10678118576 | Allegory | a literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation | 0 | |
10678125396 | antecedent | the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers | 1 | |
10678141504 | Aphorism | A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life. | 2 | |
10678145633 | Archaism | The use of deliberately old-fashioned language. | 3 | |
10678155336 | Couplet | Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 4 | |
10678157768 | dramatic irony | Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. | 5 | |
10678162416 | euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 6 | |
10678164902 | Foreshadowing | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot | 7 | |
10678167334 | Gothic novel | A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action | 8 | |
10678171979 | Inversion | the reversal of the normal order of words | 9 | |
10678177914 | masculine rhyme | final syllable of first word rhymes with final syllable of second word (scald recalled) | 10 | |
10678183652 | Melodrama | A form of cheesy theater in which the hero is very, very good, the villain mean and rotten, and the heroine oh-so-pure. | 11 | |
10678187672 | rhetorical question | a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered | 12 | |
10678189983 | Theme | The main idea of the story | 13 | |
10678195639 | Utopia | an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal | 14 |
AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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