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AP Language & Composition: Vocabulary 4 Flashcards

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3392736868ImpregnableImpossible to capture or enter by force0
3392736869ImpugnChallenge in argument1
3392736870InauspiciousNot favorable2
3392736871IncipientBeginning to exist or appear3
3392736872IncisivePenetrating, clear, and sharp4
3392736873IncorrigibleIncapable of being corrected or reformed5
3392736874IndecorousLacking good taste6
3392736875IndefatigableTireless7
3392736876InnocuousHarmless8
3392736877InscrutableDifficult to fathom or understand9
3392736878InsipidLacking qualities that excite or stimulate10
3392740344IntonateTo utter with a particular tone11
3392768844IntractableDifficulty to govern or manage12
3392769338IntrinsicRelating to the essential nature of a thing13
3392770519InveighProtest vehemently14
3392771412InveterateFirmly and long established; deeply rooted15
3392772880IrascibleEasily angered16
3392773560JettisonCast overboard or to discard17
3392774968JunctureThe act of joining18
3392780444JuxtaposePlace side by side for comparison19
3392780445LaconicTerse or concise20
3392780446LampoonWritten attack ridiculing a person21
3392780447LargessGenerously of spirit or attitude22
3392780276LassitudeFeeling or weariness or listlessness23
3392780277LethargySluggishness and apathy24
3392780448LitheReadily bent; supple25
3392781027LuridCausing shock or horror26
3392781802MalevolentWishing harm to others27
3392783176MaudlinTearfully sentimental28
3392784244MeanderFollow a winding and turning course29

AP Language Flashcards

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3313800210Amalgamation(n.)Combination, mixture, unification0
3313800211Arbitrary(adj.)Random, billogical1
3313800212Connotation(n.)An idea or feeling invoked by a word beyond its literal meaning2
3313800213Elucidate(v.)To clarify, to explain further3
3313800214Idiosyncrasy(n.)A quirk, a unique characteristic4
3313800215Inexorable(adj.)Unstoppable, inevitable5
3313800216Innate(adj.)Natural, intrinsic, instinctive6
3313800217Pejorative(adj.)Negative, , derogatory, harsh7
3313800218Plausible(adj.)Possible, reasonable, probable8
3313800219Prolific(adj.)Highly productive9
3313800220Anomalous (adj.)Unusual or unexpected;irregular10
3313800221Corpulent(adj.)Having a large, bulky body;obese11
3313800222Erudite(adj.)Having or showing scholarly knowledge12
3313800223Extrapolate(v.)To infer13
3313800224Flummox(v.)To confuse14
3313800225Homogeneous(adj.)Made up of the same kind15
3313800226Immutable(adj.)Unable to be changed16
3313800227Paradox(n.)A statement or situation that seems self-contradictory17
3313800228Pretentious(adj.)Attempting to impress others with success knowledge18
3313800229Prose(n.)Ordinary writing(as in, not poetry)19
3313800230Ambiguous(adj.)Unclear; able to be understood in many ways20
3313800231Bolster(v.)To give support to, to give strength to21
3313800232Brothel(n.)A house of prostitution22
3313800233Convoluted(adj.)Complicated, hard to understand23
3313800234Innocuous(v.)Harmless24
3313800235Obscure(adj.)Not well known25
3313800236Moot(adj.)Debatable;not worth talking about26
3313800237Prudent(adj.)Showing careful good judgement27
3313800238Venerable(adj.)Old and respective28
3313800239Zenith(n.)The high point29
3640170214Antithesis(n.)the exact opposite30
3640178447Assiduous(adj.)showing great care, attention, and effort31
3640186597Beneficent(adj.)doing or producing good32
3640196414Dichotomy(n.)a division or difference between two opposite things or groups33
3640202173Dogma(n.)a set of beliefs accepted without doubt34
3640207045Ephemeral(adj.)short lived; fleeting; temporary35
3640221761Insidious(adj.)causing harm in a gradual, unnoticed way36
3640237217Magnanimous(n.)having a generous and kind nature37
3640240830Status Quo(n.)the way things are now38
3640244361Unequivocal(n.)without a doubt; strong and clear39
3697773499Atrophy(v.)to waste away; to decline40
3697782867Blatant(adj.)very obvious; and offensive41
3697797007Conniving(adj.)to secretly42
3743789321Capricious(adj.)changing often and quickly, mercurial43
3743793148Epistle(n.)a letter44
3743814396Evanescent(adj.)lasting a very short time, ephemeral45
3743820773Existentialism(n.)a 20th century philosophical movement focused on concepts of human existence and free will46
3743829616Fallacy(adj.)a wrong belief; a false or mistaken identity47
3743837354Faux pas(n.)an embarrassing social mistake48
3743845264Mitigate(.)To make something less severe49

Ap literature set 8 Flashcards

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5856057992Ad hocImprovised0
5856067464CantankerousCranky1
5856068876HarbingerPrecursor2
5856068877MalcontentDisgruntled3
5856071792CasuistryQuibbling4
5856073303DepridationLooting5
5856076160BathosMush6
5856079015Piece de resistanceCenterpiece7
5856081114PecadilloIndiscretion8
5856090594RemandReturn9
5856092700MellifluousMusical10
5856092701PanderA pimp11
5856094594NepotismFavoritism to relatives12
5856099547EmpathySympathy13
5856101179HedonismSensuality14
5856106290SyndromeA complex15
5856125602LacklusterDull16
5856125603BaneRuin17
5856128107AberrationAnomaly18

AP English Language Useful Terms Flashcards

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5031604601ApostropheSpeaking to someone or something that cannot answer back, which includes a dead person.0
5031607656AntithesisWhen two things are put in opposition against each other (arguments, words, paragraphs).1
5031607657EuphemismA word that represents another word in a nicer or softer way to lessen the blow.2
5031634324OxymoronAn adjective and a noun that seem opposite, but together have a distinct meaning.3
5031651663JuxtapositionPutting two different things together to compare them. They do not necessarily have to be opposites though.4
5031729886IdiosyncrasyA quirk. In its adjective form, it can describe something that is quirky.5
5071021074DiscourseA Discussion/Opinion Held.6
5071022051Dominant DiscourseThe most widely held opinion, either by the most people, or the people with the most influence.7
5071028766Subversive DiscourseThe opinion that is less popular and challenges the dominant discourse.8
5071032995Marginalized DiscourseThe opinion which is not publicized and is powerless.9
5071036758Construct(s)Anything that humans create that wouldn't exist without humans. Ex: Ideas.10
5071042116PowerThere is a constant _______________ struggle with every relationship.11
5071044019PharmakosThe scapegoat. The one friend which all of the negativity gets poured on to to relieve the negativity.12
5071053299GrainReading With The __________ involves going where the author wants you to go, and not challenge what is happening.13
5071058579VerisimilitudeHow close something is to being true/reality.14
5071060983Appropriation of VoiceWhen you speak for somebody else.15
5071062701EthosAn argument based on authority.16
5071062702PathosAn argument based on emotion.17
5071064817LogosAn argument based on logic.18
5071064818MithosAn argument based on nationalism.19
5071067426ExigenceWhy the author decided to write the work.20
5071068932PurposeWhat the author wants to accomplish with their work.21
5071071225BildungsromanComing of Age22
5071072986False DichotemyA statement that implies that there are only two options, when there are actually multiple.23
5071088375InsolentAdj: Acts deliberately in a way that breaks the rules, and like a bratty kid.24
5071093736AudaciousAdj: Standing up, not doing what would be expected in that situation.25
5071097735PatronizingAdj: Challenging to one's intelligence - saying a terrible drawing by a kid is good.26
5071101865WantLack of27
5071104354For WantFor Lack of28
5071111232RhetoricalOf or pertaining to language.29
5298878200AnticlimaxA Big build up, but no payoff.30
5298880838DecryTo cry out against.31
5298880890GainsayTo deny.32
5298882973PetulantTo act like a bratty kid.33
5106593291PolysyndetonA sequence of many descriptors each connected with a coordinating conjunction.34
5106595416Periodic Sentence(s)A sentence that has the subject and verb at the end, with many dependent clauses before.35
5298561648Ad HominemAttacking the person not the argument. I.e. 2016 Presidential Election.36
5298568487AnaphoraRepetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row deliberately. I.e. MLK: I Have a Dream, I have a dream, etc. Better used in speeches.37
5298579570AsyndetonCommas used with no conjuction to separeate a series of words. This is typically used in38
5298586677PolysendetonSentence which uses and or another conjuction with no commas to separate the items in a series.39
5298594243Begging the QuestionBasing the conclusion on a typically general and flawed argument at the beginning.40

AP Literature Study Guide Flashcards

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6103582352Sonnet14 lines of iambic pentameter0
6103582353English (Shakespearean) Sonneta sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg1
6103582354Italian (Petrarchan) Sonneta sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd2
6103582355Spenserian Sonneta sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee3
6103582356BalladA poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas4
6103582357Haiku3 unrhymed lines (5, 7, 5) usually focusing on nature5
6103582358Limericka humorous, rhyming, five-line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme6
6103582359VillanelleA 19 line form using only two rhymes and repeating two of the lines according to a set pattern7
6103582360Sestina6 six-line stanzas ending with tercet; last words of each line in 1st stanza are repeated as last words in next stanza8
6103582361Ottava Rimaa stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc9
6103582362Terza RimaA three-line stanza rhymed aba, bcb, cdc.10
6103582363VerseA line of poetry11
6103582364Formal VerseFollows fixed, established patterns12
6103582365Formal Verse Attributesfollows rhyme schemes and other patterns of different types of formal poetry13
6103582366Free Versehas no set meter or rhyme scheme14
6103582367Oral TraditionLiterature that passes by word of mouth from one generation to the next.15
6103582368Performative Nature of Early Poetryperformed poetry16
6103582369The Epic of GilgameshAn epic poem from Mesopotamia, is among the earliest surviving works of literature17
6103582370Walt WhitmanAmerican poet and transcendentalist who was famous for his beliefs on nature, as demonstrated in his book, Leaves of Grass. He was an important part for the buildup of American literature and breaking the traditional rhyme method in writing poetry.18
6103582371Leaves of GrassWalt Whitman wrote this19
6103582372Verse Libre Movementopen form of poetry that abandons consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or other forms of musical pattern (the movement of this form)20
6103582373Modernist Free Verse Poetspoetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms21
6103582374PetrarchFather of Humanism22
6103582375William Shakespeare(1564 - 1616) English poet and playwright considered one of the greatest writers of the English language; works include Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet.23
6103582376Edmund Spenserauthor of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era, one of the greatest moral epics in any language24
6103582377Literary Balladsnarrative poem created by a poet in imitation of the old anonymous folk ballad25
6103582378Folk BalladsA ballad when the writer is unknown26
6103582379Samuel ColeridgeThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner27
6103582380PoetryA type of literature that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)28
6103582381The Poetica writer that writes in verse rather than prose29
6103582382VerseA single line of poetry30
6103582383Linea single line of words in a poem31
6103582384StanzaA group of lines in a poem32
6103582385Cantodivision of a long poem33
6103582386Poetthe writer of poems34
6103582387Speakersometimes the actual writer, but it is the assumed character speaking35
6103582388Genres of Poetrylyrical, narrative, dramatic36
6103582389Lyrical Poetryshort poem expresses personal feelings and emotions that may be set to music37
6103582390Narrative Poetrypoetry that tells a story38
6103582391Dramatic Poetrypoetry that involves the techniques of drama39
6103582392ElegyA lyric poem that laments the dead40
6103582393Odelong, lyric poem, usually praising something to someone41
6103582394EpicA long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds42
6103582395Meterthe rhythmic pattern of a stanza43
6103582396Prosodythe study of poetic meter44
6103582397Scansion Symbols/ and u45
6103582398Unstressed Syllablethe syllables that you dont enunciate as much46
6103582400Stressed Syllablethe syllables that you enunciate the most47
6103582402Iambicunstressed, stressed48
6103582404TrochaicStressed, unstressed49
6103582406AnapesticUnstressed, unstressed, stressed50
6103582408Dactylicstressed, unstressed, unstressed51
6103582410Spondaictwo stressed syllables52
6103582412Poetic FootA metrical unit composed of stressed and unstressed syllables.53
6103582413Monometer1 foot per line54
6103582414Dimeter2 feet per line55
6103582415Trimeter3 feet per line56
6103582416Tetrameter4 feet per line57
6103582417Pentameter5 feet per line58
6103582418Hexameter6 feet per line59
6103582419Heptameter7 feet per line60
6103582420Octameter8 feet per line61
6103582421Stanza Namescouplet, tercets, quatrain, quintet, sestets, septets, octaves62
6103582422Couplet2 line stanzas63
6103582423Tercets3 line stanzas64
6103582424Quatrains4 line stanza65
6103582425Quintets5 line stanza66
6103582426Sestets6 line stanza67
6103582427Septets7 line stanzas68
6103582428Octaves8 line stanzas69
6103582429Envoilast stanza70
6103582430EnjambmentA run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.71
6103582431Rhyme Locationin a line, there can be rhyme inside the line or at the end of the line72
6103582432Rhyme SchemeThe pattern of rhymes in a poem.73
6103582433End Rhymemost common end words rhyme (2 lines and alternating lines)74
6103582434Internal Rhymerhyming a word halfway through a single line with the end word of the same line (internal) used frequently in ballads and others75
6103582435Rhyme Typefull rhyme, slant rhyme, masculine rhyme, feminine rhyme, triple rhyme76
6103582436Full Rhymeconsists of 2 words or final syllables of words that sound exactly alike except for initial consonant sound77
6103582437Slant Rhymethe use of words that suggest rhyme, but dont rhyme78
6103582438Sight Rhymewhen 2 words are spelled similarly but sound different79
6103582439Masculine Rhymeone syllable80
6103582440Feminine Rhymetwo syllables81
6103582441Triple Rhymethree syllables82
6103582442End-Stoppeda line with a pause at the end83
6103582443Euphonypleasant sounds84
6103582444Euphony Associated Lettersconsonants: f, l, m, n, v85
6103582446CacophonyHarsh sounds86
6103582447Cacophony Associated Lettersconsonants: b, k, p, s, t87
6103582448AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds88
6103582449AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds89
6103582450ConsonanceRepetition of consonant sounds90
6103582451OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.91
6103582452Lineationarrangement of lines92
6103582453Sibilanta hissing sound (S)93
6103582454PlosivesAirflow stopped, suddenly released [p, b, g, t]`94
6103582455FricativeFormed by constricting air flow through the vocal tract (f, v, th, z, s, sh, sion)95
6103582456Liquidssounds that create a sense of flowing water/light movement/fluidity (L)96

AP US. History Civil war Flashcards

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5618798579Place of the last battle Lee's army fought before sorrundering to UnionAppomattox Courthouse0
5618798580March from Atlanta to Georgia by Inion army to frighten civilians into drop plans of secessionMarch to the Sea1
5618798581Turning point. Union defeated Lee's confederate attack and prevented him from invaded NorthBattle of Gettysburg2
5618798582Bloodied battle in history. 6000 killed, 16000 wounded. NORTH WONBattle of Antietam3
5618798583Largest city during war. Important strategic spot. Provided south with troopsNew Orleans4
5618798584First battle of the war. Poor trained. In Virginia. Confederacy wonFirst battle of Bull Run5
5618798585Union captured the city. Completed 2nd part of Anaconda Plan. Major position at Mississippi River.Vicksburg6
5618798586Larger and better effort from both sides. Confederacy victorySecond battle of Bull Run7
5618798589After the war was this passed to reconstruct the Union after the slaves new freedom. Sat together by 3 actsMilitary Reconstruction Act8
5618798590Part of common law that aloud you to re-discuss freedom taken from youHabeas Corpus9
5618798591Bills passed to better rights for African-Americans and to prevent actions from KKKEnforcement Acts10
5618798592Law by southern legislators. Limited rights of blacksBlack codes11
5618798593AFRICAN AMERICAN RIGHT TO VOTE!!!15th Amendment12
5618798594Restricted power of presidentTenure of Office Act13
5618798595Defined rights of all citizens as equals. Designed to better rights for African-AmericansCivil Rights Act of 186614
5618798596One of the reconstruction acts. Equal protection of law or everyone.14th Amendment15
5618798597Oath that your state had never supported Confederacy. Got vetoed by Lincoln because it was too strictWade-Davis Bill16
5618798598Pay government bills with paper money (greenbacks)Legal Tender Act17
5618798600All slaves freed 1863 if state still in rebellionThe Emancipation Proclamation18
5618798601Biggest war prison. Confederate prison. Commander later executed for war crimesAndersonville19
5618798605Sweat an oath to loyalty to the Union and accept slaves were freeRequirements to receive a pardon under Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan20
5618798606John Wirkes, 4/14/1865 while attending play at Ford's Theater. 5 days after Lee's surrender. Part of big plan to reetablish confederacyLincoln's assassination21
5618798607North: Navy, money, sailors, factories South: trained soldiers, home area, guns, horsesNorthern and Southern advantages22
5618798608Plan to surround south and cut it in twoAnaconda Plan23
5618798610Moved too late. Fail measured the size of Lee's armyMcClellan fired after big win in Antietam24
56187986111870's- specific 1876 People lost interest, democrats tried to prevent republican voters to vote. Union took out their forces of southern statesWhen did Reconstruction end?25
5618798612Abolish slavery service/work unless as punishment. 4/8/1864. Part of Reconstruction Act13th Amendment26
5618798613Southerners who helped the North and the African-American caseScalawags27

AP Literature Flashcards

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7619561708AffrontInsult0
7619563538BlaséUninterested, unmoved1
7619564679CajoleTo persuade through flattering2
7619566401CholericBad-tempered, irritable3
7619569362EncumberRestrict, movement is difficult4
7619572048FecklessUseless, ineffective5
7619573409ImpasseNo progress is possible, deadlock6
7619576684IndolentLazy7
7619578640LugubriousGloomy, mornful8
7619580243RibaldCrude, referencing personal/sexual manners in a rude way9

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7310753536veracity (n)the truth or accuracy of something0
7310753537AssonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity1
7310753538Parodya work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner2
7310753539Satireusing humor to expose something or someone to ridicule3
7310753540MetonymyReferring to a person or object by the name of another, associated person or object.4
7310753541sychophanta person who flatters; a yes-man5
7310753542motif (n)Repetition of a symbol or even throughout a text6
7310753543beatificDevine or holy7
7310753544AllegoryA story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself. A metophor for reality.8
7310753545AmbiguityAn event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.9
7310753546felicitatecongratulate10
7310753547Chiasmusa reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases. Has reciprocal structure.11
7310753548appendTo add on to or attach something extra12
7310753549StoicA person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.13
7310753550laudable (adj)praiseworthy14
7310753551ebullientcheerful and full of energy15

AP Literature Devices: Flashcards

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7076893383allegorystory or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning0
7076893384alliterationbeginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words1
7076893385allusionindirect of passing reference2
7076893386anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning3
7076893387antagonista hostile person who is opposed to another character4
7076893388apostrophefigure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character5
7076893389approximate rhymewords in rhyming pattern that sound alike6
7076893390asidewhen a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage7
7076893391assonancerepetition of vowel sounds8
7076893392blank versepoetry written in meter without an ending rhyme9
7076893393cacophonyblend of unharmonious sounds10
7076893394caesurapause in the middle of a line11
7076893395catharsisthe release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse)12
7076893396flat characterstory character who have no depth, usually has one personality or characteristic13
7076893397round charactercharacter who has complex personality: contradicted person14
7076893398dynamic characterchanges throughout the story, through major conflict15
7076893399static characterperson who doesn't change throughout story keeps same personality16
7076893400characterizationprocess of revealing characters personality17
7076893401climaxpoint where conflict hits its highest point18
7076893402comedydrama that is amusing or funny19
7076893403conflictstruggle between opposing forces20
7076893404connotationsecondary meaning to a word21
7076893405consonancerepetition of same consonant in words close together22
7076893406couplettwo rhyming lines in a verse23
7076893407denotationthe literal meaning of a word24
7076893408denouementfinal outcome of the story25
7076893409deus ex machinaresolution of a plot by chance or coincidence26
7076893410didactic writingwriting with a primary purpose to teach or preach27
7076893411direct presentation of characterauthor telling the reader how a character is and what actions it will do further in the story28
7076893412double rhymerhyme where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable of words involved (ex; born scorn)29
7076893413dramatic expositionprose commentaries, to provide background information about the characters and their world30
7076893414end rhymerhymes occurring at the end of line31
7076893415end stopped lineline ending in regular punctuation32
7076893416English sonneta sonnet rhyming ababcdcdededgg33
7076893417epiphanywhen a character receives a spiritual insight into they life34
7076893418euphonysmooth choice and arrangement of sounds35
7076893419extended figureA figure of speech sustained or developed through a considerable number of lines or through a whole poem.36
7076893420falling actionEvents after the climax, leading to the resolution37
7076893421feminine rhymelines rhymed by their final two syllables38
7076893422figurative languageLanguage that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.39
7076893423figure of speecha way of saying something other than the ordinary way40
7076893424footbasic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables41
7076893425formexternal pattern or shape of a poem42
7076893426free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme43
7076893427hamartiatragic flaw which causes a character's downfall44
7076893428imageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)45
7076893429indirect presentation of characterthe personality of a character is revealed by what he or she does or says46
7076893430internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line47
7076893431ironyA contrast between expectation and reality48
7076893432verbal ironyA figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant49
7076893433dramatic ironyIrony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.50
7076893434irony of situationrefers to an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended51
7076893435italian sonnetA sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd52
7076893436masculine rhymeA rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable53
7076893437melodramaa play based upon a dramatic plot and developed sensationally54
7076893438metaphorA comparison without using like or as55
7076893439meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry56
7076893440metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it57
7076893441motivationA need or desire that energizes and directs behavior58
7076893442narratorPerson telling the story59
7076893443octave8 line stanza60
7076893444onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.61
7076893445hyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor62
7076893446oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.63
7076893447paradoxA contradiction or dilemma64
7076893448paraphraseA restatement of a text or passage in your own words.65
7076893449personificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes66
7076893450plotSequence of events in a story67
7076893451point of viewThe perspective from which a story is told68
7076893452omniscient point of viewThe point of view where the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems - told in the 3rd person.69
7076893453third person limited point of viewnarrator tells the story from only one character's pov70
7076893454first person point of viewa character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself71
7076893455objective point of viewa narrator who is totally impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters or events.72
7076893456protagonistMain character73
7076893457quatrainA four line stanza74
7076893458rhythmA regularly recurring sequence of events or actions.75
7076893459rhyme schemeA regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem76
7076893460rising actionEvents leading up to the climax77
7076893461sarcasmthe use of irony to mock or convey contempt78
7076893462satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.79
7076893463scansionAnalysis of verse into metrical patterns80
7076893464sestet6 line stanza81
7076893465settingThe context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.82
7076893466simileA comparison using "like" or "as"83
7076893467soliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage84
7076893468sonnet14 line poem85
7076893469stanzaA group of lines in a poem86
7076893470stream of consciousnessprivate thoughts of a character without commentary87
7076893471syllabic verseVerse measured by the number of syllables rather than the number of feet per line.88
7076893472symbolA thing that represents or stands for something else89
7076893473synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa90
7076893474synesthesiadescribing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound")91
7076893475tercet3 line stanza92
7076893476terza rimaa verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc.93
7076893477themeCentral idea of a work of literature94
7076893478toneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character95
7076893479tragedyA serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character96
7076893480truncationUtilizing a melody with part of the end omitted.97
7076893481understandmentthe deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis98
7076893482verseA single line of poetry writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme99
7076893483vilanellea nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout, consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with the first and third lines of the opening tercet recurring alternately at the end of the other tercets and with both repeated at the close of the concluding quatrain.100

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