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AP Literature terms

section 4

TermDefinition
comedy a work which strives to provoke smiles and laughter
comic relief something of humor interrupts an otherwise serious, often tragic, literary work; something that alleviates tension
complication part of the plot in which the entanglement caused by the conflict is developed
conceit extended metaphor
concrete poetry typeset layout of the poem suggests the topic
conflict struggle between opposing forces
connotation emotional implications a word may carry; implied meaning
consonance repetition of consonant sounds with differing vowel sounds
couplet pair of rhyming lines written in the same meter
crisis climax or turning point of a story or play
dactyl three syllable foot consisting of an accented syllable followed by unaccented syllables
denotation specific, exact meaning of a word; dictionary definition
denouement the resolution of a plot after the climax
deus ex machina unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly to resolve a situation or untangle the plot
dialect speech peculiar to a region
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