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6859366229devshirmetribute of boys for civil administration in the Ottoman empire0
6859369078columbian exchangetransatlantic interaction in Americans and Afroeurasia1
6879674331creolesSpainars born in Americas2
6879676495fixed windsprevailing winds in Atlantic3
6879676496great dyingdemographic devastation in americas due to European diseases4
6879690822jiyzatax levied on nonmuslims; munghal empire abolished the tax5
6879692076merchantilismgov best serves their states economic interest6
6879692077mestizo"mixed" race of Spanish colonies in americas7
6879694611mulattoesmixed african and european blood ( ex: Dominicans)8
6879696478British/Dutch East Indian companiesprivate trading company charted by England9
6879696479African Diasporaspread of africans through slave trade10
6879698116middle passagejourney across the atlantic of african slaves to the americas11
6879700988piece of eightstandard spainish coin that became the medium of exchange in North America ,Europe, India Russia etc.12
6879706186potosicity developed in high in Andes ; worlds largest sliver mine in Americas in 1570 !!13
6879706187samuraiwarrior elite of medieval japan14
6879707938shogunsupreme military commander in japan15
6879707939sliver drainthe money from Europe was sliver and was used to pay luxury products. ( was desirable in eastern hemisphere- most of it went to china)16
6879707940Huguenotsprotestant minority in France17
6879711819catholic counter reformationinternal reform of the catholic church in sixteenth century18
6879714069Nicolas Copernicuspolish mathematician and astronomer who said that the heliocentric cosmos existed19
6879714070council of Trentmain instrument of the catholic counter reformation which clarified doctrine and the abuse of it20
6879718645Galileo galileiitalian astronomer who developed ideas of Copernicus and his work was suppressed by the church21
6879718646martin luthergerman priest who inaugurated protestant reformation in europe22
6879721677karl marxgerman philosopher - views human history as a class struggle based off socialism23
6879721678Guru Nanakfounder of Sikhism24
6879724399issac newtonlaws of motion and mechanics ( culmination of the scientific revolution)25
6879724400Ninety Five Theses95 abuses of the church posted by martin luther26
6879729874charles darwintheory of natural selection27
6879729875deismdivine being who created the cosmos but doesn't intervene with human affairs28
6879732058edict of nantesgranted religious toleration to french protestants and ended french wars29
6879734632european enlightmentintellectual movement that started scientific revolution30
6879734633sigmend freudfather of psychoanalysis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!31
6879737928protestant reformationmassive schism with Christianity challenges the churches authority and the endorsement of salvation32
6879739750scientific revolutioneuro intellectual and cultural transformation33
6879740978thirty years warhighly destructive war between protestant and Catholics34
6879740979Voltaireenlightenment questioning of values ; criticism of religion35
6879745538kaozhengresearch based evidence and analysis36
6879749343sikhismreligion by guru Nanak combines Hinduism and Islam37
6880009321blitzkriegGerman term meaning lighting wars which was used to describe their novel military tactics38
6880009322european unionfinal step in series of arrangement to increase cooperation between European states in WW239
6880009371fascismpolitical ideology w/ intense nationalism and authoritarian practices40
6880011387forteen pointsplan of Woodrow Wilson to establish lasting peace in WW1 ; it failed41
6880013618franz ferdinand archdukeAustrian Heir who's assassination sparked WW142
6880013619great depressionWorldwide economic depression that began 1929 due to stock market crash43
6880014822great warWorld War 144
6880014823adolf hitlerleader of German nazi party45
6880016350holocaustNazi genocide of Jews46
6880016351kristailnacht"crystal night" gangs smashes and loated Jew based shops in germany47
6880018517league of nationsinternational organization created after WW1 as apart of 14 points48
6880018518manchukuoJapanese puppet49
6880019865marshall planpost WW1 aided in restoration of the damage in Europe50
6880022673berito mussolinileader of Italian fascist party51
6880022674rape of nanjingJapanese killing and rape of Chinese civilian52
6880022675NATOmilitary and political alliance in US and euro to defend each other just in case of soviet aggression53
6880024232nazi partyNational Socialist Democratic Workers party nationalist regime based on racial superiority54
6880024233total warwar that requires the whole country to be involved55
6880026719triple allianceGermany,Austria, and Italy ; WW156
6880026720triple ententeRussia, France,Britain; WW157
6880029454united nationsinternational peacekeeping organization established in 194558
6880029455berlin wallseparates east and west Berlin; was kicked down (;59
6880030958bolshevikscommunist party led by Lenin60
6880030959Fidel CastroCuban leader who gravitated to soviet communism61
6880034684chinese revolution1912-1949 throw over of Chinese imperial system and end the communist party under the leader Mao62
6880034685cold warWar between western world and communist world that began 194963
6880036867cuban missile crisisstandoff between us and soviet union w the development of nuclear missiles in cuba64
6880036868glasnostpolicy of openness which allowed intellectual freedom in india65
6880038472LeninLeader of russian communist party66
6880040110Zedong Maochairman of chinese communist party67
6880040111Russian Revolutionoverthrew Romanov dynasty in russia and ended with communist under leadership of Lenin68
6880041439stalinleader of soviet union "Man of Steel" lmao69
6880041440decolonizationAfrican and Asian states won their independence from European hold70
6880043113GandhiPolitical leader of Indian drive for independence71
6880044680Nelson Mandelasouth african leader of african nation congress and he was imprisoned ( the ________ effect (; )72
6880048749Graha Satya"Truth Force" Gandhi's political philosophy who advocated nonviolently73
6880050602Al-qaedaregime of fundamentalist; led by Osama bin laden74
6880054772environmentalism20th century movement to preserve the natural world75
6880054773globalizationmassive growth in global economic transactions76
6880056515fundamentalismproclaimed to return to the fundamentals of a religion77
6880056516global warmingthe warming of the earth bc combustion of fossil fuels78
6880058420Che GuevaraArgentinian who waged war to remedy Americas and Africans social ills79
6880058421Osama bin Ladenleader of Al Qaeda80
6880060927Second wave feminismwomen rights movement in 1960's81
6880060928world trade organizationinternational body representing 149 nations rules for global commerce; promotion of free trade82
6880307142abolistionist movementsucceeded in condemning slavery and abolishing it. ( only in Britain and US)83
6880310392declaration of the rights of man and citizensFrench National Assembly - proclaimed equal rights of men84
6880310393estates generalfrench representative assembly who talk about pressing problems like the french revolution85
6880311879freetownwest african settlement which rescued and freed africans86
6880313567french revolutionfrench overthrew the french monarchy87
6880313606gens de calluer libresfreed people of color who were enslaved in haiti88
6880315269haitian revolutiononly successful slave rebellion89
6880317945Higalgo morelos rebellionpeasant insurrection that happened in mexico90
6880317946latin american revolutionrisings in south latin colonies91
6880319377louverture tossaintfirst leader of Haitian revolution92
6880319378maternal feminismwomen have value because they are mothers93
6880320690napoleon bonapartefrench head of state94
6880320691nationclearly defined territory95
6880320692nationalismcitizen loyalty to their nation96
6880322148north american revolutionrebellion done by colonist against british rule97
6880323223petit blancs"little" white population of Saint Domingue ( Haiti)98
6880325342stanon elizabeth ladyfigure in ealry women's rights movement99
6880325343third estate98% of population that participated in the french revolution100
6880327122bourgeoistowns people ; they owned alot of industrial capital ( they're rich)101
6880327123leninleader of russian revolution102
6880327124lower middle class20% of britain population103
6880327125karl marxsocialism104
6880328716mexican revolutionpeasants tried to over throw Porfirio Diaz105
6880328717middle class valueshard working ,moral behavior, and respectful106
6880330849model tfirst affordable car107
6880330850populismmovement that denounced corporate interest of all kinds108
6880332362progressionadvocated measures to correct ills of industrialization109
6880332363proletariatindustrial working class ( poor people )110
6880333769Russian revolutionrebellion after the countries defeat to japan; this resulted in the country making reforms111
6880333770apartheidsouth African segregation of blacks and whites112
6880336043scramble for africaEuropeans fighting for Africa bc of their resources113
6880336044Opium warswar fought between western powers and china; china tried to restrict the importation of foreign goods. Got the citizens hooked on that good good114
6880336525social darwinsimapplication of the survival of the fittest to populations115
6881254847Seneca falls conferencefirst women's right's conference116
6881419262Condorcet & the idea of progressFrench philosopher who said were near infinite improvability ( basically we need to stop being crappy and stop slavery and racism)117
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AP Literature Flashcards

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4334061584Allegorystory or poem in which characters, settings, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas or qualitites0
4334075937Alliterationrepetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together1
4334097026Allusionreference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture. An indirect reference to something2
4334162454Ambiguitydeliberately suggesting two or more, sometimes conflicting, meanings is a work3
4334175728Analogycomparison made between two things to show how they are alike4
4334189276Anaphorarepetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.5
4334198363Anastropheinversion of the usual, logical, or normal order of the parts of a sentence6
4334217540Anecdotebrief story, told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something7
4334230169Antagonistopponent who struggles against or blocks the hero8
4334237583Antimetabolerepetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical9
4334253302Antithesisbalancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure10
4334274185Antiherocentral character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heros11
4334290646Anthropomorphismattributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object12
4334297945Aphorismbrief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle, or an accepted truth13
4334380927Apostrophecalling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person or to a place or thing or a personified abstract idea14
4334447850Appositionplacing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements, the latter of which is an explanation,15
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AP World History: Period 3 Review - Part 3 Flashcards

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9502201077Islam on the Arabian Peninsula600-1450 Bedouins were instrumental in spreading which of the following religions?0
9502205597Because Islam lacked any legal code, it was possible to adapt Islam to any form of governmental organization600-1450 Which of the following is not an accurate description of why Islam appealed to so many people?1
9502211582The cities were a mix of black African and Islamic peoples and culture traits600-1450 Which of the following best describes the East African trading centers prior to the arrival of the Portuguese?2
9502218299Hinduism rejects the use of the human form in religious and secular art, whereas the human form is an important subject in Islamic art600-1450 All of the following are accurate descriptions of the difference between Hinduism and Islam EXCEPT:3
9502226017There was little intertribal warfare600-1450 All of the following are general characteristics of pastoral nomadic societies EXCEPT:4
9502234745Russian and the Ottoman Empire600-1450 By 1600, the expansion of which of the following had ended invasions from central Asia?5
9502250517The capture of the Holy Land by the Seljuk Turks600-1450 "It is the imminent peril threatening you and all the faithful, which has brought us hither. From the confines of Jerusalem and the city of Constantinople a horrible tale has gone forth..." The above was probably spoken about which of the following?6
9502255645Its appearance in the post-classical era, with weaker organized states to oppose it600-1450 Which of the following factors was the most supportive of the rapid spread of Islam in the years after its founding in the early 7th century?7
9502261708Unite the knights in a common cause for Roman Catholicism600-1450 One reason that Pope Urban II called for the Crusades in 1095 was to:8
9502271356Trade and communications networks were weaker than they had been before 600600-1450 Which of the following is an inaccurate statement regarding "big picture" characteristics of the period 600-1450?9
9502275790A. Large, organized political states rose in both areas600-1450 Which of the following is true of both South America and West Africa during the period 600-1450?10
9502279283The basis for succession of the caliph600-1450 The religious split between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims originated in a disagreement about11
9502283871Political systems in both areas were based on feudalistic ties among elites600-1450 Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the political systems of western Europe and Japan during the era 600-1450?12
9502287077Gold600-1450 Which of the following was the most important commodity controlled by west African states in the long-distance trade networks between 600-1450?13
9502291768Jews & Christians600-1450 Among Muslims, the "People of the Book" were:14
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Set Three: Barron's AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards

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6080216319connotationThe suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. Contrast with denotation.0
6080216320consonanceThe repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry.1
6080216321coupletA pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic ________.2
6080216322denotationThe dictionary definition of a word. Contrast with connotation.3
6080216323dénouementThe resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction.4
6080216324deus ex machinaIn literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.5
6080216325dictionThe choice of words in oral and written discourse.6
6080216326DionysianAs distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses.7
6080216327dramatic ironyA circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.8
6080216328elegyA poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value.9
6080216329ellipsisThree periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation.10
6080216330elliptical constructionA sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.11
6080216331empathyA feeling of association or identification with an object or person.12
6080216332end-stoppedA term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation.13
6080216333enjambmentIn poetry, the use of the successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them.14
6080216334epicAn extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that in generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure.15
6080216335epigramA concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.16
6080216336euphonyPleasing, harmonious sounds.17
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AP Literature: Lesson 2 vocabulary Flashcards

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4975608096antipodalexact opposite or on opposite side of the earth0
4975620259apocryphalfalse or doubtful origin1
4975632638apogeepoint at which something is farthest away from another point2
4975644195apoplexystroke resulting from loss of blood to the brain; becoming angry to the point of exploding.3
4975658469apostasyabandonment of a loyalty or religion4
4975669611arbiterjudge; one who decides5
4975676658asceticself denial6
4975684350assiduoushard working; diligent7
4975689009assignationa secret meeting or assignment8
4975696376bacchanala drunken party9
4975699308bandytoss back and forth; casual conversation10
4975707204bathosabrupt transition from illustrious to common (in style)11
4975721149behemothsomething enormous in power or size12
4975725107belierun counter to; to show to be false13
4975734955besmirchto stain14
4975739632biliousill-tempered15
4975744713bivouactemporary shelter16
4975749152bon vivantlover of luxury17
4975754008bowdlerizeto censor prudishly18
4975756035brookto tolerate19
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AP Literature Poetry Terms Flashcards

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8609553869alliterationthe repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginning of words Ex: "Gnus never knew pneumonia." Despite spelling, all four words begin with n sound.0
8609563022allusiona reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event, person, or work.1
8609569341antithesisa figure of speech characterized by strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas. A balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness. Ex: "Man proposes; God disposes."2
8609577546apostrophea figure of speech in which someone (usually, but not always absent), some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage directly addressed as though present. Ex: "Papa Above! Regard a Mouse." -Emily Dickinson3
8609590875assonancethe repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds. Ex: "A land laid waste with all its young men slain." Repeats a sound in laid, waste, and slain.4
8609599388ballad metera four line stanza rhymed abcd with four feet in lines one and three and three feet in lines two and four. Ex: "O mother, mother make my bed. O make it soft and narrow. Since my love died for me today. I'll die for him tomorrow."5
8609615912blank verseunrhymed iambic pentameter. Blank verse is the meter of most Shakespeare plays.6
8609620525cacophonya harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds or tones. It may be an unconscious flaw in the poet's music, resulting in harshness of sound or difficulty of articulation, or it may be used consciously for effect Ex: "Irks care the crop-full bird? Frets doubt the maw-crammed beast?"- Robert Browning7
8609639130caesuraa pause, usually near the middle of a line of verse, usually indicated by the sense of the line, and often greater than the normal pause. Ex: "To err is human, to forgive divine."- Alexander Pope. Naturally pause after human.8
8609647726conceitan ingenious and fanciful notion or conception, usually expressed through an elaborate analogy, and pointing to a striking parallel between two seemingly dissimilar things. It may be a brief metaphor, but it may also may form the framework of an entire poem. Ex: In John Donne's poem, A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, he compares his soul and his wife's legs to legs of a mathematical compass.9
8609667993consonancethe repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words. It usually refers to words in which the ending consonants are the same but the vowel that precedes them are different. Ex: Following words, "add and read, bill and ball, born and burn."10
8609680832coupleta two line stanza, usually with end rhymes being the same11
8609686378devices of soundsthe techniques of deploying the sound of words, especially in poetry. Used to create a general effect of pleasant or of discordant sound, to imitate another sound, or to reflect meaning Ex: rhyme, alliteration, assonance, etc.12
8609699422dictionthe use of words in a literary work. Diction may be described as formal (serious manner and formal disclosure), informal (relaxed but polite conversation), colloquial (the everyday usage of a group, familiar), or slang (newly coined words, not acceptable for formal usage)13
8609763888didactic poema poem which is intended primarily to teach a lesson. Usually involves a subjective judgement of the author's purpose on the part of the critic or the reader. Ex: Essay on Criticism by Alexander Pope14
8609774696dramatic poema poem which employs a dramatic form or some elements of dramatic technique as a means of achieving poetic ends Ex: The dramatic monologue15
8609788489elegya sustained and formal poem setting forth the poet's meditation upon death or solemn theme Ex: O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman16
8675992726end-stoppedA line with a pause at the end. Lines that end with a period, a comma, a colon, a semi colon, an exclamation point, or a question mark are end-stopped lines. Ex: True ease in writing comes from Art, not Chance, As those move easiest who have learned to dance.17
8675995578enjambmentThe continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next. Ex: ...Or if Sion hill Delight thee more, and Siloa's brook that flow'd Fast by the oracle of God,... -Milton's Paradise Lost18
8675999952extended metaphorAn implied analogy, or comparison, which is carried throughout a stanza or an entire poem. Ex: In The Bait, John Donne compares a beautiful woman to fish bait and men to fish who want to be caught by the woman19
8676002464euphonyA style in which combinations of words pleasant to the ear predominate. It is the opposite of cacophony. Ex: A thing of beauty is a joy for ever: Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness; but still will keep A bower quiet for us, and a sleep Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing -John Keat's Endymion20
8676003408eye rhymerhyme that appears correct from spelling, but is half-rhyme or slant rhyme from the pronunciation Ex: watch and match, love and move21
8676003409feminine rhymeA rhyme of two syllables, one stressed and one unstressed, sometimes called double rhyme Ex: waken and forsaken, audition and rendition22
8676007807figurative languagewriting that uses figure of speech (as opposed to literal language or that which is actual or specifically denoted) such as metaphor, irony, and simile. Uses words to mean something other than their literal meaning Ex: The black bat night has flown. Using the metaphor of a bat for night, meaning night is over23
8676007808free versePoetry which is not written in a traditional meter but is still rhythmical. The poetry of Walt Whitman is the best example of free verse24
8676008804heroic couplettwo end-stopped iambic pentameter rhymed aa, bb, cc with the thought usually completed in the two-line unit. Ex: But when to mischief mortals bend their will, How soon they will find fit instruments of ill!25
8676008805hyperboleA deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration. It may be used for either serious or comic effect. Ex:...No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red. -Macbeth26
8676009859imageryThe images of a literary work; the sensory details of a work; the figurative language of a work. Imagery has several definitions, but the two that are paramount are the visual, auditory, or tactile images evoked by the words of a literary work or the images that figurative language evokes.27
8676011135ironyThe contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning. Verbal irony is a figure of speech in which the actual intent is expressed in words which carry the opposite meaning. Irony is less harsh than sarcasm.28
8676011136internal rhymeRhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end Ex: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping...suddenly there came a tapping...29
8676012052lyric poemAny short poem that presents a single speaker who expresses thoughts and feelings. Love lyrics are common. Sonnets and odes are lyric poems30
8676013554masculine rhymeRhyme that falls on the stressed and concluding syllables of the rhyme words. Ex: keep and sleep, glow and no, spell and impel31
8676013555metaphora figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like as, like, or than.32
8676015225meterThe repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry. The meter of a poem emphasizes the musical quality of the language and often relates directly to the subject matter of the poem. Each unit meter is known as a foot33
8676043205metonymyA figure of speech which is characterized by the substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind for the word itself. Ex: In this way we commonly speak of the king as the crown.34
8676044274mixed metaphorThe mingling of one metaphor with another immediately following with which the first is incongruous. Ex: I smell a rat. I see a rat floating in the air. I shall nip it in the bud. -Lloyd George35
8676047085narrative poema non dramatic poem which tells a story or presents a narrative, whether simple or complex, long or short. Epics and ballads are a form of narrative poetry.36
8676048062octaveAn eight-line stanza. Most commonly, octave refers to the first division of an Italian sonnet.37
8676050133onomatopoeiaThe use of words whose sound suggests their meaning. Ex: buzz, hiss, honk38
8676050134oxymoronA form of paradox that combines a pair of contrary terms into a single expression. This combination usually serves the purpose of shocking the reader into awareness. Ex: wise fool, sad joy, eloquent silence39
8676058930paradoxA situation or action or feeling that appears to be contradictory but on inspection turns out to be true or at least to make sense. Ex: Take me to you, imprison me, for I Except you enthrall me, never shall be free Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me. - John Donne's Holy Sonnets40
8676058931parallelismA similar grammatical structure within a line or lines of poetry. Ex: Till the bridge you will need be formed, till the ductile anchor hold, Till the gossamer thread you fling catch somewhere, O my soul.41
8676109052paraphrasea restatement of an idea in such a way as to retain the meaning while changing the diction and form42
8676116500personificationa kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human charcteristics43
8676121664poetic foota group of syllables in verse usually consisting of one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables associated with it. Ex: The most common type of feet are as follows: iambic u/ trochaic/u anapestic u u/ dactylic / u u pyrrhic u u spondaic //44
8676154804puna play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings.45
8676168412quatraina four line stanza with any combination of rhymes46
8676169688refraina group of words forming a phrase or sentence and consisting of one or more lines repeated at intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza47
8676180068rhymeclose similarity or identity of sound between accented syllables occupying corresponding positions in two or more lines of verse Ex: fan and ran48
8676190747rhyme royala seven line stanza of iambic pentameter rhymed ababbcc49
8676193249rhythmthe recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables. Lends pleasure and heightened emotional response to reader50
8676200570sarcasma type of irony in which a person appears to be praising something but it actually insulting it51
8676204513satirewriting that seeks to arouse a reader's disapproval of an object by ridicule. It usually exposes error with an eye to correct vice and folly through comedy52
8676214895scansiona system for describing the meter of a poem by identifying the number and the types of feet per line53
8676221720sesteta six line stanza. Most commonly refers to the second division of an Italian sonnet54
8676224835similea directly expressed comparison; a figure of speech comparing two objects usually with like, as, or than Ex: My love is like a fever55
8676235592sonnetnormally a fourteen line iambic pentameter poem. The conventional Petrarchan sonnet is rhymed abba, abba, cde, cde and the Shakespearean Sonnet is rhymed abab, cdcd, efef,gg56
8676256667stanzausually a repeated grouping of three or more lines with the same meter and rhyme scheme57
8676261948strategy (rhetorical strategy)the management of language for a specific effect. The strategy of a poem is the planned placing of elements to achieve an effect.58
8676282001structurethe arrangement of materials within a work; the relationship of the parts of a work to the whole; the logical divisions of a work. The most common units of a structure in a poem are the line and stanaza59
8676339578stylethe model of expression in language; the characteristic manner of expression of an author60
8676351039symbolsomething that is simultaneously itself and a sign of something else. Ex: Winter, darkness, and cold are real things, but in literature they are also likely to be used as symbols of death61
8676394304synecdochea form of metaphor which in mentioning a part signifies the whole. Ex: Foot soldiers for infantry and field hands for manual laborers62
8676403508syntaxthe ordering of words into patterns or sentences.63
8717792942terceta stanza of three lines in which each line ends with the same rhyme64
8676406812terza rima three lined stanza rhymed aba, bcb, cdc, etc65
8676410943themethe main thought expressed by a work. In poetry, it is the abstract concept which is made concrete through its representation in person, action, and image in the work66
8717732000tonethe manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude; the intonation of the voice that expresses meaning. Tone may change from line to line67
8717750887understatementthe opposite of hyperbole. It is kind of irony that deliberately requests something as being much less than it really is. Ex: Macbeth having been near hysterical after killing Duncan, tells Lenox, Twas a rough night.68
8717799610villanellea nineteen line poem divided into five tercets and a final quatrain. The villanelle uses only two rhymes which are repeated as follows: aba, aba, aba, aba, aba, abaa,. Line 1 is repeated entirely to form lines, 6, 12, and 18, and line 3 is repeated entirely to form lines 9, 15, and 19, thus 8 of the 19 lines are refrain. Ex: Dylan Thomas' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night69
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AP Literature and Compositions Allusions Flashcards

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7797209610Genesis- Creation"In the beginning..."; God created the world in 7 days; "Let there be light"; "On the seventh day he rested"0
7797215474Genesis- The first peopleAdam- formed from dirt; "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust"; Eve (Adam's wife)- formed from one of his ribs; Adam named everything; "Be fruitful and multiply"1
7797224131Genesis- The Garden of EdenParadise; Trees- Tree of life, Tree of knowledge of Good and Evil (forbidden fruit)2
7797234201Genesis- "The Fall of Man"original sin; serpent (satan) tempted Eve to eat of the forbidden fruit; Eve shared it with Adam; God expelled them from the garden; "the lust of flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life"3
7797290547Genesis- Babelrepresents human ambition and the origin of various languages4
7797292361Genesis- Exoduslead Israelites out of Egypt to the Promise Land; Rescue of the baby Moses; The Burning Bush; The plagues of Egypt; Parted Red Sea, staff, snake; The Ten Commandments; Manna5
7797309485Cain and AbelCain killed Abel; "brother's keeper'; brother vs. brother; Cain is banished6
7797313315The Great FloodNoah; the Ark; the animals (two by two); Forty days and forty nights; The rainbow- God's promise never to destroy the world by flood again7
7797396283AbrahamWas asked by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac, but God stops him at the last moment through an angel. This symbolizes mans willingness to make the ultimate sacrifice8
7797406743IsraelitesGod's chosen people; led by Moses (received the 10 commandments, symbolic archetype of hero)9
7797437762Egypt/ Pharaohrepresents the world's class systems10
7797440098Mountainsvarious mountains represented spiritual high points, pursuit of God, In the O.T. ascending implied spirituality, descending implied carnality11
7797473827JoshuaBattle of Jerico- marched around the walls seven times and the walls fell12
7797475671Golden Calfidolatry13
7797477898JosephFavorite son/ sarah; coat of many colors; dreamer and interpreter of dreams; sold into slavery by jealous brothers; after interpreting a dream of the Pharaoh, he becomes powerful14
7797491280Danielthrown into lion's den and survived15
7797493307David and Goliathshepherd kills a giant with a slingshot16
7797497945Jobextreme suffering, but will not renounce God17
7797499850Samson and Delilahhis strength was his hair; she cut it off18
7797503482Sodom and GomorrahCorruption; two cities destroyed by God because of their wickedness (sexual)19
7797507711Ahabwicked king20
7797520099Lot's wifeturned into a pillar of salt for looking back at the city she was leaving; inhabitant of Sodom, turns into pillar of salt-> disobedience is punished21
7797534232Angels (cherubs, seraphims)- three named in the BibleMichael- arch angel, Gabriel- messenger angel, Lucifer (the fallen angel)- Satan, the serpent, the devil, Beelzebub, the Enemy, "the father of lies", cloven foot, Hell, Hades, Lake of Fire22
7797543682Biblical Numbers3- the number of completeness (the trinity) 6-the number of man (man created on the 6th day) 7- the number of perfection/ completion (7 days of creation) 12- the number of unity (the 12 disciples)23
7798056719Heavenlion lies with lamb, eternity, "pearly gates"24
7798096187Solomonwisdom and great temple25
7798098057David and Bethesdasymbolic of adultery. They have a child together before getting married26
7798101641AbsalomDavid's favorite son, he was killed in battle trying to usurp David's thrown. This symbolizes paternal grief for a lost and fateless son27
7798112463JesusSavior, messiah, Christ, Son of God, Son of Man, Shepherd, The Lamb; The Cross/ Tree; 12 Disciples; Communion; Baptism; Christmas- Manager/ stable, 3 wise men/ magi/ kings, the star, Joseph and Mary;28
7798210740Last SupperJesus knew and he said he would be betrayed (by one of his own disciples)29
7798213199passionsuffering and death of Jesus30
7798213200EasterCrucifixion (nailed to a cross), Judas's kiss- Betrayal for 30 silver pieces, tomb, Resurrection/new life, Reference to "blood"31
7798232658Biblegospel, "good news", the Word, the Scriptures, "book of life",32
7798236171GospelsMatthew, Mark, Luke, John33
7798238331ProphecyDaniel, Revelation34
7798244638"Judgement Day"second coming, Book of Revelations, Armageddon, Babylon, Apocalypse- 4 Horsemen35
7798248220Four HorsemenFirst on White Horse- Bow, War Second on Red Horse- Sword, Pestilence Third on Black Horse- Scales, Famine Fourth on Pale Horse- Death36
7798261929John's prophecy about the end of the worldBalance of Good and Evil37
7798265215ParableseProdigal Son, Lost coin, Lost sheep, Vine and Branches38
7798268760John the BaptistDance of the 7 veils, John's beheading39
77982709037 deadly sinspride, envy, gluttony, lust, wrath, avarice, sloth40
77982739337 Sacramentsa rite believed to be a means of or visible form of grace Baptism, Penance/ Reconciliation, The Eucharist (communion), Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Extreme Unction (anointing the sick)41
7798293241Dionysus (Bacchus)Gods of Wine- overuse/ excess42
7798293265Adonisloved by Aphrodite because he's pretty43
7798296487Achilleshero of Iliad, Dipped in River Styx by heel, Heel= weakness and vulnerability44
7798305379AntigoneBrother- polymetheus, Godipus' Daughter, Justice vs. Law45
7798310821Prometheussteal fire and gives it to Humans, Punished by Zeus, eternal suffering46
7798314127Icarus and Daedaluswings are built out of feathers and wax. Daedalus tells Icarus to not fly near sun, but he does and dies. Symbolic of not being too reckless47
7798322939Phoenixreborn, death and rebirth/ resurrection48
7798326862Archetypeuniversal pattern/ symbols49
7798329256creationthe universe and its structure, humans50
7798330848the cosmosthe sun, the moon, the stars, thunder and lightening, heaven and hell, paradise51
7798334049supernatural beingsgods, divine gifts (fire, wisdom, arts adn crafts), magic52
7798338332monsters and beastsdragons, mythic animals, animal cults (bull, bear, boar), serpents53
7798341019love and fertilityvirgin birth, tragic lovers, abnormal couples, forbidden marriages, conception, fertility, sacrifice for love54
7798346995supernatural combat, quests and testsgood vs. evil, God vs. Satan, hero against monsters, heroic quests (Arthur, Jesus, Jason, Hercules), initiation and immortality, cosmic warfare, battle with/ for evil or death or old age or destiny55
7798358791death and rebirthrealms of the dead, journey to beyond, paradise, judgment, nirvana, resurrection56
7798368076springcomedy57
7798368077summerromance58
7798368078falltragedy59
7798368079winterirony60
7798373125Albatrossbird, "Rhyme of Ancient Mariner", after bird is shot, bad things happen, Mariner is forced to wear albatross until he realizes mistake, all creatures big or small have value61
7798381063Willy LomanDeath of a Salesman62
7798382577Ahab, Moby Dick, IshmaelMoby Dick63
7798384152Big Brother198464
7798384153CamelotKing Arthur65
7798386042Hubrisexaggerated pride or self-confidence66
7798388628Pathosemotional appeal67
7798390609Deus ex machinea god introduced by means of a crane in ancient Greek/ Roman drama68
7798392387Foila character with contrastingly different characteristics from main69
7798395026Masksomething that conceals from view70
7798562214Epistleone of the books from the New Testament71
7798564225Montagea literary, musical, or artistic composite of juxtaposed elements72
7798568087Parableshort fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or religious principle73
7798571107Psalma sacred song or poem used in worship74
7798573207allusionreference to another work75
7798576875Motifrecurring thematic elements76
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8424471908excerpts from the QuranPraises all the things Allah did for humanity, talks about how a good Muslim fully submits to Islam. Also discusses ideas of the five pillars Parallelism Repetition Restatement Structural Antithesis0
8424471909On her brother al-KhansaRemembrance of her brother, a dead but highly achieved and lived warrior. Similes and imagery Persian poetry1
8424471910Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam"A book of verses underneath the bough,...we paradise enow!" "The moving finger writes; and, having writ,...word of it" Structural parallelism 4 line quatrain (AABA) Persian poetry2
8424471911Unmarked boxes RumiPersian poetry Talks about the different forms that God can appear in, like roses, rainwater, or a horse Imagery Author was a Sufi3
8424471912The pearl, learning, relative, the sick man, the destiny of a wolf cub, and the straight path. SaadiCombo of six small poems, many of these poems have their title in the poem somewhere. Anecdote- longer than the other 4 Aphorisms- max three lines4
8424471913Sundiata D. T. Nianethe founder of Mali empire. He crushed his enemies and won control of the gold trade routes, he was called many names as well. African epic- oral tradition and read by griots5
8424471914African proverbsTwo to three line lessons like "a river does not flow so far that it forgets its source"6
8424471915Song of a mother to her first born written by Jack H.DribergA mothers words to her baby talking of destiny and emphasizes the importance of the first born child. African Cradle song7
8424471916Ogun kills on the right written by Ulli Beier and Bakare GbadamosiCeremonial poem Parallelism with the name Ogun and the massive power he has to kill and rebuild. The message is that you cannot compare yourself to a god.8
8424471917TalkFolk tale Creatures and objects speak to a farmer. There is also a fisherman that talks to the farmer.9
8424471918The grailChivalry and the knights of the round table. A knight is trying his best to be chivalrous but in his fault he tries too hard and thus struggles with self control. He stayed at a castle with his host who gifts him a sword and leaves in the morning. He also speaks with two fishermen before he finds the castle.10
8424471919"The Wife of Bath's Tale"Written by Geoffrey Chaucer and is about a knight who behaves badly and is sent to find the thing all women want in life if he wants to live, he finds it but has to marry an old lady but she later turns young.11
8424471920"The Nun's priest's tale"Chucer Is all about a chickens dream of a fox that his love tries to tell him is in important but it turns out to be true.12
8424471921"The Pardoners Tale"Chaucer; frame story; "greedy for death;" rhyme scheme: cuplet- AABBCCDD13
8424471922TankaA Japanese poem of five lines, the first and third composed of five syllables and the rest of seven.14
8424471923Haiku3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually focusing on nature15
8424471924Mayan poetryStructural poetry Usually first person Usually preformed at ceremonies or allude to them. Couplets Repeats key words and phrases16
8424471925Aztec poetryFree form Mentions feathers, birds, plumes, jade, flowers, and typically ends lines with two words in a foreign language, like ohuaya ohuaya. It also mentions how brief time is in almost all poems.17
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