5439339266 | allegory | a story with a symbolic meaning beneath the surface one | 0 | |
5439343518 | allusion | a reference to something in previous literature or history | 1 | |
5439347078 | anecdote | a personal short story | 2 | |
5439351034 | artistic unity | successful literary work where all elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose | 3 | |
5439359628 | cacophony | harsh, unpleasant choice of sounds | 4 | |
5439364048 | euphony | a smooth, pleasant choice of sounds | 5 | |
5439367637 | genre | a type, such as poetry or drama, etc | 6 | |
5439371694 | imagery | language through sensory experiences | 7 | |
5439375209 | mood | the impression of a work | 8 | |
5439377640 | moral | a rule of conduct for living expressed as the "point" of a literary work | 9 | |
5439388680 | prose | non-metrical language | 10 | |
5439391449 | theme | the central idea of a story | 11 | |
5439394045 | tone | the writer's attitude towards the subject | 12 | |
5439397238 | topic | the subject matter or area of a literary work | 13 | |
5439399786 | setting | time and place where a story takes place | 14 | |
5439402312 | symbol | something that means more than what it is | 15 | |
5439405947 | verse | metrical language | 16 | |
5439408670 | voice | the distinctive style of an author or character in a book | 17 |
AP Literature and Composition General Terms Flashcards
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