis
Definition
Unrelenting matchless foe.
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Ode
Definition
Lengthy poem that addresses a lofty or exalted topic
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Onomatopoeia
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The word imitating the sound that is being made.
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Oxymoron
Definition
Figure of speech in which opposite ideas are combined.
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Parallelism
Definition
Grammatically similar constructions that create a sense of balance that allows the audience to compare and contrast the parallel subjects.
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Pastoral
Definition
Poetry that idealizes the simple lives of shepherds in a rural setting.
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Persona
Definition
The projected personality of the person telling the story.
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Parable
Definition
Story told to teach a moral lesson.
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Personification
Definition
Figure of speech in which a non-human thing is given human characteristics.
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Quatrain
Definition
A stanza with four lines.
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Rhetorical Question
Definition
A question to which one does not expect an answer.
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Simile
Definition
Figure of speech that uses the words like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things.
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Speaker
Definition
The voice of one who tells a story.
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Scansion
Definition
The act of analyzing rhythm and rhyme.
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Soliloquy
Definition
Thoughts expressed by a person who is alone.
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Sonnet
Definition
Lyric poem of fourteen lines, typically written in iambic pentameter and usually following strict patterns of stanza division and rhyme.
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Synecdoche
Definition
A metaphor that uses a part to represent the whole.
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Syntax
Definition
The grammatical structure of sentences.
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Understatement/litote
Definition
Language that makes something seem less important than it really is.
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