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AP Lit Flashcards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Stanza | A group of related lines separated from the other lines in a poem, sometimes in a way that repeats a rhyme scheme |
| line breaks | a deliberate pause in a poem, it functions as a modifier or an amplifier of sense, syntax, sound, and rhythm |
| metaphor | a direct comparison or equivalence |
| tone | is the author's or narrator's attitude. It is shown through their choice of words |
| structure | the deliberate arrangement of a work's parts, events, and ideas to shape meaning and control the reader's experience |
| contrast | the literary technique of placing two or more opposing elements side by side to highlight their differences. |
| perspective | the lens through which a reader experiences the events, characters, and settings of a story based on a character's or narrator's unique mindset, values, and background |
| antithesis | a literary device that places two contrasting or opposing ideas side by side using a parallel grammatical structure to emphasize a point. |
| simile | a comparison using the word like or as |
| mood | the feeling that is created in the reader as a result of the tone or atmosphere in a work such as anger. |
| shift | a sudden or noticeable change in a piece of writing, such as a change in tone, mood, setting, or point of view. |
| verbal irony | when a character or narrator says one thing but means the exact opposite. |
| imagery | the creation of sensory images through words |
| connotation | the understood or implied meaning of a word as opposed to the literal meaning such as the word home which has more meaning than just where a person lives. |
| personification | attributing human qualities to a non-human or non-living object |
| symbolism | a literary device where writers use physical objects, colors, characters, or events to represent deeper, abstract ideas beyond their literal meaning. |
| juxtaposition | it is the placement of two or more things side by side, often in order to bring out their differences. |
| situational irony | an irony created when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to have occurred and what has actually occurred in the situation |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| hyperbole | saying more than what is meant; exaggeration |
| aliteration | a literary device where the same consonant sound repeats at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
| repetition | Repetition is a literary device where writers or speakers use the same words, phrases, sounds, or ideas multiple times to add emphasis, create rhythm, or build emotion. |
| dramatic irony | an irony created when the audience knows something a character does not know |
| enjambment | continuation of a thought or sentence onto a new line |
| allusion | a reference to an historical event, aspect of culture, character or content in a piece of literature, or other widely known type of information to convey a feeling, idea, or image; serves to convey information using few words |
| assonance | use of vowel sounds for rhyming |
| diction | the way words are written or spoken such an formal or informal |
| point of view | a story told from the viewpoint of the author of the story as a character in the story using the word I to tell the story; may be omniscient (all knowing) or limited (knows only information from that character’s perspective). |
| paradox | a seemingly self-contradictory statement or situation that, upon deeper inspection, reveals a profound hidden truth or insight |
| meter | the recurring pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in lines of poetry of specific length |
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