4736325265 | Theme | General idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express; main idea | 0 | |
4736325266 | Tone | Attitude a writer takes towards a subject or character (similar to mood) | 1 | |
4736325267 | Diction | Choice of language used by the speaker or writer | 2 | |
4736325268 | DIRECT Characterization | Process by which the personality of a fictious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets | 3 | |
4736325269 | INDIRECT Characterization | Process by which the personality of a fictious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc. | 4 | |
4736325270 | Symbol | Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning | 5 | |
4736325271 | Imagery | Language that evokes one or more of the five senses | 6 | |
4736325272 | Motif | A dominant theme or central idea | 7 | |
4736325273 | Dialogue | Conversation between two or more people | 8 | |
4736325274 | Allusion | Brief reference to a famous event, person, or place | 9 | |
4736325275 | Foil | Character that contrasts second character that highlights certain qualities of the first character | 10 | |
4736325276 | Simile | The comparison of two unlike things using like or as | 11 | |
4736325277 | Metaphor | The comparison of two unlike things (without like or as) | 12 | |
4736325278 | Extended Metaphor | Comparison of two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences | 13 | |
4736325279 | Personification | Giving off human qualities to inhuman things | 14 | |
4736325280 | Protagonist | Lead character | 15 | |
4736325281 | Antagonist | Represents opposition to the leading character | 16 | |
4736325282 | Oxymoron | Putting two contradictory words together | 17 | |
4736325283 | Paradox | Reveals a kind of truth which at first seems contradictory (two opposing ideas) | 18 | |
4736325284 | Irony | Implied discrepancy between what is said and what happens | 19 | |
4736325285 | Verbal Irony | Type of irony involving what one does not mean | 20 | |
4736325286 | Situational Irony | Type of irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to the expected | 21 | |
4736325287 | Dramatic Irony | Type of irony understood by audience but not grasped by the characters in the situation | 22 | |
4736325288 | Archetypal | Very typical of a certain kind of person or thing | 23 | |
4736325289 | Euphemism | Mild or indirect words or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something | 24 | |
4736325290 | Understatement | The presentation of something as being less than it actually is | 25 | |
4736325291 | Litotes | Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary | 26 | |
4736325292 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally | 27 | |
4736325293 | Aphorism | A pithy observation that contains a general truth (a saying) | 28 | |
4736325294 | Synecdoche* | A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 29 | |
4736325295 | Invective* | Insulting, abusive, highly critical language | 30 | |
4736325296 | Apostrophe | The dead one | 31 | |
4736325297 | Metonymy* | The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant (i.e. suit for CEO, track for running) | 32 | |
4736325298 | Didactic* | Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior move | 33 | |
4736325299 | Syllogism* | Form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed propositions, each of which share a term with the conclusion, and shares a common middle term | 34 | |
4736325300 | Non-sequitur | Does not logically follow | 35 | |
4736325301 | Analogy | Comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification | 36 | |
4736325302 | Allegory | Story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning (typically moral or political) | 37 | |
4736325303 | Parable | Didactic story that illustrates instructive lessons or principles | 38 | |
4736325304 | Internal Conflict | Psychological struggle within the mind of a character | 39 | |
4736325305 | External Conflict | Struggled between character and an outside force (i.e. nature) | 40 | |
4736325306 | Pathos | Quality that evokes pity or sadness (emotional) | 41 | |
4736325307 | Diction | The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing | 42 | |
4736325308 | Informal Diction | Relaxed/conversation with familiar audience | 43 | |
4736325309 | Formal Diction | Complicated/more intense with unfamiliar audience | 44 | |
4736325310 | Denotation | Literal/primary meaning of a word ("dictionary definition") | 45 | |
4736325311 | Connotation | Idea or feelings that a word evokes | 46 | |
4736325312 | Colloquial | Ordinary, common, familiar | 47 | |
4736325313 | Dialect | Form of language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group | 48 | |
4736325314 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences | 49 | |
4736325315 | Parallel Structure | Repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence | 50 | |
4736325316 | DECLARATIVE Sentence | States a fact or argument | 51 | |
4736325317 | IMPERATIVE Sentence | Demands a statement | 52 | |
4736325318 | INTERROGATIVE Sentence | Poses a question | 53 | |
4736325319 | EXCLAMATORY Sentence | Poses a statement using (!) with emotion and expression | 54 | |
4736325320 | Repetition | Repeating something already said or written | 55 | |
4736325321 | Anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a clause | 56 | |
4736325322 | Stichomythia* | Dialogue in which two characters speak alternate lines of verse | 57 | |
4736325323 | Chiasmus* | A rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reversed order | 58 | |
4736325324 | Antithesis | Direct opposite of someone or something | 59 | |
4736325325 | Point of View | Particular attitude or way of considering a matter | 60 | |
4736325326 | First Person | POV when it is you personally | 61 | |
4736325327 | Stream of Consciousness | Literary style which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by description or dialogue | 62 | |
4736325328 | Interior Monologue | Piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts | 63 | |
4736325329 | Third Person | POV in which one is uninvolved | 64 | |
4736325330 | Third Person Omniscient | POV that knows all character's thoughts and feelings | 65 | |
4736325331 | Limited Omniscient | Knows all thoughts and feelings for one character | 66 |
AP Literature Literary Terms Flashcards
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