7243524845 | archetype | an abstract or ideal conception or a type; a perfectly typical example | 0 | |
7243524846 | dénouement | the resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction | 1 | |
7243524847 | dramatic irony | a situation where the audience or reader knows more than the characters | 2 | |
7243524848 | exposition | the background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work | 3 | |
7243524849 | flashback | a return to an earlier time | 4 | |
7243524850 | irony | a mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often involving sarcasm | 5 | |
7243524851 | mood | the emotional tone | 6 | |
7243524852 | motif | a one-worded theme | 7 | |
7243524853 | plot | the interrelationship among the events of a story | 8 | |
7243524854 | realism | depiction without exaggeration | 9 | |
7243524855 | subplot | a minor collection of events usually tied to the main story | 10 | |
7243524856 | subtext | the implied meaning that underlies the main meaning | 11 | |
7243524857 | theme | main idea or meaning | 12 | |
7243524858 | verbal irony | a discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written/spoken words | 13 | |
7243524859 | voice | the real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker | 14 | |
7243524860 | monologue | a long speech by a single person in conversation | 15 | |
7243524861 | soliloquy | a long speech by a single person to themselves | 16 | |
7243524862 | aside | a remark by a character in a play to the audience or themselves that is not heard by the other characters | 17 |
AP Literature Terms II Flashcards
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