ap lit terms

blank verse

verse in unrhymed iambic pentameter

ad hominem

an argument attacking ones character

litotes

using negatives to depict a positive assertion

Synesthesia

describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color"

Epistrophe

the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences

Foil

A character who acts as a contrast to another character

Synecdoche

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

Apostrophe

address to an absent or imaginary person

Kenning

A metaphoric compound word or phrase used as a synonym for a common noun

anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

ode

A lyric poem usually marked by serious

Tmesis

words put in the middle of a word (abso-freaking-lutely)

anthropomorphism

the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god

Stream of Conciseness

a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind.

Ballad

A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas with a dramatic ending