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AP Literature Literary Terms Flashcards

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2764443203AntagonistThe protagonist's adversary0
2764453469DictionWord choice1
2798578033DénouementFinal resolution2
2798578410Figurative LanguageSpeech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special meaning3
2798579566FlashbackWhen a character remembers a past event that is relevant to the current action4
2798580205ForeshadowingClues in the text about incidents that will occur later in the plot5
2798586480In Media ResA story that begins in the middle of things6
2798586481GenreA category of artistic composition marked by a distinctive style, form, or content7
2798586482ImageryThe use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.8
2798586483IronyWhen one thing should occur, but the opposite actually occurs.9
2798586484MetaphorA figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another10
2798587312NarratorSomeone who tells a story11
2798587851MotifA dominant theme or central idea12
2798588380ParadoxStatement which seems to contradict itself13
2798589341ProtagonistMain character14
2798589918ProseOrdinary speech or writing without metrical structure, written in paragraph form.15
2798590888SimileComparison between two things using like or as16
2798591786StyleCombination of distinctive features of literary or artistic expression, execution, or performance17
2798595574SymbolismSomething that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention18
2798596289ToneReflects how the author feels or wants the reader to feel19

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