Fall Final AP Lit vocab

Apostrophe

Apostrophe

A poetic phrase or speech made by a character that is addressed to a subject that is not literary present in the literary work.

Designed to direct readers attention to the subject being addressed to express internal thoughts, etc.

“Love, who needs you?”

“Cmon, Phone, give me a ring”

Dramatic Irony

Audience know more about a situation then characters do.

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statement

“I’m so hungry, I can eat a horse”

Imagery

Envokes sensory experience, sight, taste, touch, smell, sound

Irony

Contradictory statement or situation reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.

Paradox

Statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but makes sense

“The more you give, the more you get”

Parallelism

Repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking

Synecdoche

A part of something is used to signify the whole or vice versa

“All hands on deck”

Animosity

Strong hostility or dislike

Antipathy

A deep seated feeling of dislike; aversion

Apathetic

Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

Audacious

Bold, daring, or fearless, showing a willingness to take ALL(reckless) risks

Bilious

Bad tempered, irritable OR associated with vomiting, nausea

Didactic

intended to teach, often with moral lesson, instructive

Embittered

Made bitter, resentful, or angry

Evocation

The act of bringing something to mind or recalling a memory

Ferment

Lacking proper respect or seriousness; showing a casual or dismissive attitude

Grandeur

Splendor and impressive, especially or appearance or style

Haggard

Looking exhausted, worn or unwell, often from fatigue or suffering

Imperious

Arrogantly domineering, commanding, or assuming authority

Impudence

Bold disrespect or rudeness; lack of modesty

Innate

Inborn; natural; existing as part of one’s essential nature

Inordinate

Excessive; usually large or beyond reasonable limits

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Menacing

Threatening or suggesting the presence of danger

Patronizing

Treating someone with apparent kindness but showing superiority

Petulant

Childishly sulky or bad tempered; easily irritated

Recluse

A person who lives a solitary like and avoids others

Remorse

Deep regret or guilt for a wrongdoing

Resinous

Containing or resembling resin, a sticky, thick substance produced by some trees

Sullen

Gloomy, moody, bad tempered

Surreptitious

Kept secret or done stealthy, especially because it would not be approved

Vicarious

Experienced through someone else; living indirectly through another

Visage

A persons face, expression, or appearance

Voluptuous

Characterized by luxury, pleasure or sensual gratification and or curvaceous and sexually attractive