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Ap lit 33 terms

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TermDefinition
Assonance a poetic technique of rhyming vowel sounds
Alliteration the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Simile a type of figurative language that describes something by comparing it to something else with the words like or as
Metaphor a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
Allusion in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text
Mood the overall emotion and atmosphere the author intends the reader to feel while reading the book.
Tone the author's attitude toward a certain topic
Metonymy the use of a word or phrase, when you refer to something using the name of something else that it is closely related to
Synecdoche a literary device in which a part of something is substituted for the whole
Oxymoron a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Pun make a joke by exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
Paradox a statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true
Onomatopoeia a literary device in which a word is used to represent a sound
Satire the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Parody a lampoon or imitation with intentional exaggeration of a specific target or subject for comedic effect
Parallel Structure using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance
Rhetorical Question a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
Juxtaposition the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect.
characterization the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character
indirect characterization a type of literary device that reveals details about a character without stating them explicitly
direct characterization consists of the author telling the audience what a character is like
Tragedy an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
Diction the choice and use of words in writing or speech
Foil prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.
Understatement the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
Hyperbole extravagant exaggeration used to emphasize a point.
Points of view who is telling a story, or who is narrating it
Couplet two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
Quatrain a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.
Motif a repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story
Conceit a type of figurative language in which the writer establishes a comparison between two very different concepts or objects.
Personification a figure of speech that is used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human. It can also be used to personify an abstract quality.
Anthropomorphism the showing or treating of animals, gods, and objects as if they are human in appearance, character, or behavior
Apostrophe the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word
Verbal irony when a person says one thing but means the opposite
Situational irony when the opposite of what is expected happens
Dramatic irony when the audience knows something that characters do not
Created by: Sophia154
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