Duplicate of AP Literature & Composition Terms

A seemingly contradictory situation which is actually true.

When you say something and mean the opposite/something different.

a word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways

A recurring idea, symbol, theme in a piece of literature.

The ironic minimizing of fact, this presents something as less significant than it is.

Implied meaning rather than literal meaning of a word.

Describing something out of its place in time/history

A brief recounting of a relevant "story" as a way of developing a point or injecting humor.

a subtle distinction, variation, or quality of something

a moment of sudden revelation or insight

Ordinary or familiar type of conversation.

provides essential backstory for characters, plot, and other narrative elements.

narrative mode or method that depicts the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind" of a narrator

the opposite of a statement, concept, or idea

"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow." - TKAM

practice of beginning by plunging into the middle of a crucial situation that is part of a related chain of events

3 syllable foot consisting of an stressed syllable followed by unstressed.

Pair of rhyming lines written in the same meter.

the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her attitude(s) in a work of literature

Word choice, particularly as an element of style.

Vivid description that appeals to reader's five senses.

Statement delivered by actor that other actors probably don't hear

An extremely complicated extended metaphor

A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. Usually divided into 2 quatrains and a couplet.

A tragic flaw or error in judgement

I love sunrises, she sadly surmises

Combination of harsh unpleasant sounds which create effect of discordance.

Mrs. Dew playing a trick on her calculus class

speech of an individual character in front of others (at least one person) in a poem or play

Sentence that issues a command

A less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts.

Indirect eference to something outside of the text (history, etc) with which the reader is supposed to be familiar.

A word or group of words placed beside a noun or noun substitute to supplement its meaning (commas go around it)

Question not asked for information but for effect.

A bunch of revolutionary manumission abolitionists?Give me a position, show me where the ammunition is

When a 1st person narrator is exaggerating, lying, mentally inexperienced, psychotic

Sentence structure in literature (there's a reason sentences are structured certain ways!)

Jack grew potatoes, peanuts, and bored.

Making an implied comparison, not using “like,” as,” or other such words.

The central idea or message of a work. May be directly stated in nonfiction works; not fiction.

An extended metaphor two unlike things being consistently compared throughout a text

"Out, out, damned spot." - Lady Macbeth

Expression of an idea which gives more than one meaning, leaves uncertainty.

When the audience of a drama, movie, story knows something that the character doesn't.

Placing things side by side for the purposes of contrtast.

Involving circumstances in which actions have an opposite effect from what was intended.

A brief quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself, especially by a character in a play

Out of these choices, what's the most significant one to analyze in a poem?

Adjective/descriptive phrase expressing a characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

to conclude based upon logic and context

Choose a fiction where a character deceives others. Analyze the motives for the deception & how it contributes to MOWAAW

A comparison including extreme exaggeration

Addressing someone/thing, usually not present or unable to respond

A concrete object, actions, character...representing abstract ideas or emotions.

A character providing contrast of another character's qualities

When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story

an image or idea that recurs in a story, movie, etc.

Pause for effect in the middle of a poetry line

Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human

Poem written in a song-like stanza form

The literal, explicit meaning of a word, without its connotations.

character presented as a contrast to a 2nd character

The author employs insightful diction as well as juxtaposition to demonstrate how Moose views and reacts to the world.

Aristotle coined the idea with his belief that a good story should have the purpose of cleansing the audience’s emotions

The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words

Writer's attitude toward his subject matter revealed through diction, and organization.

The atmosphere created by the literature and accomplished through word choice, what the AUDIENCE feels