AP English Words #3

The interpretation or analysis of a text

In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem

The portion of discourse that wanders or departs from the main subject or topic

A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term

Having an instructive purpose; intending to convey information or teach a lesson

A series of comparisons between two unlike objects

A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of prose or poetry

A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character

Background information that leads to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of an essay

The resolution that occurs at the end of a narrative or drama, real or imagined

The choice of words in oral and written discourse

A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero

As distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual pleasure seeking impulses

A factual piece of writing that reveals weakness, faults, frailties, or other shortcomings

Graphic, exact, and accurate presentation of the characteristics of a person, place, or thing

A feeling of association or identification with an object or person

A poem selection that laments on the passing or death of someone or something of value

Pleasing, harmonious sounds

Reasoning by which specific conclusions and theorems are drawn from general principles

And adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing

A term for the title character of a work of literature

A concise but ingenious, witty and thoughtful statement

Three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation

The dictionary definition of a word

A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words