8895751204 | Mode | GENERAL form, pattern, and MANNER of expression of a work | 0 | |
8895754765 | Montage | quick SUCCESSION OF IMAGES or impressions used to express an idea | 1 | |
8895766746 | MOOD | emotional tone in a work of literature | 2 | |
8895769364 | Moral | brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature | 3 | |
8895845314 | MOTIF | phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme | 4 | |
8895853457 | Muse | ancient Greek goddess presiding over arts | 5 | |
8895859372 | MYTH | IMAGINARY story part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society | 6 | |
8895866402 | Narrative | form of verse or prose that tells a story | 7 | |
8895869680 | Naturalism | often used as a synonym for realism | 8 | |
8895876929 | Non sequitur | statement or idea that FAILS TO FOLLOW logically | 9 | |
8895879851 | Novella | work of fiction of roughly 20,000 to 50,000 words | 10 | |
8897305221 | Novel of Manners | novel focusing on social customs and habits of a PARTICULAR SOCIAL GROUP | 11 | |
8897311792 | Ode | lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and EXALTED FEELINGS | 12 | |
8897324818 | Old English | Anglo-saxon language | 13 | |
8897327920 | OMNISCIENT NARRATOR | narrator with UNLIMITED AWARENESS, understanding, and insight of characters, setting, background, and all other elements of the story | 14 | |
8897338118 | ONOMATOPOEIA | use of words whose SOUNDS SUGGEST their meaning | 15 | |
8897342959 | Ottava Rima | eight line rhyming stanza of a poem | 16 | |
8897347317 | OXYMORON | term consisting of contradictory elements JUXTAPOSED to create a paradoxical effect | 17 | |
8897354863 | Irony | expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated implying ridicule or light sarcasm | 18 | |
8897359201 | Meter | pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables | 19 |
AP Literature Vocab: pg. 7 Flashcards
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