AP Lit Terms List 2

34079960	allegory	a symbolic narrative that works by itself, but can also be applied to political, social, religious, philosophical and moral situations
34079961	allusion	a reference to another well-known work of art or literature
34079962	analogy	a comparison made on the similarity of a feature
34079963	antagonist	character in opposition to the main or central character
34079964	apostrophe	addressing a real or imagined person who is not present; a speech to an abstraction
34079965	assonance	repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words in close proximity
34079966	ballad	narrative poem written in quatrains with an abab or abcb rhyme scheme, and alternating syllable length
34079967	blank verse	unrhymed iambic pentameter
34079968	catharsis	a purging of emotions through fear, pity, crying or laughter; a part of tragedy
34079969	circumlocution	a roundabout manner of referring to something rather than saying it directly
34079970	climax	high point of conflict and tension
34079971	alliteration	repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are in close proximity
34079972	ambiguity	uncertainty of meaning or intention; having multiple meanings
34079973	anecdote	a short narrative account of an amusing, revealing or interesting eveny used to illustrate ideas or reinforce a character's personality
34079974	aphorism	brief, concise statement of truth, sentiment or principle
34079975	aside	short speech given by a character in a drama; other characters onstage cannot hear the remark; it reveals the character's thoughts or plans
34079976	attitude	author's view towards the subject matter or to the reader
34079977	bathos	lapsing from the sublime to the ridiculous
34079978	cacophony	bad sound; a combination of words that produces sharp or harsh sounds
34079979	characterization	creation of a fictional character through actions, speech, appearance, thoughts, and interactions with other characters
34079980	cliche	trite and widely used sayings that have lost meaning because of overuse