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AP Lit Terms 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anthropomorphism | attribution of human characteristics to animals |
| Assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| Elegy | a formal poem presenting a meditation on death |
| Euphemism | a mild or indirect term, substituting for a harsh or blunt one |
| Epitaph | a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone |
| Free Verse | unrhymed verse without consistent metrical pattern |
| Lyric | relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion |
| Nemesis | the protagonist’s arch enemy |
| Objectivity | an impersonal presentation of events or characters |
| Parable | a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson |
| Pathos | a quality that arouses emotions |
| Satire | a literary work criticizing human vices through humor |
| Subjunctive Mood | grammatical situation involving “if” or “were” |
| Stock Characters | standard or cliched character types |
| Symbolism | a literary device where an object represents an idea |
| Truism | an obvious truth |
| Canto | a major division in a long poem |
| Connotation | the associative meaning of a word |
| Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds |
| Dramatic Monologue | when a single speaker says something to a silent audience |