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Ap Lit terms 31-40
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Onomatopoeia | The use of words whose sounds reinforce their meaning. Ex: Pop, splash, pitter patter |
| Oxymoron | Figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradict terms together. Ex: Pretty ugly, stupid smart, awfully good |
| Paradox | Statement that appears contradictory but has some truth. Ex: Less is more, do the thing you think you can't can't do. |
| Periodic | Sentence that contains the main or independent clause at the end of the sentence. doesn't make sense until the end. Ex: In the light of the moon, on the desolate plains, howled the wolves in spite of heavy snow and cold temperatures, the game continued. |
| Polysyndeton | The use of many conjunctions in close succession. Ex: We have ships and men and money and stores of food. |
| Slant Rhyme | A type of rhyme in which two words located at the end of a line in poetry; similar but not identical. Ex: The sunlight slanted down through the leaves, and the branches of the trees. |
| Syllepsis | One word is placed in the same grammatical relationship to two words but n quite different senses. Ex: She exercises to keep healthy and I do to lose weight |
| Synecdoche | The use of a part to signify the whole. Ex: I got a new set of wheels, can you lend me your ears |
| Synesthesia | When one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. Ex: Taste the pain, she painted her room in loud colors |
| Tone | Describes the authors attitude towards the subject matter. Ex: Playful, humorous, serious, formal, somber |
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