Literary Devices Vocabulary B4 AP Lit

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Alliteration
a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds
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allusion
a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar
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connotation
a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly
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denotation
a word’s literal, dictionary definition
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diction
the linguistic choices made by a writer to convey an idea or point of view, or tell a story, in an effective way
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figurative language
used to make writing more effective

ex: metaphors, similes, allusions, alliterations, imageries, onomatopoeias
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imagery
a literary device that refers to the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader
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verbal irony
occurs when a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say
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metaphor
a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things
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parallel structure
a stylistic device, and a grammatical construction having two or more clauses, phrases or words, with similar grammatical form and length
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repetition
a literary device that involves intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work
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rhetorical question
asked just for effect, or to lay emphasis on some point being discussed when no real answer is expected
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sarcasm
generally takes the form of an ironic remark, somewhat rooted in humor, that is intended to mock or satirize something
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satire
a literary device for the artful ridicule of folly or vice as a means of exposing or correcting it
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simile
a figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are expressly compared with one another through the use of “like” or “as.”
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structure
the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
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style
the way a writer writes

styles include: argumentative, descriptive, persuasive, narrative
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syllogism
a rhetorical device that starts an argument with a reference to something general, and from this it draws a conclusion about something more specific
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symbol
an object, image, place, person, or idea that represents a message beyond the literal meaning
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syntax
a set of rules in a language