AP Lit Vocab List #4 (Fall)

apostrophe

(noun?) 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

(noun?) Repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of successive clauses/sentences

alliteration

(noun?) Similar sound used at the beginning of words that are close together

hyperbole

(noun?) Intentional exaggeration not to be taken literally

understatement

(noun?) An intentional representation of something as less important or intense than it actually is

vacillate

(verb?) To waver back and forth

fervor

(noun?) Intense and passionate feeling

illicit

(adjective?) Forbidden by laws, morals, or customs

repose

(verb?) Rest, relax

piety

(noun?) Religious devotion