AP Literature Terms for exam review

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a reference to something famous

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allusion

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compare 2 unlike objects using 'like' or 'as'

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simile

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repetition at the beginning of sentences

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anaphora

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a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables

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spondee

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sonnet that has octave/ABBA ABBA, and sestet/CDE CDE

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Petrarchian

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a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis

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hyperbole

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a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

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metaphor

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the use of contradictory terms in conjunction

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oxymoron

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the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of closely placed words

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alliteration

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a literary device that gives human qualities to non-human things

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personification