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AP Literature Vocabulary Pt. 1 Flashcards

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6734815135AllusionA reference to something or someone0
6734838046AnnotationBrief explanation, Summary of a text1
6734838047AntagonistCharacter who works against the protagonist2
6734839830SimileA comparison between two things using like or as3
6734839831CanonWorks widely read and studied4
6734842105AnalogyA comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar ideas5
6734842106ClimaxThe high point of a play6
6734844266CharacterOne who carries out the action of the plot-major, minor, static, dynamic7
6734844267ConflictThe clash between opposing forces/external or internal8
6734851407DenouementThe resolution/the end9
6734987700Deus Ex MachinaArtificial device to solve a problem; shows a god hanging10
6734987701Verbal IronyA discrepancy between the true meaning and the literal meaning of a situation11
6734990675Dramatic IronyWe know something another character does not12
6734990676StanzaA group of lines in poetry similar to paragraphs13
6734990677ExpositionBackground information14
6734994053ExplicationAnalysis of a text or interpretation15
6734994054Falling actionAction in a story that occurs after the climax16
6734998066First person narrativeNarrator who uses I and we17
6734998067FlashbackA return to an earlier time in a story18
6735004636ForeshadowingA hint at something that will occur later in the story19

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