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AP Comp and Lit- Literary terms
English Literary terms
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12th Grade
09/23/2013

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Allusion
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A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical.
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Denotation
Definition
Literal meaning of a word
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Diction
Definition
Having to do with word choices made by a writer
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Tone
Definition
Attitude of a write, usually implied, toward the subject or audience
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Colloquialism
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Informal words or expressions not usually accepted in formal writing
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Euphemism
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An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
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Oxymoron
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An expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined
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Personification
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Endowing non-human objects or creatures with qualities or characteristics
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Anaphora
Definition
Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of constructive lines or sentences
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Invective
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An intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
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Paradox
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Am apparently contradictory statement which contains some truth
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Parody
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Humorous imitation of a serious work
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Aphorism
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A concise statement
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Hyperbole
Definition
Intentional exaggeration to create an effect
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Apostrophe
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The act of directly speaking to an absent or imaginary, or to some abstraction
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Metonymy
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Substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it
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Didactic
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Something, which has its primary purpose to teach or instruct
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Genre
Definition
Category or type of literature
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Used for the imitation of natural sounds
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Litotes
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A type of understatement in which something affirmative is expressed by negating opposite
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Symbol
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Something used to represent something else
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Analogy
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A comparison between two different things
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Syntax
Definition
How a writer makes a sentence
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Connotation
Definition
Implied or associative meaning of a word
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