Autumn - AP flashcards

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A short, interesting story about a real incident or person.

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Anecdote -

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A poem or song lamenting the death of someone.

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Elegy

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Epitaph

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Brief inscription or piece of writing that commemorates or memorializes a person (often on a tombstone)

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A work of literature that depicts rural life in an idealized way.

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Pastoral

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A repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song (usually ballads, hymns)

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Refrain

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brief remark made by a character in a play, intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters on stage.

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An aside

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A character who contrasts with another character to highlight particular qualities of the other character.

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Foil

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placing two contrasting or seemingly contradictory elements, ideas, images, or characters side by side to draw attention to their differences or to create a striking effect

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Juxtaposition

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the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of several words in close proximity.

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Alliteration

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Assonance

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the repetition of vowel sounds within or at the end of words.