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AP Literature terms
Section 17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| simile | a figure of speech which takes the form of a comparison between two unlike quantities |
| slang | expressions that are fleeting and may or may not be particular to a certain region or group |
| soliloquy | a long speech made by a character who is alone; reveals his-/her innermost thoughts and feelings |
| sonnet | divided into 3 quatrains and a final couplet; rhyme scheme is iambic pentameter (abab cdcd efef gg) |
| sound device | assonance, alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia |
| spondee | two stressed syllables |
| stanza | a related group of lines in a poem, equivalent to a paragraph in a prose |
| stanza forms | the names given to describe the number of line in a stanzaic unit |
| static character | a character who is the same sort of person at the end of a story she s/he was at the beginning |
| statistics of small numbers | a close relative of observational selection |
| stereotype | a characterization based on conscious or unconscious assumptions that one aspect determines what humans are like |
| stock character | stereotyped character; one whose nature is familiar from prototypes in previous fiction |
| stream of consciousness | narrative technique which presents thoughts as if they were coming directly from a character's mind |
| stress | saying certain syllables or words in a line with more emphasis or volume |
| structure | the planned framework for a piece of literature |
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