6615047931 | Allegory | The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. | 0 | |
6615054538 | Anecdote | A short story or joke told at the beginning of a speech to gain the audience's attention. | 1 | |
6615065744 | Convention | An understanding between a reader and a writer about certain details of a story that does not need to be explained. | 2 | |
6615074615 | Denouement | The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot. | 3 | |
6615079654 | Elegy | A poem or song composed especially as a lament for a deceased person. | 4 | |
6615113099 | Euphony | A succession of words which are pleasing to the ear. These words may be alliterative, utilize consonance, or assonance and are often used in poetry but also seen in prose. | 5 | |
6615128680 | Dactyl | A dactylic foot has three syllables beginning with a stressed syllable; the other two unstressed. | 6 | |
6615135408 | In medias res | A story that begins in the middle of things. | 7 | |
6615141169 | Meter | The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line. | 8 | |
6615144436 | Novella | A short novel usually under 100 pages. | 9 |
AP Literature and Composition Lit. Terms Flashcards
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