AP. Eng Lit Terms Test 6

Image

words that describe an experience or object, uses the 5 senses, and is always concrete

Imagery

uses images in a pattern

ex. concept of love portrayed as a rose and the poem itself talks about a worm that eats the rose

Induction

reasoning that uses facts to formulate a generalization

ex. a robin flew by, it was brown. another robin flew by, it was brown. you saw a third robin, it was brown. therefore, all robins are brown

Inversion

a variation of the normal word order

ex. study, you must (think you Yoda talking)

Irony - know examples of all 3

dramatic: when the audience knows something the characters do not

situational: the fire station burns down

verbal: “nice of you to join us today” - sarcasm

Litotes

an understatement that states the opposite

ex. “im not as young as i used to be” = im old

Metaphor

comparison of two things, often unrelated

Dead Metaphor

overused to the point where it is no longer a metaphor

ex. the arms and legs of a chair

Extended Metaphor

metaphor that is used throughout a paragraph/passage

Mixed Metaphor

two metaphors are jumbled together, often illogically

ex. “we will burn that bridge when we come to it”

Metonymy

when you replace one word with another that is related to it

ex. the king the CROWN

Mood

the way a story makes you feel; diction, details, and syntax create this

Moral

the lesson

Motif

a recurring symbol in literature

ex. the green light in The Great Gatsby