AP Lit Terms 1-30 2014

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List of AP Literary Terms Research definitions for each of the following terms. Using index cards, create a set of flash cards as a study aid. (Place the term on one side of the card and the definition on the opposite side.) Use these cards to study these terms over the course of the summer. There will be a test on these terms during the first week of classes. 1. Allegory 2. Allusion 3. Apostrophe 4. Attitude 5. Conotation/Denotation 6. Diction 7. Euphemism 8. Foreshadowing 9. Hyperbole 10. Imagery 11. Irony 12. Metaphor 13. Mood 14. Simile 15. Metonymy 16. Paradox 17. Parody 18. Point of view 19. Personification 20. Onomatopoeia 21. Oxymoron 22. Satire

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Terms for AP English Literature and composition(2014)

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List of AP Literary Terms

Research definitions for each of the following terms. Using index cards, create a set of flash cards as a study aid. (Place the term on one side of the card and the definition on the opposite side.) Use these cards to study these terms over the course of the summer. There will be a test on these terms during the first week of classes.

1. Allegory

2. Allusion

3. Apostrophe

4. Attitude

5. Conotation/Denotation

6. Diction

7. Euphemism

8. Foreshadowing

9. Hyperbole

10. Imagery

11. Irony

12. Metaphor

13. Mood

14. Simile

15. Metonymy

16. Paradox

17. Parody

18. Point of view

19. Personification

20. Onomatopoeia

21. Oxymoron

22. Satire

23. Symbol

24. Synecdoche

25. Tone

26. Syllogism

27. Stream of Consciousness

28. Blank/Free Verse

29. Ode

30. Epistolary