AP Lit

Apostrophe

________- A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate.

Enjambment

________- the running- on of a line of poetry into another.

Allusion

________- A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing.

Alliteration

________- The repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

Iambic pentameter

________- a line of ten syllables using the pattern of unstressed /stressed.

Imagery

________- The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description.

Conceit

________- Very elaborate comparisons between unlikely objects.

Assonance

________- Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words.

Hyperbole

________- a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration.

Metaphor

________- an implied comparison.

Dramatic irony

________- occurs when a character says or does something that has more or different meanings from what he thinks it means, though the audience and /or other characters do understand the full ramifications of the speech or action.

Irony

________- The discrepancy between appearance and reality.

Consonance

________- Repetition of a consonant sound with a series of words to produce a harmonious effect.

Free verse

________- verse free of meter and, generally rhyme.

Alliteration

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds

Allusion

A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing

Apostrophe

A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

Blank Verse

iambic pentameter unrhymed

Conceit

Very elaborate comparisons between unlikely objects

Diction

Word choice

Consonance

Repetition of a consonant sound with a series of words to produce a harmonious effect

Enjambment

the running-on of a line of poetry into another

Free verse

verse free of meter and, generally rhyme

Hyperbole

a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration

iambic pentameter

a line of ten syllables using the pattern of unstressed/stressed

Imagery

The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description

Irony

The discrepancy between appearance and reality

Verbal irony

The result of a statement saying one thing while meaning the opposite

situational irony

occurs when a situation turns out differently from what one would normally expect, though often the twist is oddly appropriate

Dramatic irony

occurs when a character says or does something that has more or different meanings from what he thinks it means, though the audience and/or other characters do understand the full ramifications of the speech or action

Metaphor

an implied comparison