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Set One: Barron's AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

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6080064688abstractAn abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research.0
6080064689adageA saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language.1
6080064690allegoryA story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical meaning. The story and characters represent values beyond themselves.2
6080064691alliterationThe repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. Used for ornament or for emphasis. Also used in epithets, phrases, and slogans. Enhances the aesthetic quality of a prose passage or poem.3
6080064692allusionA reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.4
6080064693ambiguityA vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation.5
6080064694anachronismA person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set.6
6080064695analogyA comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things.7
6080064696annotationA brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature.8
6080064697antagonistA character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict.9
6080064698antithesisA rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences.10
6080064699aphorismA short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment.11
6080064700ApollonianIn contrast to Dionysian, it refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior.12
6080064701apostropheA rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present.13
6080064702archetypeAn abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.14
6080064703assonanceThe repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose.15
6080064704balladA simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited.16
6080064705bardA poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to a musical accompaniment.17

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