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AP English 12: Literary Terms: Terms 181 to 210
AP English 12: Literary Terms: Terms 181 to 210
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12th Grade
04/17/2015
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Term
Inductive Reasoning
 Definition
Derive Principles From Facts
Term
Infer
 Definition
To draw a conclusion
Term
Internal Rhyme
 Definition
Rhyme within a line
Term
Invective
 Definition
Emotional Verbal Attack
Term
Inversion
 Definition
Verb before subject
Term
Inverted syntax
 Definition
Switching Word Order
Term
Ironic Mockery
 Definition
Damning with praise
Term
Irony
 Definition
Convey opposite of literal meaning
Term
Isocolon
 Definition
Parallel elements similar in length
Term
Jargon
 Definition
Specialized language
Term
Legend
 Definition
Handed down narrative
Term
Limerick
 Definition
Light verse consisting of five lines of regular rhyme
Term
Limited Narrative
 Definition
Restricted Narrator
Term
Literal
 Definition
Not Figurative
Term
Literary Ballads
 Definition
Composed and written
Term
Literary Elements
 Definition
All elements in story; plot, pov, etc
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Literary License
 Definition
Write Fiction - Break Rules
Term
Litotes
 Definition
Idea expressed by negating opposite
Term
Logos
 Definition
Appeals to Reason
Term
Loose Sentence
 Definition
Long sentence that starts with its main clause
Term
Lyric
 Definition
Poetry that has the quality of music
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Lyrical
 Definition
Songlike
Term
Malapropism
 Definition
Mistaken Substitution
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Maxim
 Definition
Concise statement
Term
Memoir
 Definition
Personal Account
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Meter
 Definition
Poetic Measure
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Metonymy
 Definition
Substitution for close association
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Mode of Discourse
 Definition
Way in which information is presented
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