1. 200 TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOWFOR THE AP LITERATUREEXAM

2. RHETORICAL TERMS REVIEW

3. The narrator of a poem or the voice assumed by the writer in a work of prose.

4. speaker

5. The direct or dictionary meaning of a word, in contrast to its figurative or associated meanings.

6. denotation

7. The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses.

8. anaphora

9. A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.

10. metaphor

11. The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit.

12. euphemism

13. The most common sentence in modern usage, begins with the main point (an independent clause), followed by one or more subordinate clauses.

14. loose sentence

15. A rhetorical strategy that recounts a sequence of events, usually in chronological order.

16. narration

17. The choice and use of words in speech or writing.

18. diction

19. The perspective from which a speaker or writer tells a story or presents information

20. point of view

21. The similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

22. parallelism

23. The repetition of an initial consonant sound.

24. alliteration

25. A sentence that gives a command or makes a request. Usually ends with a period.

26. imperative sentence

27. Any misconception resulting from incorrect or flawed reasoning.

28. logical fallacy

29. A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating truth or falsehood.

30. argument

31. The connection between two parts of a piece of writing, contributing to its coherence.

32. transition

33. A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect.

34. slang

35. A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.

36. essay

37. The main idea in a work of literature.

38. theme

39. The ordinary, everyday speech of a particular geographic location.

40. vernacular

41. The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning, also known as “sarcasm”.

42. verbal irony

43. A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.

44. metonymy

45. The repetition of conjunctions in close succession for rhetorical effect.

46. polysyndeton

47. A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side.

48. oxymoron

49. The various uses of language that depart from customary construction, order, or significance.

50. figures of speech