AP Lit Terms 1-15

What term describes a narrative in which characters, action, and sometimes setting represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning of the story?

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?

What is a comparison made between two items, situations, or ideas that are somewhat alike but unlike in most respects called?

What figure of repetition occurs when the first word or set of words in one sentence is repeated at the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases?

What is a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea?

What is the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in stressed syllables or words called?

What is a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea?

What term describes a character, an action, or situation that represents common patterns of human life and can have a common meaning across cultures?

In drama, what term refers to a few words or a short passage spoken by one character to the audience while the other actors on stage pretend they cannot hear?

What is the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in stressed syllables or words called?