AP Lit Vocab #4

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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.