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AP Literature terms
Sectiopn 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dialogue | conversation between two or more characters; set off with quotation marks |
| diction | author's choice of words (simple, sophisticated, colloquial) |
| didactic verse | term for a poem that teaches, almost preaches; discusses "proper way to behave" |
| Dionysian | pertaining to the base side of man |
| drama | story performed by actors on a stage |
| dramatic irony | irony in which the character uses words which mean one thing to them but another to those who understand the situation better |
| dramatic monologue | poem that reveals a "soul in action" through the speech of one character in a dramatic situation |
| dystopia | opposite of a utopia; controlled world where pain exists instead of pleasure |
| elegy | lyrical poem about death; serious poem, usually meant to express grief |
| empathy | feelings of pity and understanding for a character |
| end rhyme | schematic rhyme that comes at the ends of lines of verse |
| end stop line | line of verse that carries over into next line without a pause |
| envelope method | begins and ends with same setting and/or narrator(s); middle is flashback |
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