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AP Lit Terms 11

TermDefinition
Abstract typically complex, discuses intangible qualities
Allegory a literary work where characters represent abstract ideas
Apostrophe address to an absent or imaginary person
Black Humor the use of disturbing themes in comedy
Caricature drawing or imitation that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities
Catharsis an emotional cleansing that brings relief or renewal
Connotation the implied meaning of a word
Epitaph a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
Farce a comedy that contains an extravagant disregard of seriousness
Gothic Novel a novel where supernatural horrors and unknown terrors pervades the action
Hyperbole a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion
Interior Monologue a narrative technique recording a character's internal flow of thoughts
Lampoon ridicule with satire
Metaphor a figure of speech comparing two unlike things without like or as
Paradox a statement that seems self-contradictory or absurd by actually expresses a possible truth
Pathos a quality that arouses emotions
Subjectivity a personal presentation of events and characters
Thesis the primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Zeugma when a word is used with two adjacent words in the same construction, only making sense with one of them
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