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ap lit terms 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. |
| Ballad | Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form. |
| Foot | the basic unit of rhythmic measurement in a line of poetry |
| Epic | a long narrative poem written in elevated style which present the adventures of characters of high position and episodes that are important to the history of a race or nation |
| Simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') |
| Travesty | a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation |
| Abstract | (in writing) this is typically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points. |
| Gothic Novel | a novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action |
| Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot |
| Euphony | any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds |
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