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Lit: Terms 1-25

Key terms for AP Lit from 1-25

TermDefinition
anaphora regular repetition of the same word at the beginning of successive clauses
anecdote a brief story
antagonist force opposing the protagonist
antithesis juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or paralleled words
apostrophe address to something inanimate
archetype types of characters identifiable in many ranges of literature
assonance repetition of similar vowel sounds
asyndeton style in which conjunctions are omitted
attitude sense expressed by tone or mood in a piece of writing
ballad narrative poem meant to be sung
ballad stanza common stanza form consisting of a quatrain (stanza of four lines) that alternates four-beat and three-beat lines
blank verse verse form that most resembles common speech
caesura pause in a line of verse, indicated by natural speech patterns and not specific metrical patterns
caricature depiction in which a character's characteristics are so exaggerated that they prove absurd
chiasmus order of terms in the second clause is reversed from the first clause
colloquial ordinary language / vernacular
conceit comparison of two things drawn out
connotation what is suggested by a word apart from what it explicitly describes
consonance repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants with a change in vowels (pitter-patter)
couplet two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter that together present a single idea
dactylic metrical pattern in which each foot consists of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
denotation direct and specific meaning (dictionary definition of a word)
allegory prose or poetic narrative in which every element has outer significance
alliteration repetition of similar sound in closely proximate stressed syllables
allusion a reference to a literary or historical event, person, or place
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