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AP Literature Terms Primary Flashcards

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4720329357DictionThe choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing0
4720329511ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)1
4720329766ToneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character2
4720330445Figurative LanguageA form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.3
4720330595Literary Shifta change in tone, mood, point of view, setting, or other literary applications that alters a text in some significant way.4
4720333110ThemeA unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work.5
4720333529SettingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.6
4720334094DetailFacts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone in the work7
4720334477SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.8
4720334712ConnotationAn idea that is implied or suggested9
4720334991Point of ViewThe perspective from which a story is told10
4720335217PlotSequence of events in a literary work11
4720335476CharacterizationActions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a character's personality to the reader.12

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