AP Lit & Comp Literary Terms 1st 9-Weeks 1-20 Def.

when several words in a row begin with the same consonant

• personification

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

Repetition of vowel sounds.

• Alliteration
• Euphemism
• Assonance
• Hyperbole

When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond

• apostrophe

• soliloquy

• aside

• assonance

when a character's dialogue is spoken to the audience but not heard by other actors on the stage

• aside

• alliteration

• mood

• parody

analogy—

• Exploration of a problem by investigating all sides of it

• Citation of information from people recognized for their special knowledge of a subject for the purpose of strengthening a speaker or writers arguments.

• Comparison between two things in which the more complex is explained in terms of the simpler: e.g. comparing a year-long profile of the stock index to a roller-coaster ride.

Allusion is defined as______

• Two lines working as a unit
• A reference to a famous  person, place, or event
• A form of wordplay with similar sounding sounds
• Words that involve one of the five senses

What is an anecdote?

• A long, wide river.

• A yellow submarine.

• A very long story.

• A short interesting story .

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

• antithesis

• disparage

• edict

• alleviate

A statement used to make a declaration or express a strong belief on a certain topic is called?

• Opinion

• Assertion

• Fact

• Affirmation

A break in the middle of the line caused by a full stop is called...

• a volta

• a caesura

• alliteration

• personification