a brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature. They imply reading and cultural experiences share by the reader and writer. Function: supplies an emotional or intellectual context.

the regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses

opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.

figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor so, yet) are intentionally left out in successive clauses

a verbal pattern ( a type of antithesis) in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first with the parts reversed.

a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.

a literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not how it would actually seem.

storytelling abut storytelling, or exploring the value of experience and memory and the difference between fiction and reality.

use of an aspect of something to represent the whole

the reader’s feelings about the subjects presented by the author

a statement that is apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really contains a possible truth. Sometimes the term is applied to a self-contradictory false proposition, or to describe an opinion/statement which is contrary to generally accepted ideas

Parallel Structure/Parallelism

The repetition of similar grammatical or syndatical patterns.

the position from which something is considered or evaluated

the vantage point from which a story is told

employing many conjunctions between clauses, often showing the tempo or rhythm

a reaction to Romanticism in which writers seek to find answers to society’s problems in the “here and now”

literature that emphasizes a specific geographical setting and makes use of the lifestyle of the people in that region.

using language for a purpose; usually to persuade

a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of changing or correcting the subject.

a figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare two things.

the writer’s attitude or feeling toward his/her topic.

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself.

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Lit Terms for AP

Question	Answer
Allusion	a brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature. They imply reading and cultural experiences share by the reader and writer. Function: supplies an emotional or intellectual context.
Anaphora	the regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
Antithesis	opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.
Asyndeton	figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor so, yet) are intentionally left out in successive clauses
Chiasmus	a verbal pattern ( a type of antithesis) in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first with the parts reversed.
Hyperbole	a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect.
Irony	a literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not how it would actually seem.
Metafiction	storytelling abut storytelling, or exploring the value of experience and memory and the difference between fiction and reality.
Metonymy	use of an aspect of something to represent the whole
Mood	the reader’s feelings about the subjects presented by the author
Paradox	a statement that is apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really contains a possible truth. Sometimes the term is applied to a self-contradictory false proposition, or to describe an opinion/statement which is contrary to generally accepted ideas
Parallel Structure/Parallelism	The repetition of similar grammatical or syndatical patterns.
Perspective	the position from which something is considered or evaluated
Point of View	the vantage point from which a story is told
Polysyndeton	employing many conjunctions between clauses, often showing the tempo or rhythm
Realism	a reaction to Romanticism in which writers seek to find answers to society’s problems in the “here and now”
Regionalism	literature that emphasizes a specific geographical setting and makes use of the lifestyle of the people in that region.
Rhetoric	using language for a purpose; usually to persuade
Satire	a literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of changing or correcting the subject.
Simile	a figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare two things.
Tone	the writer’s attitude or feeling toward his/her topic.
Metaphor	a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Allegory	a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself.

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