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AP Literature Terms 1-15 Flashcards
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| 6222292497 | allegory | a narrative either in verse or prose, in which characters, actions, and sometimes setting represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning of the story | 0 | |
| 6222301823 | alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | 1 | |
| 6222304096 | allusion | a brief reference to a person, event, or place in history, or to a work of art/literature. | 2 | |
| 6222308434 | analogy | a comparison made between two items, situations, or ideas that are somewhat alike but unalike in most respects | 3 | |
| 6222314745 | anaphora | figure of repetition that occurs when the first words or set of words in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of successive sentences, clauses, or phrases | 4 | |
| 6222331180 | antagonist | a character in a story of play who opposes the chief character or protagonist | 5 | |
| 6222338811 | apostrophe | a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea | 6 | |
| 6222348743 | archetype | a character, an action, or situation that seems to represent common patterns of human life. Often include a symbol, a theme, a setting, or a character that have a common meaning in an entire culture, or even the entire human race. | 7 | |
| 6222359163 | aside | in drama, a few words or a short passage spoken by one character to the audience while the other actors on stage pretend their characters cannot hear the speaker's words | 8 | |
| 6222366213 | assonance | the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by consonant sounds in stressed syllables or words | 9 | |
| 6222370063 | asyndeton | the omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used | 10 | |
| 6222374690 | atmosphere | the mood/feeling of the literary work created for the reader by the writer | 11 | |
| 6222379750 | ballad | a narrative poem that usually includes a repeated refrain | 12 | |
| 6222382021 | blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter, a line of 5 feet | 13 | |
| 6222388147 | cacophony | the use of words in poetry that combine sharp, harsh, hissing, or unmelodious sounds | 14 |
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| 10702692911 | Antagonistic | acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually/ hostile; unfriendly | 0 | |
| 10702692912 | Audacious | extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless | 1 | |
| 10702692913 | Malicious | desiring to harm others or to see others suffer; ill-willed; spiteful | 2 | |
| 10702692914 | Ominous | portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious | 3 | |
| 10702692915 | Stolid | Not easily stirred or moved | 4 | |
| 10790103045 | Curt | rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner | 5 | |
| 10790103046 | nonchalant | coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual | 6 | |
| 10790103047 | pensive | dreamily or wistfully thoughtful | 7 | |
| 10790103048 | tranquil | peaceful, calm, quiet | 8 | |
| 10790103049 | vindictive | revengeful; unforgiving; bitter; spiteful | 9 | |
| 10790127582 | ambivalent | Having mixed feelings | 10 | |
| 10790127583 | apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion | 11 | |
| 10790127584 | euphoric | Overjoyed; having an intense feeling of well-being | 12 | |
| 10790127585 | Fatalistic | the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable | 13 | |
| 10790127586 | indignant | feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment | 14 | |
| 10921971978 | Contentious | causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial | 15 | |
| 10921971979 | dubious | wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt | 16 | |
| 10921971980 | malancholic | Causing or expressing sadness | 17 | |
| 10921971981 | Penintent | remorseful; sorry for having done wrong | 18 | |
| 10921971982 | irenic | aiming or aimed at peace | 19 | |
| 10921971983 | condescending | showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority | 20 | |
| 10921971984 | insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful | 21 | |
| 10921971985 | patronizing | displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner | 22 | |
| 10921971986 | pompous | characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance | 23 | |
| 10921971987 | skeptical | marked by or given to doubt | 24 | |
| 10921971988 | Hamarta | fatal flaw | 25 | |
| 10921971989 | Hubris | excessive pride or self-confidence | 26 | |
| 10921971990 | tragic hero | A judgement error that inevitable leads to his/hers own destruction | 27 |
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| 11016006413 | effervescent (adj) | bubbly, lively Kate's effervescent personality made her the perfect choice for her dream profession hosting a show Synonyms: Fizzy, Resilient. excited , gleeful, exuberant, Antonyms- Flat, Stale, languid, dead, dull, lifeless | 0 | |
| 11016271070 | Covert (adj) | secretive; veiled The fictitious James Bond was a master o covert operations Synonyms- camouflage, clandestine, concealed disguised private shrouded Antonyms- Open, overt, public, uncovered. unveiled, unhidden, aboveboard | 1 | |
| 11016793990 | soporific adjective | causing sleep The biology lecture proved to be so soporific that soon I found myself dozing Synonyms- boring, tiring, dull, mesmerizing, sedative Antonyms- exciting, awakening, exhilarating, energizing, lively , revitalizing , | 2 | |
| 11016920058 | irascible (adj) | easily angered; hot tempered We learned to keep quiet around the irascible old man ; we knew anything we said would make him angry Synonyms- irritable, hostile, querulous, cranky, cantankerous, petulant, grouchy, surty Antonyms- calm, tranquil, peaceful, placid, kind, amiable, sweet, friendly | 3 | |
| 11017071323 | Disdain ( n.) | scorn, contempt Those who did not share the governments beliefs treated the soldier with disdain Synonyms- hatred, loathing, disgust, ridicule, derision, snobbishness, insolence antipathy Antonyms- Love, acceptance, caring, charity, honor, admiration, respect, approval, praise reverence | 4 | |
| 11017165558 | lugubrious (adj) | exaggerated mournful; refer to people or things that make people feel mournful The young man wore a lugubrious expression for weeks after his favorite musician died, Synonyms- dejected, downhearted, melancholy, depressed, miserable, joyless, sorrowful woebegone Antonyms- elated, euphoric, exhilarated, happy, cheerful, lively, pleasant, gleeful | 5 | |
| 11017266822 | assiduous (adj) | hard working; diligent She was not a natural athlete but with assiduous effort she became the best soccer player at the school Synonyms- attentive, industrious, tenacious, preserving, untiring, laborious, sedulous Antonyms- lazy, neglectful, negligent, disinterested, indifferent, idle, unemployment | 6 | |
| 11017330060 | recalcitrant ( adj) | stubbornly resisting to authority or restraint The recalcitrant young man refused to perform any of the requested tasks; he was as stubborn as a mule Synonyms- Disobedient, pigheaded, intractable. unmanageable, defiant, obstinate, reluctant, non-compliant Antonyms- Amenable, docile, pliant, flexible, compliant, conforming, submissive, cooperative | 7 | |
| 11017481616 | tenacious (adj) | persistent, resolute After years of physical therapy the tenacious polio victim eventually walked again Synonyms adamant, determined, stubborn, forceful, inflexible, obstinate, relentless, staunch Antonyms- surrendering, weak, yielding, submissive, timid, deferring, cowardly, meek | 8 | |
| 11017630899 | intuitive | instinctive, untaught My mother's talent with decorating is completely intuitive; she's never taken a decorating course Synonyms- innate, understood, automatic, habitual, inherent, natural, involuntary, visceral Antonyms- taught, learned, obtuse, dense, conscious, deliberate, imperceptive | 9 | |
| 11017677375 | vociferous(adj) | loud or vehement noisy The baseball commissioner continued his speech despite the vociferous protests of the players and fans Synonyms- cacophonous, clamorous, boisterous, raucous , riotous, ranting , uproarious Antonyms-harmony, quiet, euphonious, meek, silent, restrained calm, subtle | 10 | |
| 11017936851 | prosaic (adj) | dull, ordinary; run-of the - mill The students prosaic writing style bored her literature teacher so much that he disliked grading her essays Synonyms- banal, boring , commonplace, lack m luster, hackneyed, mundane, routine. interesting Antonyms- flashy, exciting, vibrant flamboyant, extraordinary, original, extravagant | 11 | |
| 11018039027 | Ravenous( adj) | hungry; very eager After three days of being trapped underground, the coal miners were ravenous Synonyms- voracious, starving, famished, anxious, anticipating Antonyms- full, satisfied, content, satiated, comfortable | 12 | |
| 11018105671 | loquacious (adj) | talkative The students on the debate team were naturally loquacious which often led to long discussions Synonyms- verbose, garrulous, chatty, extroverted, jabbering, communicative, blabbering ,gabby Antonyms- silent, reticent, mute, meek, curt, succinct, laconic | 13 | |
| 11018216920 | incongruous (adj) | not compatible or harmonious; out of place The frilly party dress seemed incongruous in the closet filled with jeans and sweatshirts Synonyms- conflicting, misplaced, incompatible, dissimilar, foreign, discordant, disparate Antonyms- similar, fitting, compliant, logical, congruent, compatible, harmonious | 14 | |
| 11018308991 | reclusive (adj) | withdrawn, hermit-like The reclusive tendencies of the billionaire caused him to abandon his city of life and more to an isolated area of the country Synonyms, antisocial, solitary . reserved Antonyms gregarious, sociable , public | 15 | |
| 11018350566 | hackneyed | overused, cliched Although the images and metaphor used in the holiday poem one hackneyed, the rhyme is still fun to recite Synonyms- stereotyped, trite, typical, dull, unoriginal, pedestrian Antonyms- care, original, uncommon, innovative, fresh, new, unusual, interesting | 16 | |
| 11018433482 | impetuous (adj) | acting suddenly with little thought The impetuous stockbroker sold off his holdings as soon as the market dipped slightly Synonyms- spontaneous, impulsive, capricious, hasty, reckless, rash, whimsical, hurried Antonyms- meticulous, premeditated, thought-out, scrupulous, planned, deliberate, cautious, considered | 17 | |
| 11018567400 | erudite (adj) | very learned Geoff's father was an erudite scholar; he had read almost everything printed about Shakespeare Synonyms- scholarly educated, knowledgeable, intelligent, sagacious , wise Antonyms- intelligent, ignorant, stupid, educated, dense, moronic, idiotic | 18 | |
| 11018572498 | Condescending (adj) | patronizing The hostess's condescending look and tone of voice caused us to leave the restaurant Synonyms - arrogant, haughty, egotistical, supercilious, superior Antonyms - approachable, shy, friendly, humble polite | 19 |
AP Literature Quotes Flashcards
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| 7358120383 | "The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead." | Aristotle | 0 | |
| 7358120384 | "Know thyself." | Sophocles | 1 | |
| 7358120385 | "Art imitates life." | John Keats | 2 | |
| 7358196746 | "I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for, needs the discipline." | Vince Lombardi | 3 | |
| 7419498485 | "Seek not to understand that you may believe but seek to believe that you may understand." | St. Augustine | 4 | |
| 7419498486 | "More things are wrought by prayer than this world will ever know." | St. Thomas Aquinas | 5 | |
| 7419498487 | "It all comes down to the big D: D for discipline." | Mrs. Asselta | 6 | |
| 7419498488 | "We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is a habit." | Aristotle | 7 | |
| 7419498489 | "Good lives are made so by discipline." | Sophocles | 8 | |
| 7419498490 | "Knowledge makes a bloody entry." | St. Thomas Aquinas | 9 | |
| 7419498491 | "I didn't do the best possible job but I did the best that I could do and therefore I couldn't have done any better." | Ronald Reagan | 10 | |
| 7419498492 | "It is not in the stars to hold our destinies, but in ourselves." | William Shakespeare | 11 | |
| 7419498493 | "What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action ho like an angel, in apprehension how like a god." | William Shakespeare | 12 | |
| 7419498494 | "Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through the experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved." | Helen Keller | 13 | |
| 7419498495 | "One of the marvels of personality is its resistance to prediction. One man's paralyzing trauma is another man's invitation to take control of his life. One woman's grounds for insanity is another woman's goad to a dramatic shaping of oneself." | Roslyn Brown | 14 | |
| 7419498496 | "The way of the sluggard is hemmed in as with thorns; the path of the diligent is a highway." | Proverbs | 15 | |
| 7419498497 | "A man is three persons; the man he thinks he is, the man others think he is, and the man God knows he is." | Samuel Johnson | 16 | |
| 7419498498 | "Nothing great was ever achieved without some enthusiasm." | Ralph Waldo Emerson | 17 | |
| 7419498499 | "Speak not for the fool's hearing, he will despise the wisdom of your words." | Proverbs | 18 | |
| 7419498500 | "Life ends, art is forever." | John Keats | 19 | |
| 7419498501 | "Man's greatest weakness is self-doubt." | Alexander Pope | 20 | |
| 7419498502 | "Men are masters of their own fate." | William Shakespeare | 21 | |
| 7419498503 | "Only the truly disciplined person is free." | Ralph Waldo Emerson | 22 | |
| 7419498504 | "If you lack confidence, pretend and it will come." | Ralph Waldo Emerson | 23 | |
| 7435622418 | "Preach the gospel, use words if necessary." | Proverbs | 24 | |
| 7435622419 | "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." | Mark Twain | 25 | |
| 7435663369 | "Careful of your enemies, they point out your flaws." | Proverbs | 26 | |
| 7435663370 | "There is no success without hardship." | Sophocles | 27 | |
| 7435663371 | "Beaty is truth, truth beauty, - that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." | John Keats | 28 |
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| 11001647771 | affront | an action or remark that causes outrage or offense | 0 | |
| 11001647772 | blasé | (adj.) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures; apathetic | 1 | |
| 11001647773 | cajole | (v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promises | 2 | |
| 11001647774 | choleric | (adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered | 3 | |
| 11001647775 | encumber | (v.) to weigh down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.); to fill up, block up, hinder | 4 | |
| 11001647776 | feckless | careless or irresponsible | 5 | |
| 11001647777 | impasse | blocked path; dilemma with no solution | 6 | |
| 11001647778 | indolent | Lazy, slothful | 7 | |
| 11001647779 | lugubrious | looking or sounding sad and dismal | 8 | |
| 11001647780 | ribald | (adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language | 9 |
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AP Literature Poetry Terms Set 1 Flashcards
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| 7944473640 | alliteration | The repetition of identical or similar sounds, normally at the beginnings of words. Gnus never know pneumonia. | 0 | |
| 7944473641 | allusion | A reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work. When T.S. Eliot writes, "To have squeezed the universe into a ball" in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," he is alluding to the lines "Let us roll our strength and all/ Our sweetness up into one ball" in Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress." | 1 | |
| 7944473642 | apostrophe | A figure of speech in which someone (usually, but not always absent), some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as though present. "Papa Above! Regard a Mouse." Emily Dickinson | 2 | |
| 7944473648 | conceit | An ingenious and fanciful notion or conception, usually expressed through an elaborate analogy, and pointing to a striking parallel between two seemingly dissimilar things. A conceit may be a brief metaphor, but it also may form the framework of an entire poem. | 3 | |
| 7944473649 | consonance | The repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words. The term usually refers to words in which the ending consonants are the same but the vowels that precede them are different. "add" and "read", "bill" and "ball", "born" and "burn" | 4 | |
| 7944473650 | couplet | A two-line stanza, usually with end-rhymes the same. aa, bb, cc, dd | 5 | |
| 7944473651 | diction | The use of words in a literary work. - formal: the level of usage common in serious books and formal discourse - informal: the level of usage found in the relaxed but polite conversation of cultivated people - colloquial: the everyday usage of a group, possibly including terms and constructions accepted in that group but not universally acceptable - slang: a group of newly coined words which are not acceptable for formal usage as yet | 6 | |
| 7944473652 | didactic poem | A poem which is intended primarily to teach a lesson Alexander Pope's Essay on Criticism is a good example of didactic poetry. | 7 | |
| 7944473653 | dramatic poem | A poem which employs a dramatic form or some element or elements of dramatic techniques as a means of achieving poetic ends. For example: dramatic monologue | 8 | |
| 7944473654 | dramatic monologue | A lyric poem in which the speaker tells an audience about a dramatic moment in his/her life and, in doing so, reveals his/her character. | 9 | |
| 7944473655 | elegy | A sustained and formal poem setting forth the poet's meditations upon death or another solemn theme. Walt Whitman's "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd." | 10 | |
| 7944473656 | end-stopped | A line with a pause at the end. Lines that end with a period, a comma, a colon, a semicolon, an exclamation point, or a question mark are end-stopped lines. "True ease in writing comes from Art, not Chance, As those move easiest who have learn'd to dance." | 11 | |
| 7944473657 | enjambment | The continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next. . . . .Or if Sion hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's brook that flow'd Fast by the oracle of God, . . . .Paradise Lost, John Milton | 12 | |
| 7944473659 | extended metaphor | An implied analogy, or comparison, which is carried throughout a stanza or an entire poem. | 13 | |
| 7944473660 | eye rhyme | Rhyme that appears correct from spelling, but is half-rhyme or slant rhyme from the pronunciation. "watch" and "match", "love" and "move" | 14 | |
| 7944473661 | figurative language | Writing that uses figures of speech (as opposed to literal language or that which is actual or specifically denoted). Figurative language uses words to mean something other than their literal meaning. Metaphor, irony, simile, etc. | 15 | |
| 7944473662 | free verse | Poetry which is not written in a traditional meter but is still rhythmical. "The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on." "The Fog," Carl Sandburg | 16 | |
| 7944473663 | half rhyme (slant rhyme) | Imperfect, approximate rhyme. It can be defined as a rhyme in which the stressed syllables of ending consonants match, however the preceding vowel sounds do not match. For example: Similar to these two words, "moon" and "run" and in the words "hold" and "bald" the ending consonant sounds are similar, whereas vowel sounds are different. | 17 | |
| 7944473664 | heroic couplet | Two end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc with the thought usually completed in the two-line unit. "But when to mischief mortals bend their will, How soon they find fit instruments of ill!" "Rape of the Lock," Alexander Pope | 18 | |
| 7944473665 | hyperbole | A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration. It may be used for either serious or comic effect. | 19 |
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