A prose/poetic narrative in which characters, behaviors, & setting have many lvls of meaning. Often a universal symbol /personified abstraction (Death as grim reaper + scythe) like Bible’s Prodigal Son, representing those who leave folks and then returns.

The sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually heard in closely proximate stressed syllables. A common American children's alliteration is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

A reference to a literary/historical event, person, or place. One with a burden may call it an albatross-alluding Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" wherein someone’s punished for a crime to nature by having to wear one on his neck till he repents.

A metrical foot in poetry that consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed. Anapestic meter is in "The Night before Christmas": "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house/ Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse."

The regular repetition of the same word/phrase at the beginning of successive phrases/clauses.This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,This other Eden, demi-paradise,This fortress built by nature…

A brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature. For example, Chaucer's entire Canterbury Tales is a collection of anecdotes related by the Pilgrims on their journey.

Any force that is in opposition to the main character, or protagonist. For example, Pap is antagonist to Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and the environment is an antagonist in Jack London's "To Build A Fire."

Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced/parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas. Solitude has opposites:Laugh, & the world laughs with you;Weep, & you will weep alone,Rejoice, & men will seek you;Grieve, & they turn & go,

An address/invocation to something inanimate. For ex: a man yelling at a car, "O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie..." & "O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being...." "To a Skylark" says "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!" to a bird.

Recurrent designs, patterns of action, character types, themes, or images which are identifiable in a wide range of literature; for ex, the femme fatale, that female character who is the one responsible for the downfall of a significant male character.

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ENGLIT AP TEST VOCAB

literary devices

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Allegory	A prose/poetic narrative in which characters, behaviors, & setting have many lvls of meaning. Often a universal symbol /personified abstraction (Death as grim reaper + scythe) like Bible’s Prodigal Son, representing those who leave folks and then returns.
Alliteration	The sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually heard in closely proximate stressed syllables. A common American children's alliteration is "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Allusion	A reference to a literary/historical event, person, or place. One with a burden may call it an albatross-alluding Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" wherein someone’s punished for a crime to nature by having to wear one on his neck till he repents.
Anapestic	A metrical foot in poetry that consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed. Anapestic meter is in "The Night before Christmas": "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house/ Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse."
Anapestic	A metrical foot in poetry that consists of two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed. Anapestic meter is in "The Night before Christmas": "Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house/ Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse."
Anaphora	The regular repetition of the same word/phrase at the beginning of successive phrases/clauses.This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle,This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,This other Eden, demi-paradise,This fortress built by nature…
Anecdote	A brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature. For example, Chaucer's entire Canterbury Tales is a collection of anecdotes related by the Pilgrims on their journey.
Antagonist	Any force that is in opposition to the main character, or protagonist. For example, Pap is antagonist to Huck in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and the environment is an antagonist in Jack London's "To Build A Fire."
Antithesis	Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced/parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas. Solitude has opposites:Laugh, & the world laughs with you;Weep, & you will weep alone,Rejoice, & men will seek you;Grieve, & they turn & go,
Apostrophe	An address/invocation to something inanimate. For ex: a man yelling at a car, "O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie..." & "O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being...." "To a Skylark" says "Hail to thee, blithe spirit!" to a bird.
Archetype	Recurrent designs, patterns of action, character types, themes, or images which are identifiable in a wide range of literature; for ex, the femme fatale, that female character who is the one responsible for the downfall of a significant male character.

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