Ap English 3 Midterm Literary Terms

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Chiasmus

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A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"

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Litotes

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Ironical understatement win which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary

"Not bad" as a way of saying "Good"

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Diction

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech and writing

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Syntax

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

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Irony

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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically of humorous or emphatic effect

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Satire

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

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Hyperbole

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As extravagant statement or figure of speech, not intended to be taken literally, such as "To wait an eternity"

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Understatement

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the presentation of something being smaller or less good or important than it actually is

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Denotation

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the dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meaning

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Connotation

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The secondary meaning of a word in addition to its direct meaning. "Home" can also mean a place of "Warmth, comfort and affection"

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Chiasmus

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A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"

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Litotes

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Ironical understatement win which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary

"Not bad" as a way of saying "Good"

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Diction

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech and writing

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Syntax

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The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences

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Irony

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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically of humorous or emphatic effect

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Satire

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The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices

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Hyperbole

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As extravagant statement or figure of speech, not intended to be taken literally, such as "To wait an eternity"

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Understatement

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the presentation of something being smaller or less good or important than it actually is

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Denotation

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the dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meaning

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Connotation

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The secondary meaning of a word in addition to its direct meaning. "Home" can also mean a place of "Warmth, comfort and affection"

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Rhetorical Question

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A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected. The answer may be obvious.

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Allusion

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it directly; an indirect or passing reference of something historically significant

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Allegory

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A story, poem or picture that can be interpreted as having a deeper, hidden meaning

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Symbol

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An object thats stands for or represents something abstract

Piggy's glasses represent intellect in The Lord of the Flies

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Rhetoric

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The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

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Pathos

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A quality of speech that calls for an appeal to emotion

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Ethos

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Refers to the trustworthiness or credibility of the writer or speaker, conveyed through tone or style

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Logos

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A quality of speech that calls for an appeal to logic

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Parallel Structure

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Two or more words, phrases, or clauses that are similar in length and grammatical form

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Tone

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The author's attitude towards his own subject matter within a work of literature

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Mood

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The overall feeling that a work of literature evokes

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Personification

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To apply or imply lifelike characteristics to an inanimate object

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

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Simile

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind by using words like "like"

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Free Verse

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A form of poetry that refrains from consistent meter patterns, rhyme or any other musical pattern

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Slant Rhyme

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A form of poetry in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical

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Anaphora

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Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences.

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Enjambment

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The breaking of a syntactic unit (a phrase, clause, or sentence) by the end of a line or between two verses.

I am not prone to weeping, as our sex
Commonly are; the want of which vain dew
Perchance shall dry your pities; but I have
That honourable grief lodged here which burns
Worse than tears drown.