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Literary Elements (AP Literature) Flashcards

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7815678837AllegoryNarrative in which characters and actions have deeper meanings (Ex: cave story, creation myths)0
7815678838AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds (Ex: Fast Food Freddy, Diners Drive-in and Dives)1
7815682469AllusionHistorical or literary reference (Ex: historical figures or events)2
7815682470AnalogueA work which resembles another in terms of motifs, characters, scenes, phrases or events (Ex: Watership Down and the Iliad)3
7815687715Anagnorisishe startling discovery that produces a change from ignorance to knowledge (Ex: you're a wizard Harry)4
7815687716Anapestmetrical foot in a line of a poem that contains three syllables wherein the first two syllables are short and unstressed followed by a third syllable that is long and stressed (Ex: underSTAND, compreHEND)5
7815690273AnecdoteA brief story or tale (Ex: short story in speech, Trinity tales in Gant's class)6
7815690274AntagonistCharacter that opposes the main character (Ex: Voldemort, Darth Vader)7
7815692822AphorismA statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner (Ex: A penny saved is a penny earned, early to bed early to rise...)8
7815692823ApostropheWriter/speaker detaches themself from reality to address an abstract or imaginary character (Ex: Hamilton monologue, angel of music)9
7815692824ArchetypeUniversal pattern (Ex: hero archetype, true love)10
7815695936Asidea character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage (Ex: Hamilton monologue, addressing audience It's A Musical)11
7815695937AssonanceRepetition of similar vowel sounds (Ex: Sheep are cheap, the dogs got foggy)12
7815698305Ballada poem that is typically arranged in quatrains with the rhyme scheme ABAB; usually narrative, which means they tell a story. (Ex: Annabel Lee)13
7815698306Blank Verseun-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter (Ex: The night frost drips silently from the roof)14

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