AP lit/lang terms
AP lit/lang terms
AP lit/lang terms
AP Lit/lang terms
AP lit/lang terms
100
Having multiple meanings.
What is ambiguity?
100
A brief recounting of a relevant episode, usually to inject humor or make a point.
What is an anecdote?
100
The literal definition of a word.
What is denotation?
100
The way of speaking characteristic of a particular region.
What is dialect?
100
unrhymed iambic pentameter verse.
What is blank verse?
200
A brief story that teaches a lesson, usually with animal characters.
What is a fable?
200
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for effect.
What is hyperbole?
200
The use of vivid and sensory language to represent objects, actions, ideas.
What is imagery?
200
The reversal of the normal order of words for effect.
What is inversion?
200
A timeless pattern that appears across cultures and times.
What is an archetype?
300
Rhetorical appeal based on reasoning and logic.
What is logos?
300
A sentence type in which the most important idea is expressed first, with dependent clauses following.
What is a loose sentence?
300
The framing of words, phrases or clauses to provide structural similarity and balance.
What is parallelism?
300
The close imitation of style of something particular, usually exaggerating for comedic effect.
What is a parody?
300
A style of writing that conveys the inner workings of a character's mind.
What is stream of consciousness?
400
The author's attitude towards his or her subject.
What is tone?
400
An appeal that arouses emotions.
What is pathos?
400
A comparison between things for the sake of argument.
What is analogy?
400
The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses: "I came, I saw, I conquered."
What is anaphora?
400
The opposite of something, may be a contrast within parallel phrases:"Many are called but few are chosen."
What is antithesis?
500
A truth that embraces opposites: light is a particle and a wave.
What is a paradox?
500
A sentence in which critical meaning comes only at the end. The important information is preceded by dependent phrases or clauses.
What is a periodic sentence?
500
A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.
What is understatement?
500
The reversal of grammatical order from one phrase to the next, indicating an opposite in meaning: judge not, lest you be judged.
What is chiasmus?
500
An expression that has two meanings, one of which is usually risque.
What is double-entendre?
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