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Literary Terms
terms for test in AP Language/Composition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allegory | the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in additition to the literal meaning. |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds |
| allusion | a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known |
| ambiguity | the multiple meanings of a word, prase, sentence, or passage |
| antecendent | the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun |
| apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction |
| clause | a grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb- independent/main can stand alone, dependent/ subordinate cannot |
| colloquial | the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing |
| conceit | a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy b/t seemingly dissimilar objects |
| connotation | nonliteral, implied meaning |
| didactic | aims at teaching or instructing |
| generic conventions | traditions for each genre that define each genre |
| homily | any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual advice |
| invective | an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attach using strong, abusive language |
| verbal irony | the words literally state the opposite of the writer's true meaning |
| situational irony | events turn out the opposite of what was expected |
| dramatic irony | facts or events are unknown to the character but known the the reader |
| loose sentence | the main idea/independent clause comes first, followed by the dependent phrase |
| parody | a work that closely imitates the style or content of another work to either ridicule, distort, or exaggurate |
| pedantic | an adjective that describes the use of an overly scholarly tone |
| periodic sentence | a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end |
| predicate adjective | adjective(s) that follows a linking verb and modifies or describes the subject |
| predicate nominative | a noun(s) that renames the subject and follows a linking verb inside of the predicate |
| rhetoric | the principles governing the art of writing effectives, eloquently, and persuasively |
| rhetorical modes | describes the variety, the conventions, and the purposes of the major kinds of writing |
| semantics | the branch of linguistics that studies the meanings of words etc... |
| subject complement | the word or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by naming it (predicate nominative) or describing it (predicate adjective) |
| subordinate clause | contains both a subject and a verb but cannot stand alone |
| syllogism | a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises, one major and one minor, that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion |
| Metonymy | A figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggests. For example in a herd of fifty cows, the herd might be referred to as fifty head of cattle. The word "head" is the word representing the herd. |
| Soliloquy | In drama, a moment when a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud. In the line "To be, or not to be, that is the question:" |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech wherein a part of something represents the whole thing. |
| Ambiguity | A statement which can contain two or more meanings |
| anecdote | A very short tale told by a character in a literary work |
| anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines |
| Exposition | A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work, that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. |
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