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AP Literature Terms: Genres Flashcards

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4783480497ballada poem or song in short stanzas passed on orally through generations0
4783481163sonnetfourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter1
4783481766poetryform of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language2
4783483345lyric poetrytype of emotional song-like poetry, distinguished from dramatic and narrative poetry3
4783491509short storya story fully developed with a theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate4
4783484685novelfictitious prose narrative of book length representing character and action with realism5
4783486212novellaa short novel or long short story6
4783486443prosewritten or spoken language in its ordinary form7
4783487469dramaa play exhibiting an emotional, exciting, or unexpected series of events8
4783488329tragedya play dealing with tragic events and having unhappy endings9
4783495299comedydiscourse of work generally intended to be humorous and amusing10
4783496940elegypoem or song in the form of elide couplets, written in honor of someone deceased11
4783498599free versepoetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter12
4783499471rhymed versecomposition of lines that end in words or syllabus with corresponding sounds13
4783500710epicnarrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures14
4783501528satirethe use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or voices15

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