14913918668 | Accent | the manner in which people speak and the way words are pronounced in different parts of the world | 0 | |
14913928753 | Aesthetic | concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty | 1 | |
14913933262 | Anachronism | a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned. | 2 | |
14913935816 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 3 | |
14913942422 | Anticlimax | a disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events | 4 | |
14913947412 | Antihero | Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples. | 5 | |
14913951790 | Atmosphere | A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon. | 6 | |
14913958241 | Burlesque | A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation. | 7 | |
14913961472 | Caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features | 8 | |
14913965215 | Conceit | A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. | 9 | |
14913968073 | Doggerel | crude, simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme | 10 | |
14913972178 | Elegy | a sad or mournful poem | 11 | |
14913974546 | Enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. | 12 | |
14913976980 | Feminine Rhyme | a rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables | 13 | |
14913983360 | Parable | A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson | 14 | |
14913985908 | Parallelism | similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses | 15 | |
14913991589 | Pastoral | A work of literature dealing with rural life | 16 | |
14913999309 | Stock Character | a stereotypical character | 17 | |
14914005399 | Tragic Flaw | A weakness or limitation of character, resulting in the fall of the tragic hero. | 18 | |
14914008214 | Utopia | an ideal society | 19 |
AP Literature Vocab. List 4 Flashcards
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