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AP Lang Lit Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antithesis | involves a direct contrast of structurally paralleled word groupings, generally for the purpose of contrast |
| apostrophe | a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present |
| assonance | the repetition of accented vowel sounds in a series of words |
| consonance | the repetition of consonant within a series of words to produce a harmonious |
| verbal irony | the result of a statement saying one thing while meaning the opposite |
| dramatic irony | occurs when a character says or does something that has more or different meanings from what they think it means, thought the audience and/or other characters do understand the full ramifications of the speech or action |
| situational irony | when a situation turns out differently from what one would normally expect thought often the twist is oddly appropriate |
| prosody | the study of sounds and rhythm in poetry |
| synecdoche (metonymy) | a form of metaphor; apart of something is used to signify the whole; the name of one thing with which is closely associated |
| synethesia | sense mixing |
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