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ap lit terms mhhsw
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| evocation | the summoning of a memory or spirit |
| antimetabole | the repetition of a word or group of words in successive clauses, in reverse grammatical order |
| asyndeton | the omission of conjuctions |
| epanalepsis | the repetition of a word or phrase at both the beginning and end of a line |
| epistrophe | the repetition at the end of successive sentences or lines of the last line |
| polypton | the repetition of a word in a different form |
| polysyndeton | beginning the sentence with "and" |
| circular reasoning | using the premise of an argument as evidence for the argument |
| inversion | the change in the natural word order in a sentence |
| allegory | characters, settings and events stand for abstract or moral ideas |
| ambiguity | an element of uncertainty in a text that can be interpreted differently |
| pathetic fallacy | figure of speech that attributes human emotions to inanimate objects |
| repartee | a witty response or exchange |
| scansion | the analysis of meter in lines of poetry |
| self effacement | the act of making oneself inconspicuous, modest and sometimes false |
| synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole |
| synesthesia | the juxtaposition of one sensory detail with an image that appeals to an unrelated sense |
| trochee | a metrical foot made up of an accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable |
| volta | the change of thought/feeling between the octave and the sestet |
| zeugma | an adjective or verb is syntactically related to more than 1 other word in the sentence but in different ways |
| ad hominem argument | a faulty argument that attacks the character of a person and makes a claim other than the claim itself |
| apotheosis | a model/ideal example |
| conventional viewpoints | the agreed upon positions from which topics are generally considered |
| equivocation | the use of vague or ambiguous language |
| syllogism | a logical statement consisting of a conclusion formed from 2 or more premises |
| anadiplosis | the repetition of the last word or phrase of a clause, sentence or line at the beginning of the next |
| invective | abusive or condemnatory speech or writing |
| analogy | a comparison made between 2 things to show their similarities or clarify the meaning of a statement |
| antithesis | figure of speech using contrasting words, ideas or sentences |
| aphorism | statement that makes a wise observation about life |
| apostrophe | speech which directly addresses a dead person etc. as if it could respond |
| assonance | the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds |
| bathos | overdone attempt to invoke pity or compassion; creates a comic effect |
| cacophony | harsh combination of sounds |
| caesura | a pause or break within a line of poetry |
| chiasmus | parallelism in which the order of words in the first part is reversed in the second part |
| conceit | 2 types - petrarchan and metaphysical; they include metaphors, similes, hyperboles, and/or analogy |
| colloquial | words, phrases or sentences that reflect informal conversation |
| denouement | the resolution |
| deus ex machina | an unexpected event that appears and resolves a seemingly irresolvable problem |
| passitivity | submissiveness or acting under the control of an outside force |
| in medias res | starting a story in the middle; using a flashback to tell what happened earlier |
| dirge | a song of grief or lament |
| maxim | a brief direct statement that expresses a basic rule of human conduct or general truth about human behavior |
| enjambment | in poetry, the continuation of a sentence from one line to the next |
| epigram | a short clever statement |
| euphony | a pleasant combination of sounds |
| metonymy | a figure of speech in which a noun is referred to by something closely associated with it |
| litotes | using understatement to create an effect; making an affirmative statement by negating its opposite |
| duality | the idea that human beings have 2 forms; physical and spiritual |
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