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AP Literature Terms

TermDefinition
Alliteration the repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words
Diction word choice
apostrophe an address to an absent or imaginary person
stanza a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
theme a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
elegy a mournful poem
hyperbole extravagant exaggeration
irony incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
metaphor a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
simile a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things using helping words
paradox a statement that contradicts itself
symbol something visible that represents something invisible
allusion a reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
caesura a pause somewhere in the middle of a verse
conceit an extended metaphor that allows for the comparison of multiple qualities
enjambment the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
metonomy a figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else that is closely related
motif a phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
personification giving objects and animals human characteristics
speaker the narrator in a poem
synechdoche a part signifies the whole
stream of consciousness the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
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