AP terms review Feb 5

A reference in a literary work to a person/character, historical event,  text, etc

the omission of conjunctions in a sentence, designed to speed up the pace

an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.

recurring structures, contrasts, or devices that can help to develop the text’s major themes

A brief quotation which appears at the beginning of a literary work

a sentence is one in which the subject appears after the verb.

an element designed to distract the audience from the topic at hand

orm of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

a sentence that begins with a main clause and is followed by dependent clauses

A piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work

is the use of roundabout language to replace terms that are considered too blunt or unpleasant.

a very short story told by a character in a work

repetition at the end of phrases

when one uses a part to represent the whole

a combination of contradictory terms

a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality/essential meaning of something

terminology that relates to a specific activity, profession or group.

A literary work that imitates the style of another literary work.

The repetition of vowel sounds in a literary work, especially in a poem

A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman