4758412014 | Monologue | a written or oral composition presenting the discourse of one speaker only | 0 | |
4758412015 | Montage | a series of images that appear one after another | 1 | |
4758412016 | Motif | a recurring concept or story element in literature. It includes concepts such as types of incident or situation, as in the parting of lovers at dawn; plot devices; patterns of imagery; or archetypes and character types, such as the despairing lover, conquering hero, or wicked stepmother. | 2 | |
4758412017 | Myth | a fictional tale, originally with religious significance, that explains heroes, gods, nature, and/or natural phenomenon | 3 | |
4758412018 | Narrative | a story | 4 | |
4758412019 | Narrator | Speaker of the story, the one who tells a story. Reliable narrator: everything this narrator says is true, and the narrator knows everything that is necessary to the story. Unreliable narrator: may not know all the relevant information; may be intoxicated or mentally ill; may lie to the audience | 5 | |
4758412020 | Naturalism | writing that demonstrates a deep interest in nature (often sees nature as indifferent to the plight of man); also used to describe any form of extreme realism | 6 | |
4758412021 | Neoclassism | Restoration literary movement in which writers turned to Greek/Roman models for inspiration | 7 | |
4758412022 | Non sequitur | Latin for "It doesn't follow" e.g., "Our nation will prevail if we eat more | 8 | |
4758412023 | Novel | an extended prose narrative | 9 |
AP Literature Vocab 13 Flashcards
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