2882358924 | Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning; where characters and objects have an abstract concept tied to them. | 0 | |
2882358925 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 1 | |
2882360067 | Anapest | A metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable. | 2 | |
2882360085 | Anaphora | A rhetorical figure of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences. | 3 | |
2882365042 | Antagonist* | A character or force in conflict with the main character | 4 | |
2882366748 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 5 | |
2882366749 | Approximate rhyme | rhyme in which the final sounds of words are similar but not identical | 6 | |
2882369107 | Aside | A device in which a character in a drama makes a short speech which is heard by the audience but not by other characters in the play | 7 | |
2882369108 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 8 | |
2882375451 | Blank Verse | Unrhymed iambic pentameter | 9 | |
2882375452 | Cacophony* | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds | 10 | |
2882377447 | Causura | A short pause within a line of poetry | 11 | |
2882380054 | Catharsis | Emotional release | 12 | |
2882400181 | Character | A person in a story/play - Dynamic, Flat, Foil, Round, Static, Stock | 13 | |
2882401294 | Characterization* | A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits. | 14 | |
2882401295 | Climax | Most exciting moment of the story; turning point | 15 | |
2882403326 | Comedy | In general, a story that ends with a happy resolution of the conflicts faced by the main character or characters - Scornful, Romantic | 16 | |
2882403327 | Conflict | 17 | ||
2882404387 | Connotation | 18 | ||
2882405475 | Consonance | 19 | ||
2882405476 | Couplet | 20 | ||
2882406662 | Dactyl | 21 | ||
2882406663 | Denotation | 22 | ||
2882408515 | Denouement | 23 | ||
2882410280 | Deus ex Machina | 24 | ||
2882411130 | Didactic writing | 25 | ||
2882411131 | Dimeter | 26 | ||
2882413766 | Direct presentation of charachter | 27 | ||
2882413804 | Double rhyme | 28 | ||
2882415551 | Dramatic exposition | 29 | ||
2882415552 | End rhyme | 30 | ||
2882417224 | End-stopped line | 31 | ||
2882419373 | English 'Shakespearean' sonnet | 32 | ||
2882419374 | Epiphany | 33 |
AP Literature 'Tool Box' Flashcards
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