AP Literature vocab

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Across
  1. 4. to experience a sudden vivid memory of an event from the past.
  2. 6. in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly.
  3. 8. a point yielded to an opposing perspective during an argument.
  4. 9. the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry
  5. 10. the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g., went home in John went home ).
  6. 13. form of written or spoken language that follows the natural flow of speech, uses a language's ordinary grammatical structures, or follows the conventions of formal academic writing.
  7. 15. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
  8. 16. a form of a language in which an author writes their dialogue
  9. 19. logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with.
  10. 23. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
  11. 25. Words that describe a person place or thing
  12. 27. a group of words that contains a subject and a verb that have a relationship.
  13. 28. a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”)
  14. 30. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
  15. 31. special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.
  16. 33. the point at which the highest level of interest and emotional response is achieved.
  17. 34. A story, poem or piece of art that use symbols in order to convey or let the ready interpret a hidden meaning that is usually political or moral
  18. 36. designed or intended to teach people something
  19. 37. a mild of indirect word or expression used in place of something considered harsh or blunt.
  20. 38. is a short statement expressing general truths or opinions.
  21. 39. an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion
  22. 40. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
  23. 41. a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
Down
  1. 1. insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
  2. 2. the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
  3. 3. a literary device that excludes conjunctions
  4. 5. the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning,
  5. 6. a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
  6. 7. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
  7. 11. This fallacy occurs when you argue that your conclusion must be true, because there is no evidence against it.
  8. 12. placement in a lower class, rank, or position : the act or process of subordinating someone or something or the state of being subordinated.
  9. 14. phrase or form of words written of someone in memory who died, typically on a tombstone.
  10. 17. choice of words, especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
  11. 18. a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., John and his license expired last week ) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts )
  12. 20. version of a metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of a prose or poetry.
  13. 21. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to take literally.
  14. 22. the action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
  15. 24. a prose or poetic work in which a person, thing, or abstract idea is glorified.
  16. 26. a literary device that utilizes informal words or phrases
  17. 29. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
  18. 32. a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites
  19. 35. a greek term used to describe repetition of a same work or phrase.