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AP Literature Terminology Oct. 17 Flashcards

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7718636522InvectiveHighly critical language0
7718639455MonologueA long speech by one actor in a play or movie1
7718641063ProverbStating a general truth or piece of advice2
7718644064PunA joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word3
7718646513SarcasmThe use of irony to mock4
7718651366SoliloquySpeaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers5
7718655842SlangType of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal6
7718661241UnderstatementThe presentation of something as being smaller, than it actually is7
7718663715IdiomA group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words8
7718668335IronyThe expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite9
7718669992Dramatic IronyThe full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience10
7718679509Verbal IronyIrony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another11
7718688220Situational IronyIrony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended12
7718692579Epistolary novelWritten as a series of documents13
7718699710First Person povnarrative is a point of view, where the story is narrated by one character at a time14
7718702743Flashbacka scene in a movie, novel, set in a time earlier than the main story.15
7718709771Flash forwardTakes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature16
7718715469In medias resinto the middle of a narrative17
7718718861LimitedRestricted in size18
7718722804Omniscient PovNarrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters19
7718726971Linear StructureAppears under a variety of names depending on storage representation and its intended use20

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