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AP Lit Poetry Terms 2

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epiclong poem that narrates quest of hero
personificationgiving non human things human characteristics
syntaxhe way linguistic elements (words, etc.) are put together to form sentences, etc.
Anagnorisisthe critical moment of recognition or discovery, especially preceding peripeteia
rhythmthe effect of a string of syllables
Chiasmus2 clauses put together then reversed to make larger point
ironywhen the opposite of what is expected happens
Metonymysubstitution of the name of an attribute for thing meant
meterthe order of stressed and unstressed syllables
Peripeteiaa sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal
Dictionwriting determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
Syntaxhow chosen words are used to form a sentence
tonean attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
mooda literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions; the atmosphere


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