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AP Literature terms
Section 18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| style | writer's way of expressing him/herself |
| subtext | term denoting what a character means by what s/he says when there is a disparity between diction and intended meaning |
| syllogism | the underlying structure of deductive reasoning, having a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion based on logic |
| symbol | anything that stands for or represents anything else |
| symbolism | using an image to represent an idea |
| synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole or the whole for a part |
| synesthesia | the perception or description of one kind of sense impression in words used to describe a different sense |
| syntax | the arrangement of words in a sentence; the grammar of a sentence |
| tetrameter | poetic line with 4 metrical feet |
| tercet | a three line stanza |
| Theater of the Absurd | play written to show the absurdity of life by having absurd situations |
| theme | an ingredient of a literary work which gives the work unity |
| third-person narration | not a character in the story; refer's to story's characters as "he" or "she"; does not reveal thoughts |
| limited (partial omniscient) narrator | can tell what only one person is thinking or feeling |
| omniscient narrator | can tell what all characters are thinking and feeling |
| tone | expresses the author's attitude toward his or her subject |
| tragedy | depicts the downfall or destruction of a character |
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