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ap language, set 11 Flashcards

7913648265	firmament	(n.) - the sky, the heavens	0
7913648266	forbearance	(n.) - patient self control; restraint and tolerance	1
7913648267	formidable	(adj.) - arousing fear or respect (awe) through being large or powerful	2
7913648268	fratricide	(n.) - the killing of one's brother or sister	3
7913648269	gangrene	(n.) - death or decay of body tissue from a bacterial infection	4
7913648270	genealogical	(adj.) - relating to the study or tracing lines of family descent	5
7913648271	gentry	(n.) - people of high social class or ranking	6
7913648272	grandeur	(n.) - splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style	7
7913648273	hallowed	(v.) - honor as holy	8
7913648274	humility	(n.) - a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness	9
7913648275	impious	(adj.) - not showing respect or reverence, especially for a god.	10
7913648276	indignant	(adj.) - filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean	11
7913648277	inferiorly	(adj.) - ranked lower in class	12
7913648278	inherent	(adj.) - established by nature or habit	13
7913648279	lamentable	(adj.) - regretted or pitied; unsatisfactory	14
7913648280	loathsome	(adj.) - causing hatred or disgust; repulsive	15
7913648281	maliciously	(adv.) - in a manner characterized by malice or ill will; with intent to do harm	16
7913648282	marginal	(adj.) - very small; on the edge; not important	17
7913648283	mitigation	(n.) lessening of something that causes suffering	18
7913648284	mutiny	(v.) - refuse to obey orders	19

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AP Literature: Poetry Terms Flashcards

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6656027218	alliteration	repetition of similar consonant sounds	0
6656027219	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	1
6656027220	antithesis	a figure of speech characterized by strongly contrasting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas	2
6656027221	apostrophe	an address to either an absent person, some abstract quality, or nonexistent personage	3
6656027222	assonance	the repetition of similar vowel sounds	4
6656027223	ballad	a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.	5
6656027224	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	6
6656027225	cacophony	a harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds or tones	7
6656027226	caesura	a 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	8
6656027227	conceit	an ingenious and fanciful notion or conception, usually expressed through an elaborate analogy or extended metaphor and pointing to a striking parallel between two seemingly dissimilar things.	9
6656027228	couplet	2 consecutive rhyming lines	10
6656027229	diction	author/poet's word choice	11
6656027230	didactic poem	a poem which is intended to teach a lesson	12
6656027231	dramatic poem	a poem which employs a dramatic form or some element of dramatic techniques (think theater drama)	13
6656027232	elegy	a formal poem that mourns the loss of someone, a lament for the dead	14
6656027233	end stopped	a line with a pause at the end	15
6656027234	enjambment	the continuation from one line to the next with no pause	16
6656027235	epic poem	a long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero	17
6656027236	extended metaphor	an implied analogy, or comparison, which is carried throughout a stanza or an entire poem	18
6656027237	eye rhyme/slant rhyme	rhyme that appears correct from spelling, but is half-rhyme or slant rhyme from pronunciation	19
6656027238	free verse	poetry which is not written in traditional meter or rhyme	20
6656027239	heroic couplet	two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter (ten syllables, unstressed/stressed)	21
6656027240	hyperbole	exaggeration	22
6656027241	imagery	anything that appeals to at least one of the five senses,	23
6656027242	internal rhyme	rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end	24
6656027243	lyric poem	a short poem that presents a single speaker who expresses thoughts and feelings, usually identified by its musical/lyrical quality	25
6656027244	metaphor	a direct comparison	26
6656027245	metonymy	a 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	27
6656027246	narrative poem	a poem which tells a story or presents a narrative (epics and ballads are examples)	28
6656027247	octave	an eight line stanza	29
6656027248	ode	a lyric poem written in the form of an address to someone or something, often elevated in style	30
6656027249	onomatopoeia	the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning	31
6656027250	oxymoron	a form of paradox that combines a pair of contrary terms into a single expression	32
6656027251	paradox	a situation or action or feeling that appears to be contradictory but on inspection turns out to be true or at least to make sense	33
6656027252	parallelism	similar grammatical structure within a line or lines of poetry	34
6656027253	personification	giving inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics	35
6656027254	quatrain	four line stanza	36
6656027255	refrain	a 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 stanza	37
6656027256	rhyme	correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry	38
6656027257	rhythm	the recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllable	39
6656027258	rhyme scheme	the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.	40
6656027259	sestet	a six line stanza	41
6656027260	simile	a comparison of 2 seemingly unlike things using like, as or than	42
6656027261	sonnet	a fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme	43
6656027262	speaker	the voice of the poem, not necessarily the poet	44
6656027263	stanza	a group of lines in a poem	45
6656027264	structure	the arrangement of materials within a work	46
6656027265	symbol	something that represents something else	47
6656027266	synecdoche	a form of metaphor in which mentioning a part signifies the whole	48
6656027267	syntax	the ordering of words into patterns or sentences, sentence structure	49
6656027268	tercet	a stanza of three lines in which each lines ends with the same rhyme	50
6656027269	terza rima	a three line stanza rhymed aba, bcb, cdc, etc	51
6656027270	theme	main thought expressed by a work	52
6656027271	tone	the author's attitude toward the subject	53
6656027272	understatement	a kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is	54
6656027273	villanelle	a 19 line poem divided into five tercets and a final quatrain. Line 1 is repeated in lines 6, 12, and 18 and line 3 is repeated in lines 9, 15, 19.	55
6656027274	meter	stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse or within the lines of a poem	56
6656028041	Epitaph	a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.	57
6656030005	Spondee	a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables.	58

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7205035716	Allegory	A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical meaning. The story and characters represent values beyond themselves.	0
7205035717	Alliteration	the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words	1
7205035718	Allusions	A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.	2
7205035719	Ambiguity	A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation.	3
7205035720	Analogy	A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things.	4
7205035721	Anapest	a metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.	5
7205035722	Antagonist	A character or force in a work of literature that, by opposing the protagonist, produces tension or conflict.	6
7205035723	Antithesis	A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences.	7
7205035724	Apostrophe	A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present.	8
7205035725	Archetype	An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form.	9
7205035726	Aside	a short comment or speech that a character delivers directly to the audience or to himself, while other actors on the stage cannot listen.	10
7205035727	Assonance	The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose.	11
7205035728	Ballad	A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited.	12
7205035729	Bildungsroman	A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal.	13
7205035730	Blank Verse	Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the words of Shakespeare and Milton. The lines generally do not rhyme.	14
7205035731	Cacophony	Grating, inharmonious sounds.	15
7205035732	Caesura	A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse, often (but not always) marked by punctuation.	16
7205035733	Canon (Literary)	The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied.	17
7205035734	Catharsis	A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror or a dramatic tragedy.	18
7205037995	Character/Characterization	any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work. used step by step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.	19
7205037996	Climax (literary)	The high point, or turning point, or a story or play.	20
7205038247	Comic Relief	comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections.	21
7205043691	Conflict	involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist.	22
7205043692	Connotation	The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. Contrast with denotation.	23
7205043693	Consonance	The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry.	24
7205043833	Convention	defining features of particular literary genres, such as novel, short story, ballad, sonnet, and play.	25
7205043834	Couplet	Two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought.	26
7205043835	Dactyl	a metrical foot, or a beat in a line, containing three syllables in which first one is accented followed by second and third unaccented syllables (accented/unaccented/unaccented) in quantitative meter such as in the word "humanly."	27
7205044138	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word. Contrast with connotation.	28
7205044139	Deus Ex Machina	In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.	29
7205044374	Diction	The choice of words in oral and written discourse.	30
7205044375	Dramatic Irony	A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.	31
7205045943	Dramatic Monologue	a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events.	32
7205054287	Elegy	A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value.	33
7205054288	Empathy	A feeling of association or identification with an object or person.	34
7205055407	Enjambment	In poetry, the use of the successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them.	35
7205055408	Epic Poem	An 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.	36
7205055409	Epigram	A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.	37
7205055564	Eponymous	named after its central character or creator.	38
7205055565	Ethos	an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.	39
7205055566	Euphony	pleasant, harmonious sound	40
7205055567	Exposition	The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature.	41
7205064156	Fable	A short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable the author to make observations or draw useful lessons about human behavior.	42
7205064157	Fantasy (Genre)	A story containing unreal, imaginary features.	43
7205064559	Figurative Language	In contrast to literal language, it implies meanings. It includes metaphors, similes, and personification, among many others.	44
7205065257	First-Person Narrative	A narrative told by a character involved in the story, using pronouns such as I and we.	45
7205065258	Flashback	A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances. It might also be a character's account of the past, a dream, or a sudden association with past events.	46
7205065261	Foil (character)	A minor character whose personality or attitude contrasts with that of the main character. Juxtaposing one character against another intensifies the qualities of both, to advantage or sometimes to disadvantage.	47
7205065724	Foot (Poetic)	A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.	48
7205065725	Foreshadowing	Providing hints of things to come in a story or play.	49
7205065726	Form (Poetic)	A poem that follows a certain pattern - rhyme scheme or meter - or has a certain topic/focus, or all of the above.	50
7205067582	Free Verse	A kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet.	51
7205067583	Genre	A term used to describe literary forms, such as a novel, play, and essay.	52
7205067870	Hyperbole	Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.	53
7205077632	Iamb	a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable.	54
7205077633	Iambic Pentameter	a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable	55
7205077786	Idyll	A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place.	56
7205077787	Imagery	visually descriptive or figurative language	57
7205077788	Impressionism	the depiction (as in literature) of scene, emotion, or character by details intended to achieve a vividness or effectiveness more by evoking subjective and sensory impressions than by recreating an objective reality	58
7205077979	In Media Res	A narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point.	59
7205077980	Irony	A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected.	60
7205077981	Logos	Appeal to logic	61
7205078206	Loose Sentence	A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences, i.e., subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses.	62
7205078207	Lyric Poetry	Personal, reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject.	63
7205078511	Magical Realism (Genre)	realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.	64
7205078512	Melodrama	A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response.	65
7205078513	Metaphor	A comparison without using like or as	66
7205078775	Metaphysical Poetry	The work of poets, particularly those of the seventeenth century, that uses elaborate conceits, is highly intellectual, and expresses the complexities of love and life.	67
7205078776	Meter	The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry.	68
7205078777	Metonymy	A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated.	69
7205078782	Monologue	a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.	70
7205079094	Mood (Literary)	The emotional tone in a work of literature.	71
7205079095	Moral	A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature.	72
7205079096	Motif	A phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature.	73
7205079100	Myth	An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society. They are often used to explain natural phenomena. Almost every culture has one of these to account for the creation of the world and its inhabitants.	74
7205086915	Narrative	A form of verse of prose that tells a story.	75
7205086916	Narrative Poem	poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well	76
7205087239	Narrator	The person who tells the story	77
7205087778	Non Sequitur	A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before.	78
7205087779	Octave	eight line stanza	79
7205087780	Ode	A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.	80
7205087951	Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates the sound it represents.	81
7205087952	Oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction	82
7205088842	Parable	A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived	83
7205088843	Paradox	a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true	84
7205089099	Parallel Plot	The writer weaves two or more dramatic plots that are usually linked by a common character and a similar theme.	85
7205089100	Parody	imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect.	86
7205089101	Pathos	appeal to emotion	87
7205089318	Periodic Sentence	A sentence that departs from the usual word order of English sentences by expressing its main though only at the end. In other words, the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support.	88
7205089319	Personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	89
7205089575	Plot	The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.	90
7205089576	Point of View	The perspective from which a story is told	91
7205089578	Protagonist	the main character in a literary work	92
7205090159	Pun	a humorous play on words	93
7205090160	Quatrain	A four line stanza	94
7205097098	Realism	The depiction of people, things, and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect.	95
7205097099	Resolution	the unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story.	96
7205097100	Rhetoric	The language of a work and its style; words, often highly emotional, used to convince or sway an audience	97
7205097836	Rhetorical Question	may have an obvious answer but the questioner asks it to lay emphasis to the point.	98
7205098245	Rhetorical Stance	Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject.	99
7205098246	Rhyme	the repetition of sounds at the ends of words	100
7205098247	Rhyme Scheme	A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem	101
7205098702	Rhythm	The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry	102
7205098703	Romanticism	19th century artistic movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason	103
7205099248	Satire	A literary style used to poke fun at, attack, or ridicule an idea, vice, or foible, often for the purpose of inducing change	104
7205099249	Scansion	the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm	105
7205099250	Sestet	a six-line stanza	106
7205099662	Sestina	A poem of thirty-nine lines and written in iambic pentameter	107
7205099663	Setting	The total environment for the action in a novel or play. It includes time, place, historical milieu, and social, political, and even spiritual circumstances	108
7205099664	Simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	109
7205099915	Soliloquy	An important monologue given by a character in a play who is alone on the stage.	110
7205099916	Sonnet	a fourteen line poem with a precise rhyme scheme and meter	111
7205100078	Spondee	a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables.	112
7205100079	Stanza	A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem	113
7205100080	Structure	The structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer.	114
7205100274	Style	The manner in which an author uses and arranges words	115
7205100275	Subplot	an additional, minor plot - involves a secondary main conflict	116
7205100641	Subtext	The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature	117
7205100642	Symbol/Symbolism	an object, person, situation, events or actions that have a deeper meaning in context. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object	118
7205100925	Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole ("fifty masts" for fifty ships) or the whole signifies the part ("days" for life, as in "He lived his days in Canada"). Also when the name of the material stands for the thing itself ("pigskin" for football)	119
7205101164	Syntax	The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular pattern of words	120
7205101165	Tercet	three line stanza	121
7205101166	Theme	The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life	122
7205101167	Tone	The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. The spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence	123
7205101347	Tragedy	A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that cause the hero considerable anguish	124
7205101348	Tragic Hero	A protagonist with a fatal flaw which eventually leads to his demise	125
7205102017	Trochee	a foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.	126
7205102018	Trope	The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor	127
7205102154	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	128
7205102155	Verbal Irony	A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words	129
7205102156	Verse	A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry	130
7205102771	Villanelle	A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes	131

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7223550325	Ethos	Ethic appeal. Sense you (author) gives as being competent/ fair/ authority	0
7223550326	Pathos	Emotional appeals. Appeal to beliefs and feelings higher emotions	1
7223550327	Logos	Rational appeals. Appeal to logical reasoning ability of readers	2
7223550328	rhetorical question	A question used by a speaker to provoke thought	3
7223550329	Parallelism	Using the same grammatical structure or syntax repetitively Example when you are right you cannot be too radical; when you are wrong, you can not be too conservative- Martin Luther king jr.	4
7223550330	Anecdote	A short personal story, it is for the propose of building a connect between to reader or author or speaker	5
7223550331	figurative Language	writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally	6
7223550332	Metaphor	Direct comparison saying one thing is the other	7
7223550333	Simile	Is a comparison using comparison words	8
7223550334	Alliteration	Repetition of the initial consonant sound in serval words	9
7223550335	Hyperbole	using extreme exaggeration to make an affect	10
7223550336	Personification	the giving of human or life like qualities to an animal, object, or idea	11
7223550337	Alluison	To make reference to a well known person, place, or event	12
7223550338	Allude	Make reference to	13
7223550339	Tone	The feeling or emotions that an author communicates word choice, syntax,	14
7223550340	Mood	Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader	15
7255001562	Anaphora	Repetition of the same word of phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or sentences	16
7255001563	Diction	An author's word choice, used to convey tone	17
7255001564	Imagery	The use of sense words to evoke feelings through the creation of vivid "pictures" using descriptive and figurative language	18
7266592085	Syntax	Sentence structure	19
7918511536	Satire	the use of ridicule, sarcasm, wit, or irony in order to expose, set right, destroy, or laugh at a vice, human folly, or social evil.	20
7918511537	Caricature	exaggeration of one or more characteristic details to represent a person, often the distortion of a visual aspect, such as a big nose	21
7918511538	Lampoon	a sharp, often virulent satire directed against a person, a social institution, or the government. To get an idea of the harshness of the ridicule, think of the homonym harpoon.	22
7918511539	Mockery	imitation with the purpose of making fun of the original. Ex. a mock heroic would present a ridiculous hero, such as the cartoon character the Tick, with all the heroic language of the cartoon character Batman; or, a mock elegy, instead of mourning the death or downfall of an individual, would slyly or gleefully celebrate someone's demise.	23
7918511540	Understatement	deliberately representing something as much less than it really is. Jonathon Swift wrote, "Last week I saw a woman flayed, and you will hardly believe how much it altered her appearance."	24
7918511541	Pun	a play on words for comic effect involving the use of one of the following a. words which sound similar but differ in meaning, e.g. collar and color b. words with two of more meanings, e.g. buck (male deer and dollar bill) c. words which sound exactly the same but differ in meaning, e.g. son and sun	25
7918511542	Parody	a literary composition that imitates the characteristic style of a serious work or writer and uses its features to treat trivial, nonsensical material. Its aim is mockery or satire. Ex. from General McCarthur: "Old soldiers never die. They just fade away." Parody: Old blondes never gray. They just die away.	26
7918511543	Amplification	the repetition of a word or expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize what might otherwise be passed over. In other words, amplification allows you to call attention to, emphasize, and expand a word or idea to make sure the reader realizes its importance or centrality in the discussion.	27
7918511544	Verbal irony	is a figure of speech in which the implied meaning of a statement is the opposite of its literal or obvious meaning. Ex. using "cute" to mean the opposite of cute.	28
7918511545	Situational irony	occurs when the outcome of a work of fiction is opposite from the ending that the author has been leading toward.	29
7918511546	Dramatic irony	occurs when a character is kept ignorant of facts revealed to the audience; thus, his or her words and actions will have another level of meaning for the audience.	30
7918511547	Damning with faint praise	intentional use of a positive statement that has a negative implication because of additional information, e.g. "Your acting has even more nuance than Sylvester Stalone's."	31
7918511548	Persona	a mask adopted by a writer, the person who is understood to be speaking (or thinking or writing) a particular work. The persona is almost invariably distinct from the author; it is the voice chosen by the author for a particular artistic purpose. The persona may be a character in the work or merely an unnamed narrator; but, insofar as the manner and style of expression in the work exhibit taste, prejudice, emotion, or other characteristics of a human personality, the work may be said to be in the voice of a persona	32

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AP Literature and Composition Set 5 Flashcards

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7836885982	Naturalism	literary movement whose followers believed that life should not be idealized when depicted in literature; it should show is a continual struggle -ex: Émile Zola, Jack London, and Stephen Crane	0
7836986531	New comedy	Greek comedies of 4th and 3rd centuries BC that followed Old Centuries; comedies of romance w/ stock characters and conventional settings; lacked satire, invective, and bawdiness; originated in works of Meander and developed by Plautus and Terence	1
7837101445	Novel	fictional narrative, traditionally realistic, relating a series of events of following the history of a character or group through a time period	2
7841299400	Novella	extended short story, usually concentrated in episode and action but involving greater character development -ex: "The Metamorphosis"	3
7841310359	Octave	rhymed abba/abba in Petrarchan sonnet	4
7841333655	Ode	long lyric poem, common in antiquity and adapted by the Romantic poets, often addressed to some significant object that has stimulated poet's imagination -ex: objects such as nightingale or west wind	5
7841347695	Old comedy	the 1st comedies, which heavily satirized the religious and social issues of the day; chief practitioner was Aristophanes	6
7841388426	Onomatopoeia	word whose sound resembles what it describes -ex: "snap, crackle, pop" and Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky"	7
7841396796	Open form	poetry that makes use of varying line lengths, no stanzaic form, unexpected breaks in lines, and abandoning formal structure	8
7841407685	Ottava rima	8 line stanza of iambic pentameter	9
7841412852	Oxymoron	phrase combining 2 seemingly incompatible elements -ex: "crashing silence"	10
7841420836	Parable	story that uses analogy to make a moral point -ex: prodigal son in New Testament	11
7841427339	Paradox	seemingly contradictory situation -ex: Adrienne Rich's "A Woman Mourned by Daughters"	12
7841435258	Parody	exaggerated imitation of a serious piece of literature for humorous effect -ex: In The Colored Museum by George C Wolfe, "The Last Mama-on-the-Couch Play" is parody of A Raisin in the Sun	13
7841457903	Pastoral	literary work that deals with nostalgically and usually unrealistically with a simple, preindustrial rural life; comes from the fact that pastorals featured shepherds -ex: Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"	14
7841482842	Pastoral romance	prose tale set in an idealized rural world; popular in Renaissance England	15
7841359537	Perfect rhyme	rhyme in which corresponding vowel and consonant sounds of accented syllables must be preceded by different consonant -ex: "born" and "horn"	16
7841501170	Persona	narrator or speaker of a poem or story; in Greek tragedy, it was a mask worn by an actor	17
7841508456	Personification	attributing of human qualities to things that are not human -ex: "the river wept"	18
7841516118	Petrarchan sonnet	14-line poem in iambic pentameter with an octave rhymed abba/abba and sestet rhymed cdc/cdc	19
7841533425	Picaresque	episodic, often satirical work about a rogue or rascal; form emerged in 16th century Spain -ex: Cervante's "Don Quixote"	20
7841547838	Picture-frame stage	stage that looks like a room with a missing wall through which the audience views the play	21
7841554623	Proscenium arch	the divider of a picture-frame stage that separates the audience from play	22
7841561729	Plot	way in which events of story are arranged; follows a pattern of action in drama, rising to a climax, then falling to a resolution	23
7841567140	Double plot	when there are 2 stories of more or less equal significance	24
7841574543	Subplot	when there is more than one story but one is clearly more significant	25
7841590691	Poetic rhythm	regular occurrence of sounds in a poem; determined by arrangement of metrical feet in a line	26
7841603363	Sprung rhythm	introduced by George Manley Hopkins, this term describes rhythm that is determined by strong stresses only	27
7841618742	Point of view	perspective from which the story is told	28
7841628851	First person	when the story is told is told by a character in a story	29
7841632831	Third person	when story is told by one who is not in the action	30
7841641080	Omniscient	3rd person narrator who knows the actions and internal thoughts of everyone in the story	31
7841650813	Limited omniscient	3rd person narrator who only knows some of the characters' thoughts and actions	32
7841656820	Second person	point of view that uses imperative mood throughout the story; uses "you"	33
7841670756	Unreliable narrator	narrator that is untrustworthy, whether they are stupid or bad	34
7841676968	Naive narrator	narrator that does not understand what they are reporting -ex: children	35
7841688442	dramatic point of view	point of view that tells the story the same way it would be told on stage - also called objective	36
7841694746	Popular fiction	works aimed at a mass audience	37
7841698953	Prologue	1st part of play in which the actor gives the background that the audience needs - originated from Greek tragedies	38
7841718095	Props	pictures, furnishings, and so on, that decorate the stage of a play	39
7841722080	Prose poem	open form poem whose long lines appear to be prose set in paragraphs -ex: Walt Whitman's "Cavalry Crossing a Ford"	40
7841731955	Protagonist	principal character of a drama or fiction; the hero. The tragic hero is the notable protagonist in a Greek drama who falls because of a tragic flaw	41
7841745394	Pyrrhic	two unstressed syllables	42
7841750620	Quatrain	stanza of 4 lines	43
7841756353	Realism	writing that stresses careful description of setting and the trappings of daily life, psychological probability, and the lives of ordinary people. Its practitioners believe they are presenting life "as it really is" -ex: Ibsen's "A Doll House"	44

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8474431848	Allegory	A work that functions on a symbolic level	0
8474431849	Alliteration	The repetition of initial consonant sounds	1
8474431850	Allusion	A reference contained in a work to an event in history or to another piece of literature	2
8474431851	Anapest	A metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable.	3
8474431852	Antagonist	A character or force in conflict with the main character	4
8474431853	Apostrophe	Direct address in poetry	5
8474431854	Aside	Words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters on stage	6
8474431855	Aubade	A love poem set at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved	7
8474431856	Ballad	A simple narrative poem, often incorporating dialogue that is written in quatrains, generally with a rhyme scheme a,b,c,d	8
8474431857	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter	9
8474431858	cacophony	harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage in a literary work	10
8474431859	Caesura	A break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation and used to emphasize meaning	11
8476257087	Catharsis	The release of emotion that the audience of a tragedy experiences	12
8474431860	character	one who carries out the action of the plot in literature	13
8474431861	Climax	The turning point of action or character in a literary work, usually the highest moment of tension	14
8474431862	comic relief	the inclusion of a humorous character or scene to contrast with the tragic elements of a work	15
8476230913	conflict	A clash between opposing forces in a literary work, such as man v man; man v nature; man v God; man v self	16
8476266047	Connotation	The interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning	17
8476270638	Convention	A traditional aspect of a literary work, such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play or a tragic hero in a Greek tragedy	18
8476281866	Couplet	2 lines of rhyming poetry; often used by Shakespeare to conclude a scene or an important passage	19
8476290996	Dactyl	A foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by 2 unstressed syllables	20
8476303686	Denotation	Literal or dictionary meaning of a word	21
8476308125	Denouncement	the conclusion or tying up of loose ends in a literary work; the resolution of the conflict and plot	22
8476315630	Deus ex machina	a Greek invention, literally "the god from the machine" who appears at the last moment and resolves the loose ends of a play. Today the term refers to anyone, usually of some stature, who untangles, resolves, or reveals the key to the plot of a work.	23
8476335955	Diction	author's choice of words	24
8476340981	Dramatic monolouge	a type of poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listner	25
8476348350	Elegy	a poem that laments the dead or a loss.	26
8476352652	Enjambment	a technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza. It enables the poem to move and to develop coherence as well as directing the reader with regard to form and meaning	27
8476390689	Epic	a lengthy, elevated poem that celebrates the exploits of a hero	28
8476396956	Epigram	a brief witty poem. Pope often utilizes this form for satiric commentary	29
8476405115	Euphony	the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work	30
8476418983	Exposition	background information presented in a literary work	31
8476418984	Fable	a simple, symbolic story, usually employing animals as characters	32
8476422072	Figurative language	the body of devices that enables the writer to operate on levels other than a literal one. Includes metaphor, simile, symbol, motif, hyperbole, & others	33
8476422073	Flashback	A devices that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, episodes	34
8476422074	Foot	metrical unit in poetry; a syllabic measure of a line: iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl, & spondee	35
8476425038	Foreshadowing	hints of future events in a literary work	36
8476425039	Form	the shape or structure of literary work	37
8476425040	Free Verse	poetry without a defined form, meter, or rhyme scheme	38
8476428047	Hyperbole	extreme exaggeration	39
8476428048	Iamb	a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one; the most common poetic foot in the English language	40
8476428049	Idyll	a type of lyric poem which extols the virtues of an ideal place or time	41
8476430047	Image	a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion	42
8476430048	Imagery	total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature	43
8476433856	Impressionism	writing that reflects a personal image of a character, event, or concept	44
8476433857	Irony	unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended to happen or expected to happen. It involves dialogue and situation; and it can be intentional or unplanned. Dramatic irony centers around the ignorance of those involved while the audience is aware of the circumstances	45
8476435791	Lyric Poetry	a type of poetry characterized by emotion, personal feelings, and brevity; a large and inclusive category of poetry that exhibits rhyme, meter, and reflective thought	46
8476435792	Magical Realism	a type of literature that explores narratives by and about characters who inhabit and experience their reality differently from what we term the objective world.	47
8476438388	Metaphor	direct comparison between dissimilar things	48
8476438389	Metaphysical poetry	refers to the work of poets like John Donne who explore highly complex, philosophical ideas through extended metaphors and paradox	49
8476438390	Meter	pattern of beats in poetry	50
8476441749	Metonymy	figure of speech in which a representative term is used for larger ideas ("The pen is mightier than the sword")	51
8476441750	Monologue	a speech given by one character	52
8476444266	Motif	the repetition or variations of an image or idea in a work which is used to develop theme or characters	53
8476446214	Narrative Poem	poem that tells a story	54
8476446215	Narrator	speaker of the literary work	55
8476448675	Octave	8-line stanza, usually combined with a sestet in a Petrarch sonnet	56
8476448676	Ode	formal, lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject	57
8476450943	Onomatopoeia	words that sound like the sound they represent	58
8476450944	Oxymoron	an image of contradictory terms (bittersweet, pretty ugly, giant economy size)	59
8476450945	Parable	story that operates on more than 1 level and usually teaches a moral lesson	60
8476453448	Paradox	set of seemingly contradictory elements which nevertheless reflects an underlying truth. ("Come, Lady, die to live")	61
8476455913	Parallel Plot	secondary story line that mimics and reinforces the main plot (Hamlet loses his father so does Ophelia)	62
8476455914	Parody	comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original	63
8476455915	Pathos	aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience	64
8476458841	Personification	assigning human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts	65
8476458842	Plot	sequence of events in a literary work	66
8476461427	Point of View	method of narration in a work	67
8476461428	Protagonist	hero or main character in a literary work, the character the audience sympathizes with	68
8476465112	Quatrain	4-line stanza	69
8476469661	Resolution	denouncement of a literary work	70
8476472829	Rhetorical Question	a question that doesn't expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or audience	71
8476476334	Rhyme/rime	duplication of final syllable sounds in 2 or more lines	72
8476476335	Rhyme Scheme	annotation of the pattern of the rhyme	73
8476478556	Rhythm	repetitive pattern of beats in poetry	74
8476478557	Romanticism	a style or movement of literature that has as its foundation an interest in freedom, adventure, idealism, and escape	75
8476480462	Satire	a mode of writing based on ridicule, which criticizes the foibles and follies of society without necessarily offering a solution	76
8476480463	Scansion	analysis of a poem's rhyme and meter	77
8476482878	Sestet	a 6-line stanza, usually paired with an octave to form a Petrarchan sonnet	78
8476482879	Sestina	a highly structured poetic form of 39 lines, written in iambic pentameter. It depends upon the repetition of 6 words from the first stanza in each of the 6 stanzas	79
8476482908	Setting	time and place of a literary work	80
8476486354	Simile	an indirect comparison that uses the word "like" or "as" to link the differing items in the comparison	81
8476488682	Soliloquy	a speech in a play which is used to reveal the character's inner thoughts to the audience (Hamlet's "To be or not to be....")	82
8476488683	Sonnet	a 14-line poem with a prescribed rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter	83
8476488684	Spondee	a poetic foot consisting of 2 accented syllables	84
8476490911	Stage Directions	Specific instructions a play-wright includes concerning sets, characterization, delivery, etc.	85
8476490912	Stanza	a unit of a poem, similar in rhyme, meter, and length to other units in the poem	86
8476492343	Structure	organization and form of a work	87
8476492344	Style	The unique way an author presents his ideas. Diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute to a particular style.	88
8476492345	Subplot	a secondary plot that explores ideas, different from the main storyline. (subplot of Hamlet would be him dealin with his love for Ophelia)	89
8476494630	Subtext	Implied meaning of a work or section of a work	90
8476494631	Symbol	Something in a literary work that stands for something else	91
8476496655	Synecdoche	a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole ("All hands on deck" is an example)	92
8476496656	Syntax	the grammatical structure of prose and poetry	93
8476498296	Tercet	a 3-line stanza	94
8476498297	Theme	Underlying ideas that the author illustrates through characterization, motifs, language, plots, etc.	95
8476498298	Tone	Author's attitude towards the subject	96
8476500522	Tragic Hero	A basically good person of noble birth or exalted position who has a fatal flaw or commits an error in judgement which leads to his downfall. The tragic hero must have a moment of realization and live and suffer.	97
8476502154	Trochee	A single metrical foot consisting of 1 accented (stressed/long) syllable followed by 1 unaccented (unstressed/short) syllable	98
8476502155	Understatement	The opposite of an exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intnede	99
8476504182	Villanelle	A highly structured poetic form that comprises 6 stanzas: 5tercets and a quatrain. The poem repeats the first and third lines throughout	100

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8368057192	plot	the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.	0
8368057193	conflict	any struggle between opposing forces. Usually, the main character struggles against some other force.	1
8368057194	exposition	a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.	2
8388300242	inciting incident	an episode, plot point or event that hooks the reader into the story. This particular moment is when an event thrusts the protagonist into the main action of the story.	3
8388300243	rising action	when a series of events build toward the point of greatest interest	4
8388300244	climax	the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.	5
8388300424	falling action	the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end (like in Romeo and Juliet, when the Capulets are getting ready for Juliet's wedding and stuff before the lovers kill themselves)	6
8388305041	resolution	he part of a story's plot line in which the problem of the story is resolved or worked out. This occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends.	7
8388305042	denouement	the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.	8
8388305043	in media res	into the middle of a narrative; without preamble.	9
8388309293	flashback	a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.	10
8388309294	foreshadowing	be a warning or indication of (a future event).	11
8388372401	protagonist	the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. (like how Batman is the protagonist of Batman)	12
8388372402	antagonist	a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary. (like how Joker is the antagonist to Batman)	13
8388372403	bildungsroman	a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education. (Their eyes were watching God is this)	14
8388372484	epiphany	when a character has a sudden insight or realization that changes his or her understanding	15
8388376715	characterization	the creation or construction of a fictional character.	16
8388376716	static	a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop	17
8388376717	dynamic	a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude	18
8388379684	round character	a character who is extremely realistic, behaving and speaking in a "real life" manner. The character is complex and increases in complexity throughout the story.	19
8388379685	flat character	a character who is two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work.	20
8388379686	foil	a character who contrasts with another character —usually the protagonist— to highlight particular qualities of the other character. (i.e. henry to frankenstein)	21
8388379687	stock character	a stereotypical fictional character in a work of art such as a novel, play, or film, whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition	22
8388383455	direct characterization	how an author tells his or her reader about a character	23
8388383456	indirect characterization	the process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance.	24
8388383457	point of view	the narrator's position in relation to the story being told.	25
8388386303	reliable	A main characteristic of a reliable narrator is his or her proximity in values to the implied author. The fictional truth of the narrative is typically related to readers via this reliable narrator, so this narrator should demonstrate a breadth of knowledge of situations and characters	26
8388402946	unreliable	a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised.	27
8388402947	second-person POV	when the narrator says "you" as a means of point of view	28
8388406497	first person POV	when the narrator says "i" or "me" as a means of point of view	29
8388406498	third person POV	when the narrator says "he" "she" "they" etc. as a means of point of view	30
8388406499	objective	a thing aimed at or sought; a goal.	31
8388408970	omniscient	the narrator knowing everything.	32
8388408971	limited omniscient	when the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.	33
8388408972	narrative frame	a literary technique that sometimes serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative	34
8388414657	setting	the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.	35
8388414658	Theme		36
8388438789	Allusion	an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.	37
8388438790	Analogy	a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.	38
8388438791	Aphorism	a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it.".	39
8388438891	Apostrophe	a term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem. The speaker could be addressing an abstract concept like love, a person (dead or alive), a place, or even a thing, like the sun or the sea. i.e. hamlet: [holds up skull] alas poor yorick!	40
8388441493	Cliche	a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.	41
8388441494	Conceit	a kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way. Often, conceits are extended metaphors that dominate an entire passage or poem.	42
8388445707	Understatement	the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.	43
8388454757	euphemism	a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.	44
8388454758	Hyperbole	exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.	45
8388454759	litotes	ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad ).	46
8388454760	Malapropism	the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect, as in, for example, "dance a flamingo " (instead of flamenco ).	47
8388459201	Metaphor	a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.	48
8388459202	Simile	a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).	49
8388462028	Metonymy	the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.	50
8388462029	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning "Cleveland's baseball team").	51
8388466632	Mixed metaphor	a combination of two or more incompatible metaphors, which produces a ridiculous effect (e.g., this tower of strength will forge ahead ).	52
8388503565	Dead metaphor	a figure of speech which has lost the original imagery of its meaning due to extensive, repetitive, and popular usage	53
8388503566	onomatopoeia	the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ).	54
8388503567	Paradox	a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.	55
8388506198	Oxymoron	a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ).	56
8388506199	Personification	the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.	57
8388506200	Pun	a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.	58
8388509391	Syllogism	an instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion (e.g., all dogs are animals; all animals have four legs; therefore all dogs have four legs ).	59
8388509392	Rhetorical question	a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.	60
8388509393	Synesthesia	the production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.	61
8388512775	Tautology	the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., they arrived one after the other in succession ).	62
8388512776	Alliteration	the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.	63
8388512777	Verbal irony	irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning	64
8388516577	Dramatic irony	the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.	65
8388516578	Situational irony	irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. (mrs. kuhn's favorite: fireman's house burning down)	66
8388519728	Loose or cumulative sentence	a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases. Like "I went to the movies yesterday, bought candy, and shopped at the mall."	67
8388519729	Periodic sentence	a stylistic device employed at the sentence level, described as one that is not complete grammatically or semantically before the final clause or phrase.	68
8388519730	Balanced sentence	a sentence made up of two parts that are roughly equal in length, importance, and grammatical structure, as in the advertising slogan for KFC: "Buy a bucket of chicken and have a barrel of fun."	69
8388550780	Telegraphic sentence	a concise sentence typically containing five words or less.	70
8388550781	Inversion / anastrophe	Yoda :-)	71
8388550782	Juxtaposition	the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.	72
8388550834	Repetition	the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.	73
8388554322	Rhetorical fragment	sentence fragment used to deliberately for a persuasive purpose or to create a desired effect	74
8388554323	Anaphora	the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.	75
8388557393	Asyndeton	the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence.	76
8388557394	Chiasmus/Antimetabole	a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. 'Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.'.	77
8388557395	Polysyndeton	a literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed.	78
8388561277	Stichomythia	dialogue in which two characters speak alternate lines of verse, used as a stylistic device in ancient Greek drama.	79
8388561278	Zeugma	a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., John and his license expired last week ) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts ).	80
8388561279	Antithesis	a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as "hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins".	81
8388561280	Anacoluthon	a sentence or construction that lacks grammatical sequence, such as while in the garden, the door banged shut.	82
8388564723	Elegy	a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.	83
8388564724	Satire	the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.	84
8388564725	Adage	a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.	85
8388564726	Allegory	a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.	86
8388568342	Epigram	a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.	87
8388568343	Epigraph	an inscription on a building, statue, or coin.	88
8388568344	Epitaph	a phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.	89
8388571467	Epithet	an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.	90
8388571468	Eulogy	a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.	91
8388571469	Fable	a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.	92
8388571470	Legend	a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.	93
8388574366	Maxim	a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.	94
8388574367	Myth	a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.	95
8388574368	Parody	an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect.	96
8388574369	Parable	a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.	97
8388574370	Homily	a religious discourse that is intended primarily for spiritual edification rather than doctrinal instruction; a sermon.	98

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5327181481	Renown	The condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame	0
5327181482	Abasement	To reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade	1
5327185039	Cower	To crouch, as in fear or shame	2
5327186985	Harangue	A scolding or a long or intense verbal attack	3
5327186986	Nullify	To render or declare legally void or inoperative	4
5327192498	Replete	Abundantly supplied or provided	5
5327192499	Abrogate	To abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal	6
5327195438	Blasphemy	An act of cursing or reviling God	7
5327195439	Enigma	A puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation	8
5327198453	Plaudit	An enthusiastic expression of approval	9
5327198454	Absolution	Freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties	10
5327201302	Reprehensible	Deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy	11
5327201303	Ensconce	To settle securely or snugly; to shelter or cover	12
5327203439	Hasten	To act with a swiftness of motion; accelerate	13
5327203440	Reprieve	To delay the impending punishment or sentence of; to relieve temporarily from any evil	14

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4763611556	Acerbic	Sour or astringent in taste	0
4763611557	Amiable	Good natured personal qualities,friendly	1
4763611558	Antagonistic	Acting in opposition	2
4763611559	Bemused	Bewildered or confused	3
4763611560	Blithe	Joyous,merry, or happy in disposition	4
4763611561	Complacent	Pleased, especially with oneself or ones merits	5
4763611562	Conciliatory	Tending to conilate	6
4763611563	Cynical	Distrupting or disparaging the motives of others	7
4763611564	Earnest	Serious in intention, purpose, or effort	8
4763611565	Effusive	lacking Reserve	9
4763611566	Flippant	Frivolously disrespectful,shallow, or lacking in serious	10
4763611567	Grave	Where are body is put after we die	11
4763611568	Incredulous	Disinclined or indisposed to believe,skeptical	12
4763611569	Irreverent	Manifesting, deficient in respect	13
4763611570	Melodramatic	Exaggerated and emotional or sentimental	14
4763611571	Morbid	Suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude	15
4763611572	Nostalgic	A sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt	16
4763611573	Patronizing	Displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner	17
4763611574	Petulant	Move to or showing sudden,impatient irritation	18
4763611575	Pithy	Brief,forceful,and meaningful in expression	19
4763611576	Pragmatic	Practical point of view	20
4763611577	Reverent	Deeply respectful	21
4763611578	Self-deprecating	Belittling or under valuing oneself	22
4763611579	Shrewd	Astute or sharpen practical matters	23
4763611580	Wry	Produced by a lopsidedness of the facial features	24

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5037155477	el barroco	época caracterizada por arte y literatura ostentosa que algunos especulan buscaba enmascarar la crisis política y económica que predominó en España al finales del siglo 16, todo el siglo 17 y los principios del 18. Ideológicamente el arte de la época expresaba desilusión y desengaño.	0
5037155478	la epoca colonial	época que duró más de tres siglos y se divide en la conquista, exploración y evangelización; asentamiento; y colonización y explotación comercial de las Américas por España.	1
5037155479	la contrarreforma	Movimiento de los que se oponían a las ideas de Martín Lutero y buscaban proteger a la iglesia de sus críticas.	2
5037155480	la edad media (medioevo)	época caracterizada por el dominio musulmán en la península ibérica y la reconquista.	3
5037155481	la epoca moderna	época que empezó a finales del siglo 18 caracterizado por un conflicto entre una España progresista y abierta a la modernización y una España tradicionalista y estancada en el pasado.	4
5037155482	la postguerra civil	Epoca caracterizada por rigurosa censura debido a la dictadura de Franco.	5
5037155483	la reforma	Movimiento empezado por Martín Lutero que criticaba la corrupción de la iglesia católica.	6
5037155484	el renacimiento	época que inició con la expulsión de los moros en España y el "descubrimiento," conquista y colonización de las America. Tiempo de inquietud religiosa y política debido a la reforma y contrarreforma, la Guerra de los Treintas Años y las ideas innovadores de Galileo, Newton y Spinoza que fueron rechazadas por la iglesia.	7
5037155485	el siglo xx	Inicio de una época de diversas ideas y expresiones artísticas, particularmente en América Latina.	8
5037155486	el siglo de oro	Epoca de originalidad, exuberancia y brillo de la cultura de los siglos 16 y 17 debido al reencuentro de las normas artísticas y filosóficas grecorromanas y la idea de que el individuo tomaba las riendas de su propio destino. Obras significantes de la época incluían El Lazarillo de Tormes y Don Quijote de la Mancha.	9

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