7510352730 | Cliché | an idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse | 0 | |
7510352731 | Dialogue | Conversation between two or more characters | 1 | |
7510352732 | Conflict | A struggle between opposing forces, usually protagonist and antagonist | 2 | |
7510352733 | Caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. | 3 | |
7510352734 | Characterization | the act of creating and developing a character | 4 | |
7510352735 | Carpe Diem | The exact meaning of this phrase is to "seize the day." It is a proverb, which means that one should act today, and not wait for the future | 5 | |
7510352736 | Denotation | the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. | 6 | |
7510352737 | Conceit | a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor. | 7 | |
7510352738 | Climax | a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. | 8 | |
7510352739 | Chiasmus | a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form | 9 | |
7510352740 | Character | A character is a person or other being in a narrative work of art | 10 | |
7510352741 | Catharsis | the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. | 11 | |
7510352742 | Denouement | the resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction | 12 |
AP Literature Vocabulary Terms 2 Flashcards
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