8825736170 | Allusion | Any reference, direct or indirect, to a person, place, event or character in history, literature, mythology etc. | 0 | |
8825737396 | Denotation | The literal, conceptual or dictionary meaning of a word. | 1 | |
8825737397 | Catastrophe | The concluding action of a tragedy where the principle character meets with death or significant defeat | 2 | |
8825742003 | Classicism | An emphasis on rational order, discipline, balance, symmetry, clarity and simplicity | 3 | |
8825746966 | Masculine Rhyme | When a poem emphasizes sound and pictorial imagery rather than narrative or dramatic movement | 4 | |
8825746967 | Lyric | When a poem emphasizes sound rather than narrative or dramatic movement | 5 | |
8825750849 | Conceit | An ingenious, faithful notion or conception; elaborate analogy showing parallel between dissimilar things | 6 | |
8825755197 | Metaphor | Figurative language used to draw comparisons between mostly unlike things without using like or as. | 7 | |
8825757572 | Round Character | One possessing the depth and complexity of a living person. | 8 | |
8825760200 | Tone | The writer or speaker's attitude toward his subject, audience, or himself. | 9 |
AP Literature Terms- Week 3 Flashcards
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