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AP Literature Vocabulary #6 Flashcards

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6391373591Elegya poem of serious reflection, usually a lament for the dead.0
6391375808Pastoral Elegya subsection of pastoral literature, a pastoral elegy is usually reflective of death combined with natural imagery.1
6391385984Ballada lyrical poem, originating in France as provincial songs that would originally be set to music and performed on stage.2
6391393040Modernisma cultural movement resulting from the "The Lost Generation's" participation in WWI. Introspection and the experimentation in the arts, music, and literature were highly encouraged. Surrealism, postmodernism, and absurdism are subgenres within modernism.3
6391415452Absurdisma philosophical idea that centers on the futility of man's struggle to carve meaning out of the chaotic nothingness of life.4
6391425638Kafkaesquean adjective used to derive similarities to themes present Franz Kafka's writings, specifically regarding becoming overwhelmed in bureaucracy, isolation from society, and surreal, nightmarish imagery.5
6391446755Literary Lensa specific way of interpreting a text (or part of a text) using specific ways of thinking.6
6391454232Motifa symbol or idea that repeats itself throughout the text in order to reinforce a larger theme.7
6391463838Dark Comedycomedy that mocks serious or taboo issues in a lighthearted or frivolous way.8
6391468626Meiosisa witty understatement or reaction that undercuts the emotional tension in a serious moment. use is often used to deliberately reduce the importance of something in order to highlight the importance in another.9

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