6735166512 | Genre | Term used to describe literary forms | 0 | |
6735166513 | Hubris | Excessive pride | 1 | |
6735171079 | In media res | Story starts not at the beginning but at another critical point | 2 | |
6735171080 | Motif | A re-occuring subject, theme, or an idea in a literary work | 3 | |
6735171081 | Mood | The emotional tone of a work | 4 | |
6735175264 | Omniscient narrator | All knowing narrator | 5 | |
6735175265 | Narrative | A form of verse or prose that tells a story | 6 | |
6735178690 | Narrator | The speaker of a work of literature | 7 | |
6735178691 | Pathos | Arouses pity and sorrow | 8 | |
6735182097 | Structure | The organization and form of a work | 9 | |
6735291244 | Plot | Sequence of events in a story | 10 | |
6735291245 | Point of View | Who is telling the story; first person or third person | 11 | |
6735293772 | Protagonist | The main character in a story | 12 | |
6735293773 | Setting | Time and place of a story | 13 | |
6735293774 | Aside | Words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on the stage | 14 | |
6735298146 | Stream of Consciousness | Writing which is an author's random flow of thoughts | 15 | |
6735298147 | Style | Manner in which a writer arranges words and ideas | 16 | |
6735301228 | Symbolism | Use of an object to evoke ideas | 17 | |
6735301229 | Theme | Main idea of a story | 18 | |
6735301230 | Subplot | A secondary plot or story line that coexists with the main story | 19 | |
6735304077 | Tone | Attitude of the author | 20 | |
6735304078 | Tragedy | A form of literature in which a hero is destroyed by a character flaw | 21 | |
6735312843 | Rhythm | Demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables | 22 |
AP Literature Vocabulary Pt. 2 Flashcards
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