4235809865 | Simile | A comparison of two unlike things using the words as, like or than | 0 | |
4235822260 | Soliloquy | A speech spoken by a character alone on stage, meant to convey the characters thoughts | 1 | |
4235826772 | Stanza | A group of line in poetry, similar to the function of a paragraph in prose | 2 | |
4235831085 | Stock Character | Standard of clichéd character types: the drunk, the miser, the foolish girl, etc | 3 | |
4235836439 | Stream of Consciousness | This method of narration is similar to first person, however the author places the reader inside the main characters head and makes the reader aware of their thoughts as they happen | 4 | |
4235839941 | Subjectivity | Uses the interior or personal view of a single observer and is influenced by the observers emotions | 5 | |
4235848890 | Suggest | To imply, under, or indicate. It goes hand in hand with implicit | 6 | |
4235852997 | Summary | A simple retelling of what you've just read | 7 | |
4235857955 | Suspension of Disbelief | The demand made on the audience to accept fantastical occurrences in a work of literature | 8 | |
4235866036 | Symbolism | A device in literature where an object represents an idea | 9 | |
4235869676 | Syntax | The ordering and structure of words in a sentence | 10 | |
4235873096 | Technique | The methods and tools an author uses in their writing | 11 |
AP English Literature Week 8 Flashcards
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