AP Lit Flashcards

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Allegory

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A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions

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Allusion

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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Anaphora

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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Aphorism

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A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

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Assonance

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Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

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Ballad

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A type of narrative poem that tells a story and was originally meant to be sung or recited

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Bildungsroman

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A novel or story whose theme is the moral or psychological growth of the main character. A coming of age story

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Blank Verse

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Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

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Catharsis

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The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions

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Connotation

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An idea that is implied or suggested