AP Lit vocab #4

Apostrophe

A situation in which a speaker directly address an object, idea, or a person who is dead/nonexistent/not present as if they could actually respond

anaphora

Repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of successive clauses/sentences

alliteration

Similar sound used at the beginning of words that are close together

hyperbole

Intentional exaggeration not to be taken literally

understatement

An intentional representation of something as less important or intense than it actually is

vacillate

To waver back and forth

fervor

Intense and passionate feeling

illicit

Forbidden by laws, morals, or customs

repose

Rest, relax

piety

Religious devotion